Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev signed a decree on awarding and. Minister of Energy and Housing of the Sverdlovsk Region Nikolai Smirnov with the distinction "For Services to the Sverdlovsk Region" of the III degree. The head of the region announced his decision during the government meeting on September 19.

"Thank you, dear Nikolai Borisovich, for many years of fruitful work aimed at modernizing the housing and communal services of the region, developing the fuel and energy complex, implementing gasification programs, saving energy, improving the quality of life of the Urals," said the governor..

Nikolay Smirnov heads the regional ministry of energy and housing and communal services from 2011. On September 16 the head of the department celebrated 50 years.