Vladimir Alexandrovich Panov (born 14 September 1965, October 10, 1975 in the city of Gorky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian politician. He is the former Mayor of Nizhny Novgorod and a member of the State Duma. He has also served as the deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee for the Environment and Environmental Protection, chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod regional branch of Support Russia and as a member of the General Council of United Russia. Biography Education and professional activities Panov graduated from school No. 40 in Nizhny Novgorod. In 1997, he graduated from the Faculty of Economics N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod with a degree in Economics. The dissertation topic (2000) was related to his work in the non-state pension fund NORSI: "Management of the social and economic infrastructure of corporations: the example of pension funds". From 2001 to 2004, he was an entrepreneur and was engaged in retail fashion. From 2014 to 2016, Panov was co-owner, executive director and chairman of the board of directors of CJSC "Kofebuk", providing services in the public catering sector. Panov was the chairman of the board of directors of one of the largest mineral wool factories of Russia OJSC Minvata, as well as the owner of the network Milo Group includes a number of jewelry stores and fashion boutiques of world brands. From 2006 to 2007, he was the head of the local self-government of the city of Kstovo, the chairman of the City Duma of the city of Kstovo I convocation and was in conflict with part of the deputy corps and the district executive power. In early 2017, through legal action by the administration of the Kstovo district, the Nizhny Novgorod regional court found unauthorized the composition of the Kstovo City Duma. Earlier in December 2006, four deputies of the Kstovo City Duma, announced their resignation and the City Council lost its quorum. For 12 months, it actually did not work as a result, and more than half of the deputies laid down their mandates in protest against Panov's policy as city head. In the early elections, on December 2, 2007, he was again elected to the City Duma of the city of Kstovo of the II convocation and was before expiry of office in 2010, but lost his chairmanship. From 2007 to 2014, Panov served as chairman of the board of directors of