| 1973-1974 | Engineer-constructor at the Onega tractor plant |
| 1974-1976 | Secretary of the VLKSM committee of the Onega tractor plant |
| 1976-1978 | Instructor of the Industrial - transportation department of Leninsky regional committee of CPSU of Petrozavodsk |
| 1978-1985 | Deputy secretary of CPSU committee of the Onego tractor plant |
| 1985-1986 | Chairman of the Executive committee of Leninsky regional council of deputies of Petrozavodsk |
| 1988-1991 | Second secretary, First secretary of Petrozavodsk city committee CPSU |
| 1991-1994 | Director of the Onega machine-tool plant ОАО "ОТZ" |
| 1994-1998 | First Deputy Minister of Economics RK
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| 1998-1999 | First Deputy Minister of State Property RK |
| 1999-2002 | Minister of economics of the Republic of Karelia |
| 2001-2002 | Interim Deputy Head of the Government of the Republic of Karelia -Minister of economics of the Republic of Karelia |
| 2002 | The Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Karelia |