Ilsur Raisovich Metshin (Russian: Ильсур Раисович Метшин; Tatar: Илсур Рәис улы Метшин; born April 24, 1969) is a Russian politician of Tatar descent. He has served as the mayor of Kazan since 2005.
Career
Ilsur Metshin was born in Nizhnekamsk in 1969.
From 1993, he worked in Kazan as a politician. From 1998, he was the mayor of Nizhnekamsk and Nizhnekamsky District and chairman of the Nizhnekamsk Council. From November 17, 2005, he was the mayor of Kazan,[1] replacing Kamil Iskhakov. On September 4, 2015, he was selected as the new president of FC Rubin Kazan.[2]
He was elected chairman of the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities at the UCLG World Congress 2019 in Durban.[3] On November 17, 2021 he was elected as the governing president of the United Cities and Local Governments at the 2021 UCLG World Council in Barcelona.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Republic of Tatarstan". Government of the Russian Federation. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
- ^ Избран новый президент ФК «Рубин» (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. September 4, 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan, Russian Federation (right), elected as Chairperson of the UN Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA)". Earth Negotiations Bulletin. November 15, 2019.
- ^ "Summary report, 17–18 November 2021 UCLG World Council & World Forum of Regions". Earth Negotiations Bulletin. November 18, 2021.
- ^ UCLG Twitter: Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan, takes on the role of governing President of UCLG
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