He started his career in the Krasnoyarsk division of Stalkonstruktsiya, part of the Soviet Ministry of Installation and Special Construction Works.

He made a second run for Governor against Govorin in 2001, taking 23.9% to advance to the runoff election where he was defeated.

[1] In 2019, he resigned as governor according to a press release although news sources such as the BBC reported that he was dismissed.

President Vladimir Putin and senior administration officials criticized Levchenko’s response to the flooding in which 25 people died.

[3] In addition to his flood response, the Irkutsk prosecutor opened an investigation on an illegal bear hunt in which the governor allegedly participated.