Mayor of Nizhny Novgorod

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Mayor of Nizhny Novgorod
Flag of Nizhny Novgorod.svg
Flag of Nizhny Novgorod
Шалабаев Ю.В.jpg
Incumbent
Yury Shalabayev
since 6 May 2020
StyleHis Excellency (formal)
Mr. Mayor (informal)
ResidenceNizhny Novgorod Kremlin 5, Nizhny Novgorod
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderDmitry Bednyakov
Formation12 December 1991
SuccessionDeputy Mayor
Salary$230,000
WebsiteOffice of the Mayor

The Mayor of Nizhny Novgorod is head of the executive branch of the political system in Nizhny Novgorod, the Administration of Nizhny Novgorod. Since May 6, 2020 the position is occupied by Yury Shalabayev.[1]

The mayor is not elected by popular vote, but appointed as a result of the closed vote of city council deputies.

Mayors of the city[]

House of City Duma and City Administration in Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin built in constructivist style
Mayor Took office Left office Notes
1 Dmitry Bednyakov.jpg Dmitry Bednyakov 26 December 1991 29 March 1994 Dismissed by president Yeltsin[2]
2 Ivan Sklyarov.jpg Ivan Sklyarov 1 April 1994 June 1997 Became Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
— Blank.png Vladimir Gorin June 1997 29 March 1998 Acting mayor
— Blank.png Alexander Meleshkin 29 March 1998 10 October 1998 Acting mayor
3 Blank.png Yury Lebedev 10 October 1998 29 September 2002
4 Вадим Булавинов (cropped).jpg Vadim Bulavinov 29 September 2002 25 October 2010 Last mayor to be elected by popular vote
In 2010-2017, the city administration was divided between two positions: the Head of the city (mayor), who was in charge of the City Duma, and the Head of the city administration (city manager).
5 Oleg Sorokin congratulate citizens on The Day of the city (2011).jpg Oleg Sorokin 25 October 2010 7 October 2015
6 Иван Карнилин.png Ivan Karnilin 7 October 2015 24 May 2017
7 Ел��завета Солонченко на митинге (cropped).png Elizaveta Solonchenko 21 June 2017[3] 20 December 2017
On 26 October 2017, a law was approved on the return of the "one-headed" system, in which the mayor chairs the city administration.[4]
8 Vladimir Panov.jpg Vladimir Panov 17 January 2018[5] 6 May 2020
— Глава города Нижнего Новгорода Юрий Шалабаев.jpg Yury Shalabayev 6 May 2020 28 October 2020 Acting mayor
9 28 October 2020 incumbent

References[]

  1. ^ "Дума Нижнего Новгорода выбрала Юрия Шалабаева главой города". stnmedia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  2. ^ Presidential Decree No. 598 On D.I. Bednyakov, 29 March 1994
  3. ^ Elizaveta Solonchenko elected head of Nizhny Novgorod
  4. ^ "В Нижнем Новгороде утвердили "одноглавную" систему управления". Российская газета (in Russian). 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  5. ^ "State Duma deputy Vladimir Panov elected as head of Nizhny Novgorod" (in Russian). www.niann.ru. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
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