Vladimir Gorodetsky | |
|---|---|
Владимир Городецкий | |
 Gorodetsky in 2014 | |
| Russian Federation Senator fromNovosibirsk Oblast | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nadezhda Boltenko |
| Governor ofNovosibirsk Oblast | |
| In office September 27, 2014 – October 6, 2017 Acting from March 18, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Vasily Yurchenko |
| Succeeded by | Andrey Travnikov |
| Mayor ofNovosibirsk | |
| In office March 26, 2000 – January 9, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Viktor Tolokonsky |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Znatkov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-06-11)June 11, 1948 (age 77) |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Bryansk State Technical University |
| Profession | Politician |
Vladimir Filippovich Gorodetsky (Russian:Влади́мир Фили́ппович Городе́цкий,IPA:[vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrɡərɐˈdʲetskʲɪj]; born July 11, 1948) is a Russian politician serving as aSenator from the executive authority ofNovosibirsk Oblast since 2018. He had previously served three terms as mayor ofNovosibirsk,Russia from 2000 to 2014 and was the governor ofNovosibirsk Oblast from 2014 to 2017.
Gorodetsky first moved to Novosibirsk in 1972, and spent ten years in the construction industry before being elected to leadership roles in localCommunist Party organizations. In the 1990s he spent a few years in business again, but in 1996 he was appointed first deputy mayor underViktor Tolokonsky, who later became the Governor ofNovosibirsk Oblast, and was responsible for economics, investment and industrial policy.[1]
He was elected mayor ofNovosibirsk,Russia in 2000, and re-elected on March 28, 2004[1] with 58% of the vote in a run-off againstYakov London.[2] He was elected to a third term in March 2009.[3]
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 worldwideUnited Cities and Local Governments organisation.
He was considered for the 2008World Mayor award.[4]
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.[5] He resigned from the position in October 2017.
He is married, and has a grown-up son, a daughter, and four grandchildren.[1]
He was sanctioned by theUK government in 2022 in relation to theRusso-Ukrainian War.[6]
