03/07/2007
Born Jan. 5, 1958 in Abakan, Republic of Khakasia
1979 - graduated from the Novosibirsk Higher Military and Political School
1989 - graduated from the Lenin Military and Political Academy
Served in the military
1991 - became chairman of the Vyazma district Council.
March 31st, 1994 - became chairman of the Khabarovsk Territory Legislative Duma; reelected in 2001
January 1996 - appointed to the Federation Council, vice-chairman of the Committee for Security and Defence, member of the Commission for Regulations and Parliamentary Procedures; Russian representative, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE), Council of Europe
1995 - head of Far East and Transbaikal Interparliament Association
Since February 2001 - chairman of the Federation Council Committee for Security and Defense
Married, with two children (son and daughter).
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