The mayor of Novosibirsk Gorodetsky left the post ahead of schedule: increased to the vice-governor

The mayor of Novosibirsk Vladimir Gorodetsky was appointed vice-governor of the Novosibirsk region, in connection with which his powers of the mayor have been terminated ahead of schedule from today. In accordance with the Charter of Novosibirsk, the mayor’s duties to the elections will be the first vice-mayor Vladimir Znatkov.

Gorodetsky for 13 years stood at the head of this third largest population of the city of Russia. He was elected three times, and his powers expired in March 2014. “Internally, for myself, I did not set the task of going for the fourth term as a mayor, especially since the new tasks facing the city require a fresh look at their decision,” said Gorodetsky, quoted by Interfax quoted.

In the new post, one of the main directions of his work will be a project for the development of the Novosibirsk agglomeration, designed to change the economy of the city and the surrounding territories. "The specialist needs this great job. I suggested that Vladimir Filippovich (Gorodetsky) are in the status of the deputy governor to do this work," said the head of the region Vasily Yurchenko.

“I will not hide, the proposal of Vasily Alekseevich (Yurchenko) to take part in the implementation of the most difficult and interesting project regarding not only Novosibirsk, but also most of the Novosibirsk region, was very interesting for me,” Gorodetsky himself shared.

A complete list of areas of work of the new deputy governor is still unknown. Until now, Yurchenko had five deputies as the governor and two more - as the chairman of the government of the Novosibirsk region, Taiga. Info notes.

As for the elections of the mayor of Novosibirsk, they must pass in the spring, the city council will approve the exact date. The leader of the Novosibirsk Communists and the State Duma deputy Anatoly Lokot, the State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev, the assistant to the children's ombudsman Pavel Astakhov in the Siberian Federal District Daria Makarova, the Rock Musalat, the leader of the Metal Corrosion, Sergei Pauk Trinity, have already stated the desire to participate in them. The latter in his own style proposed several grandiose projects at once: to turn Novosibirsk into a "Lovest Science" and, instead of one of the bridges, build a cable car "with cool airships."

I.O. Mayor Vladimir Znatkov will most likely also take part in the elections. “Another candidate is not visible from the current government,” said Vladimir Karpov, secretary of the Novosibirsk regional committee of the Communist Party, vice speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the region. Gorodetsky responded to him like this: "Over the 13 years of my work, together with a team of knowledge managers, he showed himself as a well -known city that knows how to manage. Therefore, he is convinced, continuity will be ensured."