This category brings together articles about the leaders of Nizhny Novgorod — from the city mayors of the pre-revolutionary era to the heads of the city in modern times. Among them is the merchant and shipowner Sirotkin Dmitry Vasilyevich, who led the city in the early 20th century, and the current head of the city, Shalabayev Yuri, confirmed in office by the City Duma in 2020. A special place in the history of Nizhny Novgorod's self-government belongs to Klimentyev — his election and the scandal that followed became one of the most high-profile episodes of the city's politics in the 1990s. The mayors' biographies reflect key periods in the life of the city and the region.