Ilsur Raisovich Metshin (russian: Ильсур Раисович Метшин; tt-Cyrl, Илсур Рәис улы Метшин; born April 24, 1969) is a Russian politician of Tatar descent. He was born in

Nizhnekamsk Nizhnekamsk ( rus, Нижнекамск, p=nʲɪʐnʲɪˈkamsk; tt-Cyrl, Түбән Кама, ''Tübän Qama'') is a city in Tatarstan, Russia, located to the south of the Kama River between the cities of Naberezhnye Chelny and Chistopol. Popul ...

. Since 1993 he worked in

Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an ...

as a politician. Since 1998 he was Mayor of Nizhnekamsk and Nizhnekamsky District and chairman of the Nizhnekamsk Council. Since 2005 November 17 he is the Mayor of

, replacing

Kamil Iskhakov Kamil Iskhakov, (russian: Камиль Шамильевич Исхаков, tt-Cyrl, Камил Шамил улы Исхаков) (born February 8, 1949 in Kazan) is Russian regional development minister's assistant. He is of Tatar descent. He ...

. On September 4, 2015 he was selected as the new president of

FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

. He was elected chairman of the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities at UCLG World Congress 2019 in

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. On November 17, 2021 he was elected Governing President of the

United Cities and Local Governments United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) is an umbrella international organisation for cities, local and regional governments, and municipal associations throughout the world that is concerned with representing and defending the interests of ...

at 2021 UCLG World Council in

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.UCLG Twitter: Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan, takes on the role of governing President of UCLG
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References

External links

Official personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Metsin, Ilsur 1969 births Living people Politicians from Kazan Tatar people of Russia