Financier

In 1980–91 Zhukov was an employee of the Monetary and Economic Department of the USSR Ministry of Finance: economist, senior expert, chief expert, deputy head, and head of the branch for foreign economic relations.^{[citation needed]}

In 1988, working very closely with Zhukov, Boris Fyodorov, and Kirill Ugolnikov (Russian: Кирилл Угольников), Deloitte & Touche began providing services to the Soviet Union and continued with Russia.^[7] From 1986 to 1989 he was a member of Baumansky District Council, Moscow. 1991–93 — Vice President of the Avtotraktoroexport JSC.^{[citation needed]}

Member of parliament

In 1993 Zhukov elected to the First State Duma of Russia from the Preobrazhensky constituency of Moscow as a representative of the Dignity and Charity bloc, supported by the Choice of Russia. He was a member of the Committee on budget, taxes, banks and finance, chairman of the Subcommittee on exchange regulation, foreign debt and precious metals. He was a member and deputy chairman of the parliamentary group "Liberal Democratic Union of December 12".^[8]

In February 1995 he was elected to the coordinating council of "Forward, Russia!" movement led by Boris Fyodorov, and chairman of the Moscow regional organization. In December Zhukov was reelected in Preobrazhensky constituency from "Forward, Russia!" and became chairman of the Committee on budget. He was a member of the "Russian Regions" faction. In 1999 he was running from Fatherland — All Russia and in 2003 from United Russia.^{[citation needed]}

In the cabinet

After the formation of the new cabinet in March 2004 Zhukov became Deputy Prime Minister of Russia under Mikhail Fradkov. He was the chairman of the Commission on legislative activity and the Commission on issues of international humanitarian and technical assistance. His additional positions were coordinator of the Russian Tripartite Commission for the Regulation of Social and Labor Relations since May 2004, and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Housing Development Foundation since July 2008. Zhukov was one of the organizers of the monetization of benefits,^[9] a 2005 reform which caused widespread protests in Russia.^{[citation needed]}

Return to the Duma

In December 2011, Zhukov was elected a deputy of the sixth State Duma of Russia on the list of United Russia. On 21 December, he was elected First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma and became a member of the Committee on budget and taxes. He successfully reelected in September 2016.^{[citation needed]}

From 2010 to 2018 Zhukov was the president of the Russian Olympic Committee and became an IOC member at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires in September 2013.^[10] He was also president of the Russian Chess Federation from 2003^[11] to 2009.^[12][13]

He was sanctioned by the UK government on 11 March 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. ^[14]