Background
Golovanov was born in May 2, 1959 in Moscow.
Golovanov was born in May 2, 1959 in Moscow.
He graduated from Moscow Higher Police School of Ministry of Interior of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in 1984.
He is in police service from 1980 and started his career from the position of policeman in police station northern 125 of Moscow. He has been on leading positions from 1990:
As chief of Unit of the second division of Criminal Investigation Department of Moscow Police Department;
In 1992, he was appointed to the position of the chief of the second division of Criminal Investigation Department of Moscow Police Department;
In 1995, he was appointed to the position of the first deputy chief of Criminal Investigation Department of Moscow Police Department;
From 1996 until 2000, he was on the position of the deputy chief of Criminal Police – the chief of Criminal Investigation Department of Moscow Police;
In 2000, he was dismissed from police. From 2000 until 2003 he temporarily did not work;
In 2003, he was appointed to the position of the chief of Criminal Investigation Department of Moscow Police;
After re-attestation in May 2011 he was appointed by the Presidential Decree to the position of the deputy chief of Moscow Police Department.
He was given the rank of major-general of Police.
Between May and June 2012, he was appointed by Interior Minister as the acting Moscow Police Commissioner.