Early career From 1992 to 2003, he worked on the Committee for External Relations of the
Saint Petersburg Mayor's Office, in 1992–1996 under
Vladimir Putin, in 1995–2003 as a deputy head of the committee. According to
Marina Salye, Churov worked for the
KGB.
State Duma Following the
2003 Russian legislative election he was a deputy in the
4th convocation of the
State Duma (of
LDPR faction) from December 2003 to March 2007. On 30 January 2007, amendments to the Russian election legislation, which would allow people without a law degree to become members of the Central Election Commission, were passed by the
President of Russia. This enabled Churov, who had no relevant experience, to be elected to the commission.
Loyalty to Putin From the beginning, Churov created an image of a person who would remain loyal to president Putin under any circumstances. In the
2011 Russian legislative election, Churov maintained that the elections were free of falsifications, although the media reported a number of instances when the data of Central Election Commission of Russia differed with the protocols of election districts. One of the demands during the
2011–2013 Russian protests was the resignation of Churov. On the other hand, according to , the Central Electoral Committee did not falsify the results itself, and Churov was even instrumental in creating the efficient appeal system, which helped to strike down some decisions of lower level electoral committees.
Foreign affairs role On 27 March 2016, the executive term of Churov expired, and he was not reappointed by Putin.
Ella Pamfilova became the new chairperson of the Central Election Commission of Russia. In June 2016 Churov was appointed as an ambassador-at-large for special tasks at the Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. ==Death==