Born on February 17, 1972, in Tallinn.
1996: graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Russian Foreign Ministry, with a degree in International Relations.
1996-2001: worked at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, then at the Second Asian Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
2002-2004: held different posts at the Presidential Protocol Directorate.
2004-2007: Deputy Head of the Presidential Protocol Scheduling Directorate.
2007: First Deputy Head of the Presidential Protocol Scheduling Directorate.
October 2007 - April 2008: Deputy Chief of the Government Staff.
April 25, 2008: appointed Chief of the Prime Minister's Protocol, Deputy Chief of the Government Staff.
December 27, 2011: appointed Minister and Chief of the Government Staff.
Married, with a son.