Between 1995 and 2000 he was a First Deputy Interior Minister of
Russia. He served as the acting minister in September 1996, when Minister
Anatoly Kulikov was on vacation. From 23 April 2002 until 7 July 2006, he was a Deputy
Prosecutor General of Russia under
Vladimir Ustinov. Since 19 July 2006, he has been a Deputy Justice Minister of
Russia. ==External links==