[1] Yalegin was appointed federal state minister for social and economic development of the republic of Chechnya on 28 November 2000.

[6] The office was established on the same date by president Vladimir Putin.

[3][7] In a cabinet reshuffle in Fall 2002, Yelagin was succeeded by Stanislav Ilyasov in the post.

[8] Yelagin was appointed minister without portfolio in the same reshuffle to the cabinet led by Mikhail Kasyanov.

[8] After leaving cabinet post Yelagin became the chairman of the Jurby WaterTech International's supervisory board.