Graduate, Norilsk Industrial Institute and Moscow Lomonosov State University. 2000-02, Deputy Mayor of Norilsk on financial and economic issues and First Deputy Mayor of Norilsk. 2002-07, Vice-Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Krai, Head of the Main Financial Directorate of the Krasnoyarsk Krai administration. July 2007 - September 2008, First Vice-Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai; July to September 2008, concurrently, Chairman of the government of Krasnoyarsk Krai. From September 2008, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation; from October 2008, Member of the Board, Ministry of Finance of Russia. Currently, Russia's Minister of Energy.