Worked as mechanic-repairman (1966-1967), laboratory assistant (1967), junior research assistant, post-graduate student at the Council for the Study of Productive Forces under the State Planning Committee of the USSR (1972-1975), senior research fellow of the Research Institute of Economics and Economic and Mathematical Planning Methods under the State Planning Commission of the BSSR (1976- 1977), senior researcher, head of the sector of the Homiel department of the Institute of Economics and Economic and Mathematical Planning Methods under the State Planning Committee of the BSSR (1977-1982), senior lecturer, associate professor of the department, secretary of the party committee, head of the Department of Scientific Management, pro-rector of the Homiel Cooperative Institute of Centrosoyuz (1982-1989), Deputy. Director for Scientific Research of the Institute of Economics of the Gosplan of Belarus (1989-1995).

First Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Belarus (1995-1996); Minister of Economy of the Republic of Belarus (1996-2002).