In 1973 Sergei Vadimovich graduated from the Higher Political School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR.
In 1981 he graduated from the Military-Political Academy, in 2002 – the Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation.
From 1973 to 1990 he served in the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In 1991-1992 – Deputy General Director and Head of the Department of the Federal Security Agency of the RSFSR for the city of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region.
In 1992-1993 – Deputy Minister – Head of the Department of the Ministry of Security of the Russian Federation for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region.
From 1990 to 1993 – People's Deputy of the RSFSR, Chairman of the Committee of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation for Defense and Security.
In 1993 – First Deputy Minister of Security of the Russian Federation.
In 1993-1994 – First Deputy Director of the Federal Counterintelligence Service of the Russian Federation.
In 1994-1995 Sergei Stepashin worked as the Director of the Federal Counterintelligence Service of the Russian Federation, then – the Director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.
From 1995 to 1997 he headed the Administrative Department of the Government of the Russian Federation.
From July 1997 to April 1998 – Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation.
In April 1998 Stepashin became the Minister of Internal Affairs.
In April 1999 he was appointed the First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation with the retention of the post of the Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in May 1999 he was appointed the Acting Prime Minister.
On May 19, 1999 Sergei Stepashin's candidacy for the post of the Head of Government was approved by the State Duma on the first submission.
On August 9, 1999 Stepashin was relieved of his duties as the Chairman of Government of the Russian Federation.
After he was elected a deputy of the State Duma in December 1999, Mr. Stepashin headed the Commission on Combating Corruption.
On April 19, 2000 the State Duma of the Russian Federation appointed Sergei Stepashin the Chairman of the Audit Chamber of the Russian Federation.
On September 20, 2013, by the decree of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, he was relieved of his post as the Chairman of the Audit Chamber of the Russian Federation.
On January 9, 2014 Sergei Stepashin was appointed the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the state corporation – the Fund for Assistance in Reforming Housing and Communal Services.
Interesting Facts
Sergei Stepashin holds the following degrees: Ph.D. in History, Doctor of Law, Professor