Russian, born on March 17, 1956. Higher education - Economic faculty of the Voronezh Agricultural Institute, the Academy of Social Science of CC CPSU. In 1999 defended a thesis at the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, was awarded a Candidate of Economics degree.

1980 - 1980, Deputy Director of a state farm of the Belgorod Region.

1980-1983, Director of a state farm, Belgorod Region.

1983 - 1983, Secretary of the Belgorod Region YCL Committee.

1983 - 1986, Chairman of the Korochansky region Executive Committee, Belgorod Region.

1986 - 1988, First Secretary of Chernyansky Region CPSU Committee, Belgorod Region.

1988 - 1990, Head of department of the Belgorod Region CPSU Committee.

1990 - 1991, Vice-President of the Belgorod Region Council of People's Deputies.

1991 - 1994, Chairman of the Belgorod Region Council of People's Deputies.

1994 - 1995, Chairman of the Board of Beleconombank Social and Commercial Bank, Belgorod.

Deputy of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation from the Belgorod Region. Member of Committee of the Federation Council on the Budget, Financial, Currency and Crediting Regulations, Monetary Emission, Taxation Policy and Customs Regulations (1993-1995).

1995 - 2001, Auditor of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation.

On February 22, 2001, the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation appointed Mikhail I. Beskhmelnitsin Auditor of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation for the second term.