May 9, 1967. Krasnodar Higher Military-Command Engineering School of Missile Forces, Kuban State University, Kuban State Agrarian University. 1993 – 1999 – Director of the Krasnodar Regional Library Distribution Center. Since 1999 – SUE "Kuban news," Deputy General Director of Production Up to 2003 – Member of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Region. 2003 – 2007 – Member of the State Duma of the RF Federal Assembly of the Fourth Convocation. First Deputy Head of the "Motherland (Rodina)" political party, First Deputy Head of the Duma Committee on Property. Since January 2012 – Member of the Military-Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation. Since September 2012 – Deputy Chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation. Since December 2012 – Deputy Chairman of the Commission to Ensure the Implementation of Measures to Prevent the Bankruptcy of Strategic Enterprises and Organizations As Well As Organizations Within the Military-Industrial Complex under the Russian Government.

 Member of the "United Russia" political party. One-time Adviser to the Governor of Krasnodar Regio