Ilsur Metshin
Tatar politician
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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.
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April 24, 1969 (age 57)
Ilsur Metshin | |
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| Ильсур Метшин | |
Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 47th Mayor of Kazan | |
| Assumed office November 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Kamil Iskhakov |
| Member of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Chairman of the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| President of the United Cities and Local Governments | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ilsur Raisovich Metshin April 24, 1969 (age 57) Nizhnekamsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Kazan State University |
Awards |  |
| Website | Official website |
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]
