Elizaveta Solonchenko

Elizaveta Solonchenko (Russian: Елизавета Игоревна Солонченко, born 15 March 1972 in Nizhny Novgorod) is a Russian politician who served as the Head of Nizhny Novgorod (2017), Deputy Head of Nizhny Novgorod (2013–2017), Deputy Chairman of the City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod (2013-2015, 2018). She has been critical of the federal government. Education Elizaveta Solonchenko received a degree in applied mathematics from the Department of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics at the Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod. In 2005, Solonchenko also graduated from the Higher School of Economics in Moscow where she received a Master of Business Administration degree. Career Solonchenko worked as a Commercial director at the "VKT" food distribution company until 2002, when she was promoted to CEO, a role she held until 2012. А member of the City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod IV (2005–2010), V (2010–2015) and VI (2015-2020) convocations.