Has enjoyed a varied career in government and other sectors. He became active in politics in 1990 when he was elected People’s Deputy of the Russian Federation. In 1993–1996, he headed the Presidential Executive Office and chaired the Analytical Expert Council and the Award Commission for the State Prize in Literature and Arts. Today Sergey Filatov chairs  the Fund for Social and Intellectual Programmes. He is a member of the Union of Journalists of Russia, Chair of the Union of Writers of Moscow. Since 2010 he has been a Co-chair of the Public Research and Consulting Centre under the Russian Central Election Commission. Sergey Filatov holds the Order of Honour (2011), Order of Friendship, the Medal Defender of a Free Russia, the Medal Veteran of Labour and other government decorations. He is an active Member of the International Academy of Creative Endeavours.