President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev presented new mayor of Kazan

Just in the Kazan city hall President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev has presented new mayor of Kazan. Decree of RT President appoints Ilsur Metshin, head of Nizhnekamsk region and city administration. Mayor of Tatarstan capital of Tatarstan Kamil Iskhakov has been freed by the Decree of RT President from post in connection with his appointment as a Federal Envoy of President of the Russian Federation to the Far East federal district. Mintimer Shaimiev handed to Kamil Iskhakov the government award, the order “For merits before the Republic of Tatarstan".

New head of the Kazan city administration - 36 years. He finished secondary school № 11 in Nizhnekamsk and entered the Kazan State University faculty of law, in December, 1999, Ilsur Metshin finished postgraduate study in department of theory and history of state and law of the KSU, faculty of law and defended master's thesis on subject "Legal system of the republic in structure of the Russian Federation (by example of Republic Tatarstan) - in Institute of legislation and comparative jurisprudence under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Having become head of Nizhnekamsk region and city in March, 1998, I.Metshin put interests of common townspeople as of paramount importance. 90 percent of the city budget has social orientation (education, public health services, housing and communal services, public transport).
In 2001, Nizhnekamsk won the All-Russia competition "The best comfortable city of Russia”.
By results of 2003 Nizhnekamsk again became "The Best comfortable city of republic Tatarstan" and the winner of the All-Russia competition on energy saving technologies.
In 2002 Ilsur Metshin, was awarded with the prize "Russian national Olympus in nomination. Best mayor of year" In 2003 for rendering positive influence on development of state and by results of rating estimation of the activity the gold award 'In Name of Russia (Saint Petersburg) was handed to him . In 2005, the Decree of President of the Russian Federation for active assistance in preparation and carrying out of the actions connected to celebrating of thousand-year anniversary of capital of Tatarstan the head of administration of Nizhnekamsk was awarded with medal "In memory of 1000-anniversary of Kazan".

In 1999 the Academy of Russian entrepreneurs elected Ilsur Metshin as honourable professor. The new head of Kazan administration is married, with three children: two sons and daughter. He is fond of football, hockey, music, likes songs of "Mashina vremeni".