Born November 12, 1960 in the village of Semkhoz Sergiev-Posadsky (Zagorsky) district of the Moscow region.
Graduated from Moscow State University of Culture;
Russian Academy of Civil Service under the President of the Russian Federation (with distinction).
1980-1982.
Service in the ranks of the Soviet Army (in the cities of Vladivostok and Soviet Harbor).
1983-1991
Work in cultural institutions of Moscow and Moscow region. Honored Worker of Culture of the Moscow Region.
1991-1993
Work in the book publishing business. He graduated from a special course at the Center for Training of VIPKlesprom Managers on the Basics of Foreign Economic Activity.
1993-1995
Deputy of the Moscow Regional Duma from the Sergiev-Posad district, member of the Committee on Legislation, Power and Local Self-Government. Participated in the development of bills of the Moscow region “On local self-government”, “On local referendum”, “On property of the Moscow region”. Member of the working group on the development of the Charter of the Moscow region.
1995-1999
Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation from the 104th single-mandate district, which includes Sergiev-Posad, Klinsky, Dmitrov and Taldom districts of the Moscow region, as well as the city of Dubna near Moscow.
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture. He oversaw issues related to the formation of the industry budget.
Participated in the development of a number of laws, including amendments to the Law “On the Basics of the Tax System in the Russian Federation”, changes and additions to the Law of the Russian Federation “On State Registration of Rights to Real Estate and Transactions with It”, changes to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation; changes and additions to the Law of the Russian Federation “On Consumer Protection”; changes and additions to the Law of the Russian Federation “On Media”.
At the same time, Mikhail Men continues his own education, studying economics at the Institute of Management, Economics, Law and Computer Science.
1999-2002
Vice-Governor of the Moscow region, First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Moscow region. He coordinated the activities of the Government of the Moscow region in the areas of socio-economic development. He headed the Interdepartmental Commission for Coordination of Activities in the Field of Land Relations and Investments in the Moscow Region, the Commission on Pardons in the Moscow Region, the Public Chamber of the Moscow Region.
2002-2003
Deputy Mayor in the Moscow Government. In the Government of the city, Mikhail Men conducts issues: organization and implementation of activities for the implementation of interregional investment programs, attraction and placement of investments in the construction and reconstruction of sports facilities, interregional cooperation and national relations, relations with religious organizations, the development of physical culture and sports, the organization of measures to protect intellectual property, as well as interaction with the office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Central Federal District.
2003-2005
Reappointed Deputy Mayor in the Government of Moscow with the same scope of powers, and also headed the Commission on Human Rights under the Mayor of Moscow and the Commission on Pardons in Moscow.
22 November 2005 The Legislative Assembly of the Ivanovo region unanimously approved the candidacy of Mikhail Me for the post of Governor of the Ivanovo region presented by President of Russia V.V. Putin.
On December 23, 2005 Mikhail Men took office as Governor of the Ivanovo region.