First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

Born August 8, 1950 in Bogoroditsk, Tula Region.

Graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Candidate (PhD) of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Doctor of Educational Sciences, professor.

Elected the First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in January, 2012.