Background
Orlov was born on the 9th of October 1961 in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia.
Orlov was born on the 9th of October 1961 in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia.
In 1984, he graduated the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Master of Fine Arts of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics.
He is ethnic Kalmyk.
1984 - 1985 he worked as chief inspector of the association, chief inspector of the agency for export of agrarian products "Selkhozprodexport", Moscow. 1986 - 1989 he was a plumber of the Moscow pilot-producing plant "Agregat", Moscow. 1989 - 1991 department manager, then head of the Trade-union center of the Master of Fine Arts service department of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Moscow.
1991 - 1994 Director General, Vice Manager of the Soviet-Yugoslav Joint Venture Company Joint-stock company "Soviet-Yug" Moscow.
August 1994 - January 1995 he was Vice Manager CJSC "Poisk". February 1995 - July 1995 Director General of the Russian-Italian Joint Venture Company CJSC "MAG".
From May 1995 to January 2003 Orlov was Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kalmykia to the RF President and Deputy Chair of the Republic of Kalmykia, Moscow. From January 2003 to October 2010 First Deputy Chair of the Republic of Kalmykia - Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kalmykia to the RF President.
On September 28 he was confirmed by the legislature, the People"s Khural of Kalmykia.
On October 24 he took office, succeeding his predecessor Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. He was elected president with more than 80 percent of the vote in 2014.
On September 21, 2010 President Dmitry Medvedev proposed his candidature as Head of Kalmykia out of a list of four candidates submitted by the "United Russia" - Party.