[3] He represented the interests of the Communist Party in the Central Election Commission and the Supreme Court of Russia.

On March 12, 2006, he participated in the election of deputies of the Kaliningrad Oblast Duma of the IV convocation from the Communist Party, was part of the regional group "Soviet", but did not go to parliament.

In 2008 he graduated from the full-time department of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, specializing in "international relations".

He was a member of the commissions for urban development, state property and land use; by legislation, regulations, rules and procedures; a joint commission of the Moscow City Duma and the Moscow Oblast Duma on the coordination of legislative work on urban economy and housing policy.

In September 2016, Klychkov ran for the State Duma of the Russian Federation VI, but again he did not receive a deputy mandate.

[3] On October 5, 2017, by presidential decree, Vladimir Putin appointed Klychkov as the acting governor of Oryol Oblast.

In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury added Klychkov to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on 24 February 2023, which results in his assets being frozen and U.S. persons being prohibited from dealing with him.

[6] He was also sanctioned by the European Union on 24 June 2024 for being "involved in the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia".

[7] Andrei Klychkov's parents are graduates of the Kaliningrad Technical Institute of the Fishing Industry and the Economy.