Ilsur_Metshin
Ilsur Raisovich Metshin (Russian: Ильсур Раисович Метшин; Tatar: Илсур Рәис улы Метшин; born April 24, 1969) is a Russian politician of Tatar descent. He was born in Nizhnekamsk. Since 1993 he worked in Kazan 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 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 UCLG World Congress 2019 in Durban.[3] On November 17, 2021 he was elected Governing President of the United Cities and Local Governments at 2021 UCLG World Council in Barcelona.[4][5]