1st State Duma explained

State Duma of the Russian Federation
Meeting Place:Comecon Building,
State Duma Building,
Government:23 committees
Website:State Duma
Membership1:444
Chamber1 Leader1:Ivan Rybkin

The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 1st convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации I созыва) is a former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament, worked from December 12, 1993 – December 16, 1995.[1] The first few months, the State Duma was located in the Comecon building on New Arbat Avenue,[2] then moved to the State Duma building on Okhotny Ryad.

Leadership

On January 14, 1994, the parliament elected Agrarian Ivan Rybkin as the Chairman of the State Duma.[3] Before his election, the session was moderated by the oldest deputy, 68-year-old Liberal Democrat Georgy Lukava.

OfficeMPPeriodParliamentary affiliation
ChairmanIvan Rybkin14 January 1994 – 17 January 1996Agrarian Party
First Deputy ChairmanMikhail Mityukov17 January 1994 – 17 January 1996Choice of Russia
Deputy ChairmenValentin Kovalyov17 January 1994 – 18 January 1995Communist Party
Gennady Seleznyov25 January 1995 – 17 January 1996
Alexander Vengerovsky17 January 1994 – 17 January 1996Liberal Democratic Party
Alevtina Fedulova17 January 1994 – 17 January 1996Women of Russia
Artur Chilingarov10 June 1994 – 17 January 1996New Regional Policy

Chairman election

The first round was held on 13 January 1994 by rating voting using an open ballot. The runoff was conducted by secret ballot on the next day, before which Yury Vlasov endorsed Ivan Rybkin.

CandidateFactionFirst ballotSecond ballot
Votes%Votes%
Ivan RybkinAgrarian Party233223
Independent20023
Vladimir LukinYabloko176
Vladimir MedvedevNew Regional Policy145
Choice of Russia138
Alexander BraginskyUnion of December 1286
Source:[4]

Factions and groups

FactionSeatsFaction leader
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia64Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Choice of Russia64Yegor Gaidar
Communist Party of the Russian Federation42Gennady Zyuganov
Agrarian Party of Russia37Mikhail Lapshin
Yabloko27Grigory Yavlinsky
Women of Russia23Yekaterina Lakhova
Party of Russian Unity and Accord22Sergey Shakhray
Democratic Party of Russia14Stanislav Govorukhin
Other21
Independent MPs130
Vacant6

Committees

23 committees operated in the State Duma of the 1st convocation.

CommitteeChairFaction
Law, Judicial and Legal ReformVladimir IsakovAgrarian Party
Labour and Social WelfareSergey KalashnikovLiberal Democratic Party
Budget, Taxes, Banking and FinanceMikhail ZadornovYabloko
Economic PolicySergey GlazyevDemocratic Party
Property, Privatization and Economic ActivitySergey BurkovNew Regional Policy
Information Policy and CommunicationsMikhail PoltoraninChoice of Russia
Industry, Construction, Transport and EnergyVladimir GusevLiberal Democratic Party
Education, Culture and ScienceLyubov RozhkovaNew Regional Policy
HealthBela DenisenkoChoice of Russia
Women, Family and YouthGalina KlimantovaWomen of Russia
Agrarian IssuesAleksandr NazarchukAgrarian Party
Alexey Chernyshyov
DefenceSergey YushenkovChoice of Russia
SecurityViktor IlyukhinCommunist Party
Foreign AffairsVladimir LukinYabloko
CIS Affairs and Relations with CompatriotsKonstantin ZatulinDemocratic Party
Organization of the State DumaVladimir BauerNew Regional Policy
GeopoliticsViktor UstinovStability
Federation Affairs and Regional PolicySergey ShapovalovParty of Russian Unity and Accord
Local GovernmentAnatoly SlivaParty of Russian Unity and Accord
EcologyMikhail LemeshevLiberal Democratic Party
Natural Resources and Land UseNikolay AstafyevLiberal Democratic Party
Public Associations and Religious OrganizationsViktor ZorkaltsevCommunist Party
NationalitiesBair ZhamsuyevStability

Major legislation

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20161111101535/http://medrikon.ru/stioboe21moeleo95/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%94%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8_1_%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%B0 The State Duma of the 1st convocation
  2. Web site: The first few months, the State Duma was placed not on Okhotny Ryad, where repair was, and on the New Arbat, in the building of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance . 2016-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160916021209/http://fanread.ru/book/10229571/?page=9 . 2016-09-16 . dead .
  3. http://tass.ru/info/820243 The State Duma in Russia's recent history
  4. Web site: Leadership of the State Duma of the first convocation (1994-1995). ru. politika.su.