- Born on February 25, 1953, in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur.
- 1968–1972
- Lathe operator and toolmaker in the Korenovskii Sugar Factory, Krasnodar region.
- 1972–1974
- Compulsory military service.
- 1978
- Graduated from Kharkov Law Institute.
- 1978–1985
- Trainee, Assistant to the Public Prosecutor, Deputy Public Prosecutor and Public Prosecutor in various districts of Krasnodar region.
- 1985–1994
- Public Prosecutor in different districts of Sochi.
- 1994–1997
- First Deputy Public Prosecutor of Krasnodar Territory – Public Prosecutor of Sochi.
- 1997–1999
- Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
- 1999 – 2000
- Acting Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
- 2000
- Since May, member of the Russia Federation Security Council.
Since June, Chairman of the Coordinating Council of Prosecutors General of CIS member states.
- 2000–2006
- Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
- 2006–2008
- Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation.
- 2008
- Since May 14, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Southern Federal District.
- Active State Counsellor of Justice.
- Honoured Jurist of the Russian Federation.
- Awarded the Order For Services to the Fatherland III degree.
- Doctor of Law.
- Married, with daughter and son.