During the period from 1999 till 2005 he prepared and carried out a number of significant social and charitable programs within his electoral area in the territory of Chelyabinsk.

[3] As a Governor he began his activity with a statement about the necessity to attract the investments to the region, announced that any impediment to business, including ones created by officials or law enforcement agencies, are considered as inadmissible.

[6] One of Yurevich's main policy aims was the development of the airport in Chelyabinsk and the expansion of international destinations.

[8] Mikhail Yurevich participated in the primaries of the “United Russia” political party in the run-up to the State Duma elections in 2016.

In 2017, Yurevich won the case of his exclusion from elections in the Constitutional Court, the decision of the CEC was deemed illegal.

[10] In March 2017, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation initiated a criminal case on bribery in relation to Mikhail Yurevich but his guilt has not been proven.

In 2002, by the Decree of the President of Russia, Mikhail Yurevich was awarded a second-class Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Motherland" for his contribution to the strengthening of law, active lawmaking and conscientious work.