Born on October 17, 1967, in Moscow.

1989: graduated from the Asia and Africa Institute of Moscow State University with a degree in Oriental History and Translation.

1989: worked at the USSR Foreign Ministry.

1990-1994: administrative assistant on duty, attaché, third secretary of the Russian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey.

1994-1996: worked at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow.

1996-2000: second, then first secretary of the Russian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey.

2000-2004: Head of the Department for Relations with the Mass Media, Deputy Head/First Deputy Head of the Press Service of the Russian President, Deputy Press Secretary of the Russian President.

2004-2008: First Deputy Press Secretary of the Russian President.

April 25, 2008: appointed Press Secretary of the Prime Minister - Deputy Chief of the Government Staff.

Married, with a three children.

Responsibilities of members of the Government Executive Office of the Russian Federation in coordinating and supervising the activities of the structural divisions.