Gleb Nikitin
Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Chairman of the Government
Biography
Was born on August 24th, 1977 in Leningrad
Education
1999 — graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance with a degree in «Finance and credit»
2004 — graduated from St. Petersburg State University with a degree in «Jurisprudence»
2008 — graduated from the Russian Presidential Academy of Public Administration specializing in «State and municipal administration». At the same time, in 2007 defended his thesis in the Financial University functioning under the Government of the Russian Federation
2012 — ended the MBA programme with honors
2016 — certified by the Russian Association of Project Management SOVNET, certified director of the IPMA projects, level A
Ph.D. in Economics (2007)
Has a class rank — 1st Class Counsellor of the Russian Federation
Fluent in some foreign languages
Married, has a son and a daughter
Professional experience
1999−2004 — held positions of the leading expert, head of department and the director of the State Property Disposal Department of the City Property Management Committee of St. Petersburg
2004 — head of Department of Commercial Sector Organizations Property of the Federal Agency of Federal Property Administration
2007 — deputy head of the Federal Agency of Federal Property Administration
2008 — deputy head of the Federal Agency of State Property Administration
2011 — acting head of the Federal Agency of State Property Administration
2012 — deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
2013 — first deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
On September 26th, 2017 was appointed as the Acting Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
On September 26th, 2018 came to the office of the Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
On September 26th, 2023 was reappointed to the position of the Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
State and departmental awards
2005 — Certificate of honor of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation
2009 — second-degree medal of the «Order of Merit for the Fatherland»
2014 — honorary title «Honorary metrologist»
2014 — Medal «Federation Council. 20 years»
2015 — Award pin «For Merits in the Field of Standardization and Quality» n.a.V.Boytsov
2016 — Order of Honor
2018 — Medal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation "For contribution to strengthening the rule of law"
2019 — Order of Friendship, Medal of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "For strengthening the combat community"
2020 — Certificate of Honor of the President of the Russian Federation
2021 — Gratitude of the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, badge "Honorary Builder of Russia" of the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation
Contact information
Postal address: Kremlin, building 1, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 603082