Deputy Chairman of the Stavropol Krai Government.
Rector of Stavropol State Agrarian University (SSAU), Chairman of the Council of Rectors of Higher Education Institutions of the Stavropol Krai, Stavropol Krai Duma deputy.
Track and field athlete, Merited Master of Sport, world champion, two-time European medallist, 14-time national title holder.
Merited Master of Sports in Arm-wrestling and Bobsled, silver medallist at the Torino 2006 Olympic Games, bronze medallist at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, holder of the Order for Services to the Fatherland, II degree for his contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, and athletic accomplishments at the 21st Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver (2010).
Vice-President of the Russian Students Sports Union (RSSU), Chairman of the Regional Office of RSSU.
Merited Master of Sports in Greco-Roman Wrestling, gold medallist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, World Cup winner (2008), double world champion, two-time European Cup winner, two-time European champion, six-time national title holder.
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Rector of Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.
Merited Master of Sports in Rowing, gold medallist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
Rector of Kaliningrad State Technical University (KSTU).