Speaker of the Duma
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The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (lang-rus Председатель Государственной Думы Федерального собрания Российской Федерации), also called Speaker (спикер), is the presiding officer of the lower house
of the Russian parliament. His responsibilities include the overseeing the day-to-day business of the State Duma
, presiding and maintaining order at the regular sessions of the parliament
. The Speaker also chairs the Council of the Duma which includes representatives from all the parliamentary parties and determines the legislative agenda.
The Speaker of the Duma may intervene and express his views but is supposed to be unbiased in his activities at the regular sessions of the parliament
.
Since January 1995, the speaker of the State Duma
is also a member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
The Fathers of the house
Traditionally when a new Russian parliament is formed the eldest deputy opens and leads the first session until a chairman or a speaker is elected. In the history of the post-Soviet Dumas these were
State Duma
The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
of the Russian parliament. His responsibilities include the overseeing the day-to-day business of the State Duma
State Duma
The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
, presiding and maintaining order at the regular sessions of the parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
. The Speaker also chairs the Council of the Duma which includes representatives from all the parliamentary parties and determines the legislative agenda.
The Speaker of the Duma may intervene and express his views but is supposed to be unbiased in his activities at the regular sessions of the parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
.
Since January 1995, the speaker of the State Duma
State Duma
The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
is also a member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
Speakers of the State Duma, 1994-
| # | Name | Picture | Took office | Left office | Political Party | Term |
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| 1 | Ivan Rybkin Ivan Rybkin Ivan Petrovich Rybkin is a Russian politician; was Chairman of Russia's State Duma in 1994–96 and Secretary of the Security Council in 1996–98.-Early life:... |
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January 14, 1994 | January 17, 1996 | Agrarian Party of Russia | 1 Russian legislative election, 1993 Legislative elections were held in the Russian Federation on 12 December 1993. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma , the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia .-Rules:... |
| 2 | Gennadiy Seleznyov Gennadiy Seleznyov Gennadiy Nikolayevich Seleznyov is a Russian politician who was the Speaker of the Duma from 1996 to 2003.-Journalist:Gennadiy Seleznyov went to school from 1954 to 1964. He went to study journalism and joined the communist party. In 1969 he finished university and started working in the Pravda... |
January 17, 1996 | January 18, 2000 | Communist Party of Russian Federation (prior June 4, 2002) |
2 Russian legislative election, 1995 Legislative elections were held in the Russian Federation on December 17, 1995. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma , the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia .... |
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| January 18, 2000 | December 29, 2003 | 3 Russian legislative election, 1999 Legislative elections were held in the Russian Federation on 19 December 1999. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma , the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia... |
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| Non-partisan / Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... (June 4, 2002 - October 29, 2002) |
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| Non-partisan / Party of Russia's Rebirth Party of Russia's Rebirth The Party of Russia's Rebirth was a centrist social democratic political party in Russia led by Gennady Seleznev, former Duma speaker and then member of Communist Party of Russia.... (since October 29, 2002) |
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| 3 | Boris Gryzlov Boris Gryzlov Boris Vyacheslavovich Gryzlov , is a Russian politician and current Speaker of Russia's State Duma . He is one of the leaders of the largest Russian political party, United Russia... |
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December 29, 2003 | December 24, 2007 | United Russia United Russia United Russia is a centrist political party in Russia and the largest party in the country, currently holding 315 of the 450 seats in the State Duma. The party was founded in December 2001, through a merger of the Unity and Fatherland-All Russia parties... |
4 Russian legislative election, 2003 Legislative elections were held in the Russian Federation on December 7, 2003. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma , the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia .... |
| December 24, 2007 | Incumbent | 5 Russian legislative election, 2007 Legislative elections were held in the Russian Federation on 2 December 2007. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia . Eleven parties were included in the ballot, including Russia's largest party, United Russia, which was supported by... |
The Fathers of the houseFather of the HouseFather of the House is a term that has by tradition been unofficially bestowed on certain members of some national legislatures, most notably the House of Commons in the United Kingdom. In some legislatures the term refers to the oldest member, but in others it refers the longest-serving member.The...
who started the new legislatures
Traditionally when a new Russian parliament is formed the eldest deputy opens and leads the first session until a chairman or a speaker is elected. In the history of the post-Soviet Dumas these were| Year | Name | Born |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Georgy Lukawa | 1924 |
| 1996 | Grigory Galaziy | 1925 |
| 2000 | Yegor Ligachev Yegor Ligachev Yegor Kuzmich Ligachev is a Russian politician who was a high-ranking official in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union . Originally a protege of Mikhail Gorbachev, Ligachev became a challenger to his leadership.-Early life:... |
1920 |
| 2003 | Valentin Varennikov Valentin Varennikov Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov was a Soviet/Russian general and politician, best known for being one of the planners and leaders of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, as well as one of the instigators of the Soviet coup attempt of 1991.-Early life:Valentin Varennikov was born to a poor Cossack family... |
1923 |
| 2007 | Zhores Alferov | 1930 |