Zhukov is an alumnus of Harvard Business School,[2][6] and a specialist in the field of currency, tax and customs legislation.

[citation needed] In 1988, working very closely with Zhukov, Boris Fyodorov, and Kirill Ugolnikov (Russian: Кирилл Угольников), Deloitte & Touche began providing services to the Soviet Union and continued with Russia.

He was a member of the committee on budget, taxes, banks and finance, chairman of the Subcommittee on exchange regulation, foreign debt and precious metals.

[citation needed] After the formation of the new cabinet in March 2004 Zhukov became deputy prime minister of Russia under Mikhail Fradkov.

His additional positions were coordinator of the Russian Tripartite Commission for the Regulation of Social and Labor Relations since May 2004, and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Housing Development Foundation since July 2008.

On 21 December, he was elected First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma and became a member of the committee on budget and taxes.