Deputy Head of the IPA CIS Council Secretariat — Director of the International Institute for Monitoring Democracy Development, Parliamentarianism and Suffrage Protection of Citizens
of IPA CIS Member Nations, born on July 6, 1962.

1992 – graduated from the St. Petersburg Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, specialty " legal studies ", qualification "lawyer".

From 1983 to 2002 – served in the internal affairs bodies (in operational work and in educational institutions).

From 2002 to 2006 – Head of the St. Petersburg customs.

From 2006 to 2015 – worked as deputy head of the administration of the Kolpinsky district of St. Petersburg, advisor to the chairman of the board of “EnergoMashBank” OJSC.

From May 2015 to January 2020 – Vice-Rector for Research, Russian State Hydrometeorological University (RSHU).

Doctor of Law, Professor. Honorary Worker of the Education Sphere of the Russian Federation.

Awarded by the Orders of St. Ilya Muromets I degree and the Pochaev Holy image of the Most Holy Theotokos, medals "For impeccable service" III degree, "200 years of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia", "In memory of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg", certificates and badges.