Position: President
Education and professional activity
After graduating high school, worked as an electrician at the Khrunichev Machine-Building Plant in Moscow, took evening classes at the Tsiolkovsky Moscow Aviation Technology Institute (MATI), then served in the armed forces.
Graduate of the Patrice Lumumba’s People’s Friendship University’s Economics and Law Department, majoring in jurisprudence. From 1983 to 1991, worked in the prosecutor’s office, Moscow, investigating particularly serious crimes. Went from an intern to the Deputy District Attorney.
During 1991-1993 engaged in private legal practice, specializing in the protection of citizens’ rights.
The Deputy of the Moscow City Duma for six electoral terms. The Chairman of the Commission of the Moscow City Duma on the rule of law and the fight against crime. From July 1994 to September 2014, the Chairman of the Moscow City Duma.
In 1994, acted as the Chairman of the Moscow City Duma’ Commission on Law, Order and Crime Control.
In 2014-2019 – the Chairman of the Moscow City Duma Commission for Control over the Reliability of Information on Income, Property and Property Obligations Submitted by Deputies of the Moscow City Duma.
From 1996 to 2001 – the Member of the Federation Council, Chairman of the Committee for constitutional law and legal issues, then the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council.
Initiated and implemented a number of fundamental federal laws (including the Russian Criminal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, additions to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and federal laws on the judicial system of the Russian Federation", "On the order of changes in the Constitution of the Russian Federation", etc.), the Charter of the city of Moscow, legal acts of the city of Moscow (including the laws of the city of Moscow on legislative acts", "On the laws of the city of Moscow and the rulings of the Moscow City Duma", "on the status of a deputy of the Moscow City Duma", "On the organization and activities of the notaries public in the city of Moscow", "On the licensing of retail sale of alcoholic products in the city of Moscow", Description of the Moscow City Duma, etc.).
From November 2014 to May 2016, acted as the Senior Vice President of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
State Awards:
Decorated with the orders of the “Merit for the Fatherland” of the IIIrd and IVth degree, the Order of Honor and various medals.
Public works and charities:
- The member of the Presidium of the political Council of MGRO WFP “United Russia”.
- The President of the Moscow branch of the Russian book Union;
- The Head of the Board of Trustees of the Moscow Regional Department of the Russian public organization "Association of jurists of Russia»
- The Judo Federation President of Moscow;
- The Head of the Board of Trustees for the Monument of the history of the victims of the former NKVD’s execution grounds "Kommunarka";
- The Head of the Board of Trustees of the charitable organization the Moscow Equestrian Club for the Disabled;
- The Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Moscow Union of associated societies for international friendship;
- The Chairman of the Board of public charitable organization "prisoners’ aid Fund "Aurora"”.