Career
He previously served as deputy mayor under Viktor Tolokonsky, now Governor of Novosibirsk Oblast. Gorodetsky first moved to Novosibirsk in 1972, and spent ten years in the construction industry before being elected to leadership roles in local Communist Party organizations. In the 1990s he spent a few years in business again, but in 1996 he was appointed first deputy mayor and was responsible for economics, investment and industrial policy.
He is longlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award.