In Nizhny Novgorod, Gleb Nikitin arrived in September last year, after the former Governor Valery Shantsev was dismissed. A year later he became a full-fledged Governor of Nizhny Novgorod region and continued to perform his duties.

The wife of Gleb Nikitin Catherine with children came to the new assignment of her husband with him, and began to accustom on a new place of residence. About my personal life Gleb Nikitin did not know almost nothing – like many other politicians and civil servants Gleb does not advertise the events occurring in it.

On the photo: Gleb Nikitin

With his family in Nizhny Novgorod for the first time in public, he appeared in November last year at the event dedicated to the development of local crafts.

Gleb Nikitin with his wife and children

Nizhny Novgorod broadcasting company “Volga” made a reportage about how the then acting Governor, his wife, children Peter and Arina took a master class in painting on wood and weaving charms.

A year later, the wife of Gleb Nikitin took part in one more significant event – the creators of the bulk carrier, built at the local factory “Red Sormovo”, invited Catherine to the descent of its water and asked her to be godmother of the new vessel.

On the photo: kids of Gleb Nikitin

She gladly accepted the invitation and broke on Board the ship “Paul of Theodosius” a bottle of champagne, wishing the ship a long and happy life and seven feet under the keel.

On the photo: Ekaterina Nikitina

Nizhny Novgorod is connected with the biography and grandmother Ekaterina Nikitina Lidia Ivanovna, who during the war saved it from the horrors of the siege. She showed her granddaughter the places where she lived in that period, Gorky was the name of the town as long as he has not returned the historical name.

House in the center of the city where lived the grandmother of the wife of Gleb Nikitin, Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region with his uncle, still stands today. School, where he studied Lidia Ivanovna now – prestigious high school, and where she and her friends had been riding with a big mountain built great Chkalov staircase.

Now the life of Catherine Nikitina for a few years connected with Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod Governor’s wife until recently worked in the specialty, as an expert in the field of corporate governance has held high positions in large companies.

After the family of Gleb Nikitin was moved to Nizhny Novgorod, Catherine left work and became a housewife.

A brief biography of Gleb Nikitin

Gleb was born in Leningrad in August 1977, there he spent his childhood and youth. After graduating from high school, Nikitin entered the University of Finance and Economics, and then received another degree in legal.

In 2007, Gleb became a candidate of economic Sciences. In addition, over the shoulders of the Governor of Nizhny Novgorod region studies at the Russian Academy of civil service, which he graduated from in 2008.

The working career of Gleb Nikitin began in St. Petersburg, Committee for city property management, where he worked for five years, rising to head of the office disposal of state property. The next three years, Gleb worked for the government, having passed a way from the head of Department of property of commercial sector to the Deputy head of the Department.

In 2012, Nikitin came to the Ministry of industry and trade, and for years held a seat on the Board of Directors of “Aeroflot”, “KAMAZ”, “Rosneft” and several joint-stock companies.

Now all their strength Gleb Nikitin aims at the decision of tasks on development of the region, the Governor of which he became in September of this year.