- 1977 — graduated from the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute, received a degree in civil engineering.
- 1977-1985 — worked at the House-building Plant No. 2, became head of the construction department No. 84.
- 1985-1990 — worked in the City Committee of the CPSU and the Regional Committee of the CPSU as an instructor of the construction department, head of the Department of Construction and Urban Economy.
- 1990-1992 — Deputy Chairman of the Krasnoyarsk City Executive Committee for Construction.
- 1992-1993 — Director of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Krasnoyarsk City Administration.
- 1993-1996 — Chairman of the Committee on Architecture and Urban Planning of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Administration, Deputy Head of the Regional Administration.
- 1996-1998 — Deputy Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory for Social Affairs.
- Since 1998, he has been the First Deputy General Director of Slavneft — Krasnoyarsk Oil Company.
- In 2000, he was elected a deputy of the Krasnoyarsk City Council for the seventh single-mandate electoral district of the Sovetsky district.
- On October 8, 2002, he was appointed Deputy Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory for Industrial, Civil and road Construction.
- Since January 30, 2004, he has been in charge of housing and communal services.
- Since July 15, 2008 — Minister of Construction and Architecture of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
- On April 12, 2010, Lev Kuznetsov, Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, was appointed Deputy Governor, coordinating the work of the Department of External Relations of the administration of the head of the region, the permanent mission of the Krasnoyarsk Territory to the Government of the Russian Federation, as well as interaction with the Taimyr and Evenki municipal districts.
- In December 2011, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
- On June 19, 2014, Viktor Tolokonsky, the acting Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, signed an order appointing Nikolai Glushkov as the Minister of Construction and Architecture of the region.
- Since October 2014, he has been the Minister of Construction, Housing and Communal Services of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
Member of the Presidium of the Regional Political Council of the United Russia Party