He finished his military career as the commander of the Russian Airborne Forces from 1996 to 2003,[1] and afterwards he was the governor of Ryazan Oblast, Russia from 2004 to 2008.

He participated in combat operations in the Republic of Afghanistan (as commander of the 350th Guards Airborne Regiment), Yugoslavia and Chechnya.

[citation needed] In September 2003, after leaving the military service, he announced his intention to engage in politics and joined the people's patriotic bloc, and later - the Rodina party, in which he remained until October 2004.

[citation needed] Orders: Medals: Certificates: Local awards: Honorary titles: He is married to his wife, Alla, with whom he has a son, Guards Lieutenant Oleg, who was killed in 1995, in the First Chechen War and daughter, Yelena, who achieved the rank of colonel of medical service (Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital).

In December 2011, he published a biographical book General Georgy Shpak, written by a friend and colleague, Boris Kostin.