- 1957
- Born July 12, 1957 in Leningrad.
- 1979
- 1979 – graduated from the M. A. Bonch-Bruevich Leningrad Electrotechnical Communications Institute.
- 1979–1983
- 1979–1983 – engineer and Head of Department at the Leningrad International Telephone Station.
- 1983–1985
- 1983–1985 – served in the Soviet Army.
- 1985–1991
- 1985–1991 – Chief Engineer of the Moscow telephone hub in the Leningrad Municipal Telephone Network.
- 1991–1994
- 1991–1994 – Deputy Chief of the Leningrad Municipal Telephone Network.
- 1994–1999
- 1994–1999 – First Deputy General Director of the Petersburg Telephone Network.
- 1999
- 1999 – State Secretary and First Deputy Chairman, Chairman of the Russian Federation State Telecommunications Committee.
- 1999-2008
- 1999-2008 – Minister of the Russian Federation of Communications and Information Technology.
- 2008
- Since May 13, 2008 – Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation.
- Married, son and daughter.