He was also a Captain 1st rank and served on the General Council of the Party of Business.

He graduated from Kiev Naval Political College and studied at the Lenin Military-Political Academy from 1990 to 1991.

During his time in office, he served as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military-Technical Cooperation.

Other political roles he held include Deputy Chairman of the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transportation,[4] Member of the Public Councils of the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Transport, Member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation,[5] Member of the Board of Trustees of Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping [ru],[6] and Member of the supervisory board of Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University.

Mikhail Nenashev died of cardiac arrest in Moscow on 29 August 2021, at the age of 61.