- Vladimir Gorodetsky
Vladimir Gorodetsky (born
July 11 ,1948 ) was elected mayor ofNovosibirsk ,Russia in2000 , and re-elected onMarch 28 ,2004 . [http://gorodezky.ru/biography/bio/ Биография | Сайт Владимира Филипповича Городецкого ] ] He previously served as deputy mayor underViktor Tolokonsky , now Governor ofNovosibirsk Oblast .Gorodetsky first moved to Novosibirsk in 1972, and spent ten years in the construction industry before being elected to leadership roles in local Communist Party organizations. In the 1990's he spent a few years in business again, but in 1996 he was appointed first deputy mayor and was responsible for economics, investment and industrial policy.
Gorodetsky is currently president of the Association of Siberian and Far-Eastern Cities, a member of the Board of the Congress of Municipalities of the Russian Federation and of the Euro-Asia section of the worldwide
United Cities and Local Governments organisation.He is longlisted for the
2008 World Mayor award [http://www.citymayors.com/worldmayor/world-mayor-finalists-08.html] .He is married, has a grown son and daughter, and four grandchildren.
References
External links
* [http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/novosibirsk-mayor.html CityMayors profile]
* The mayor's personal website (in Russian) [http://gorodezky.ru Mayor Gorodetsky]
* The City of Novosibirsk's official website (in Russian): [http://www.novo-sibirsk.ru City of Novosibirsk]
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