Mr. Nikolai Nikiforov

 Born on June 24, 1982 in Kazan.

Education

2004: Graduated from the Economics Department, Kazan State University.

Experience

2001–2005: Deputy Director of Kazansky Portal.

2004–2005: Deputy Director General of Modern Internet Technologies.

2005–2006: Information technologies adviser to the Prime Minister of Tatarstan.

2006–2010: Director General of the Centre for Information Technologies of the Republic of Tatarstan.

2010 to May 2012: Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan for Information Science and Communications.

May 21, 2012: Appointed Minister of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation by presidential decree.

Personal

Married, with a daughter and two sons.