"A Soviet and Russian party and professional politician, scientist. Chairman of the State Duma Control Committee from October 12, 2021. Member of the ""UNITED RUSSIA"" parliamentary group.

PhD (Philosophy), 1980. Scientific interests in the Theory of Communism.

He worked in the CPSU bodies, was the head of the department of agitation and propaganda in the Tatar Republican Committee of the CPSU, worked in the Central Committee of the CPSU (1985-1991).

Since 1994, he has been elected a member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of all convocations (1st to 8th).

He was the head of the Department of Internal Policy of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation (2012-2015).

Senator of the Russian Federation – representative of the executive power of the Republic of Tatarstan (2015-2020).

In the State Duma of the 8th convocation - a member of the control committee. Member of the UNITED RUSSIA party, member of the bureau of the UNITED RUSSIA party Supreme Council.

He is one of the lead ideologues of the UNITED RUSSIA party."