After graduating from Ryazan School in 1991,[2] he began his military service in the 76th Airborne Division.

[3] In December 1994, Shevelyov was wounded while combating Chechen separatists in Oktyabrskoye near Grozny.

[3] From 2003 to 2007, Shevelyov represented the North West constituency of Saint Petersburg in the 4th State Duma.

Member of the Credit Organizations and Markets Committee and United Russia faction.

[1] In July 2011 Shevelyov was appointed Governor of Tver Oblast by president Dmitry Medvedev.