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Biography
Was born on November 15, 1958 in Kirovsk of Murmansk region.
Graduated from the Perm polytechnical institute majoring in "Economy and the organization of machine-building production", law department of Perm State University (in absentia), Candidate of Economic Sciences.
1983-1985 - the second secretary of the Lenin district committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League Perm.
1991-1994 - the expert of the trade mission of Russia in Switzerland.
Since 1994 - the deputy CEO of EX-Limited company (Perm).
Since 1996 worked as the director of Group of companies EKS Ltd.
In 1997 it was elected the deputy of Legislative assembly of the Perm region, was a member of the committee on the budget and off-budget funds.
As of October, 2000 was among ten most influential Perm entrepreneurs.
Since January, 2001 - the representative in the Federation Council of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation from administration of the Perm region, was the vice-chairman of Committee of the Federation Council on the budget.
In March, 2004, after appointment of the governor of the Perm region Yu. Trutneva the minister of natural resources of the Russian Federation, became the acting as the governor of the region.
October 4, 2005. The President of Russia V. Putin submitted for consideration of Legislative assemblies of the Perm region and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug O. Chirkunov's candidacy for investment with its powers of the governor of the new subject of the Russian Federation - Perm Krai (which appeared on the map of the country on December 1, 2005 and integrated the Perm region and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug) on October 10 deputies approved the candidacy proposed by the president (voted pro 34 of 39 deput of Legislative Assembly of the Perm region (at three negative votes), the same decision was made by 14 of 15 deputies of Legislative Assembly of Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug).
Family
He is married, has two children.
2019: Oleg Chirkunov started Internet service for supply of wines to restaurants
At the beginning of November, 2019 it became known that the ex-governor of Perm Krai Oleg Chirkunov started Internet service for supply of wines to restaurants. On the platform perm.ddwine.app silent and sparkling wines from France are available, to Italy, Portugal, Chile, Australia and Georgia from the producer. The prices vary from 239 to 4999 rubles for a bottle. Read more here.