From 1989 to 1993, Krasheninnikov taught
civil law in Sverdlovsk Law Institute (known as Ural State Law Academy since 1992). At the same time, he worked as a legal expert for the
Supreme Soviet of Russia.
Federal civil servant (1993-1999) In 1993, he was appointed chief of the directorate for civil and economic legislation of the Russian
Justice Ministry. From 1996 to 1997, he served as deputy chairman of the
State Antimonopoly Committee. In 1996, Krasheninnikov received his doctorate in law by defending a thesis "Modern issues of ownership and other property rights in residential premises" in
Moscow State University. In 1997, Krasheninnikov was appointed First Deputy Minister of Justice. From March 1998 to August 1999 he served as
Justice Minister of Russia (
Sergei Kiriyenko's Cabinet,
Yevgeny Primakov's Cabinet,
Sergei Stepashin's Cabinet). At the same time, he was a member of the
Security Council of Russia. After leaving office, Krasheninnikov was appointed rector of the
Russian School of Private Law, which he headed from 1999 to 2010.
Member of State Duma (1999-present) Since 1999 he has been a Deputy of the
State Duma, at first representing
Union of Right Forces, later joining
United Russia. He claimed that it would be easier for him to implement liberal reforms as part of the
party of power, rather than through external factions. In 1999, he chaired the Committee on Legislation. After being re-elected in
2003, Krasheninnikov chaired the reformed Committee on Civil, Criminal, Arbitral and Procedure Legislation. He kept his position of the committee chairman both after
2007 and
2011 legislative elections. Since
2016, he has chaired the reformed Committee on State-Building and Legislation.
Legislation issuing As MP and Chairman of the Legislation Committee, Krasheninnikov was instrumental in development of the
Civil Code, the
Housing Code, the Civil Procedure Code, the Criminal Procedure Code, the Arbitral Procedure Code and other significant codes and laws. He was also responsible for the transfer of the penal enforcement system from the
Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Ministry of Justice and participated in the establishment of the
Federal Bailiff Service and the
Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography. He was involved in the design of the new
sign for the
Russian ruble, among other initiatives. In 2006, he initiated the simplified privatization procedure of
dacha allotments (so-called "dacha amnesty"). Krasheninnikov is also considered law draftsman responsible for introducing testamentary foundation, testamentary contract, and spouses'
joint will into the Russian legal order. roundtable discussion on changes in legislation devoted to fighting torture in Russia, 2022 Another new law drafted by Krasheninnikov was the "A Day for a Day and a Half", which introduced coefficients for the recalculation of prison sentences, taking into account the time spent in pre-trial
detention centers and the type of correctional institution, has been implemented. Since 2018, a day in detention center is counted as 1.5 days in a general-regime
colony, 2 days in a
colony-settlement, and 1 day in a high-security prison. The law went into effect on 14 July 2018, and was retroactive, resulting in the revision of sentences for more than 100,000 convicted individuals. In 2020, Krasheninnikov was appointed co-chairman (along with Senator
Andrey Klishas and academician
Taliya Habrieva) of the working group on the preparation of proposals for
amendments to the
Constitution of Russia. In 2021, Krasheninnikov and Klishas introduced a law to harmonize regional authorities across all
federal subjects of Russia, which has expanded the grounds for removing
governors who have lost the confidence of the
President and has removed the federal ban on governors holding office for more than two consecutive terms. and
Nikolay Kharitonov, 2022 In 2022, against the backdrop of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, Krasheninnikov, Klishas, and
Irina Pankina proposed a law that would exempt certain categories of convicted individuals and those who have committed minor or moderate crimes from punishment if they join the military during times of mobilization, martial law, or wartime. == Sanctions ==