Vladimir Filippovich Gorodetsky ( rus, Влади́мир Фили́ппович Городе́цкий, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ɡərɐˈdʲetskʲɪj; born July 11, 1948) is a Russian politician serving as a Senator from the executive authority of

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since 2018. He had previously served three terms as mayor of Novosibirsk,

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from 2000 to 2014 and was the governor of

from 2014 to 2017.

Biography

Gorodetsky first moved to Novosibirsk in 1972, and spent ten years in the construction industry before being elected to leadership roles in local

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organizations. In the 1990s he spent a few years in business again, but in 1996 he was appointed first deputy mayor under

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, who later became the Governor of

, and was responsible for economics, investment and industrial policy. He was elected mayor of Novosibirsk,

in 2000, and re-elected on March 28, 2004Биография , Сайт Владимира Филипповича Городецкого
/ref> with 58% of the vote in a run-off against Yakov London. He was elected to a third term in March 2009. Gorodetsky was also president of the Association of Siberian and Far-Eastern Cities, a member of the Board of the Congress of Municipalities of the Russian Federation from 2003 to 2014 and work with the Euro-Asia section of the worldwide

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organisation. He was considered for the 2008

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award. In March 2014, Gorodetsky was appointed as acting governor of Novosibirsk Oblast to replace Vasily Yurchenko, who resigned. He was confirmed in the post by popular vote in September of that year, taking 65% of the votes. He resigned from the position in October 2017. He is married, has a grown-up son and daughter, and four grandchildren.

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to

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References

External links

Official Oblast Website

Mayor Gorodetsky's personal website
1948 births Governors of Novosibirsk Oblast Living people Mayors of Novosibirsk United Russia politicians Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions People from Pochinkovsky District, Smolensk Oblast Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000) {{Russia-mayor-stub