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7th State Duma

The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 7th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации седьмого созыва) is a former convocation of the lower house of Russian parliament.

State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
of the 7th convocation
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Building of the State Duma
Overview
Meeting placeState Duma building
1 Okhotny Ryad Street, Moscow
Term5 October 2016 (2016-10-05) – 12 October 2021 (2021-10-12)
Election18 September 2016
WebsiteState Duma
Members
444 / 450
ChairmanVyacheslav Volodin
First Deputy ChairmenAlexander Zhukov
Ivan Melnikov
Deputy Chairmen
List
Party controlUnited Russia (336)

The composition of the 7th State Duma was based on the results of the 2016 parliamentary election. Elections were held using a mixed system: 225 deputies were elected on party lists and 225 — in single-member constituencies. Of the 14 parties participating in the elections, only four were able to overcome the required 5% electoral threshold. Two more parties and one independent candidate were able to enter the State Duma via single-mandate constituencies.

Leadership

Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin (UR)
Faction leaders
Sergey Neverov
United Russia
Gennady Zyuganov
Communist Party
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Liberal Democratic Party
Sergey Mironov
A Just Russia

The first meeting, according to tradition, was held by its eldest deputy, 86-year-old Zhores Alferov (CPRF).[1] Alferov was joined on the podium by other elder deputies Valentina Tereshkova (UR), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (LDPR), Galina Khovanskaya (SR).[2]

On 5 October 2016, Vyacheslav Volodin was elected Chairman of the State Duma.[3][4]

OfficeMPPeriodParliamentary affiliation
ChairmanVyacheslav VolodinOctober 5, 2016 — September 19, 2021United Russia
First Deputy ChairmenAlexander ZhukovOctober 5, 2016 — September 19, 2021United Russia
Ivan MelnikovOctober 5, 2016 — September 19, 2021Communist Party
Deputy ChairmenSergey NeverovOctober 5, 2016 — February 13, 2020United Russia
Irina YarovayaOctober 5, 2016 — September 19, 2021United Russia
Pyotr TolstoyOctober 5, 2016 — September 19, 2021United Russia
Vladimir VasilyevOctober 5, 2016 — October 3, 2017United Russia
Olga TimofeevaOctober 11, 2017 — September 19, 2021United Russia
Alexey GordeyevFebruary 13, 2020 — September 19, 2021United Russia
Igor LebedevOctober 5, 2016 — September 19, 2021Liberal Democratic Party
Olga YepifanovaOctober 5, 2016 — September 29, 2020A Just Russia
Igor AnanskikhSeptember 30, 2020 — September 19, 2021A Just Russia
Faction leadersVladimir VasilyevOctober 5, 2016 — October 3, 2017United Russia
Sergey NeverovOctober 9, 2017 — September 19, 2021
Gennady ZyuganovOctober 5, 2016 — September 19, 2021Communist Party
Vladimir ZhirinovskyOctober 5, 2016 — September 19, 2021Liberal Democratic Party
Sergey MironovOctober 5, 2016 — September 19, 2021A Just Russia

Election of Chairman

On 23 September 2016, President Vladimir Putin proposed that United Russia nominate Vyacheslav Volodin to the post of Chairman of the State Duma. The majority leader Vladimir Vasilyev said that the United Russia faction will support the candidacy of Volodin.[5][6] On 24 September, United Russia approved candidates for the posts of chairman and Vice Chairmen of the State Duma.[7] The heads of the Liberal Democratic Party and A Just Russia factions also announced their support for Volodin.[8]

The Communist Party nominated Dmitry Novikov for the position of Chairman of the State Duma.[9]

CandidateVotes%
√ Vyacheslav Volodin (UR)[A 1]40489.8%
Dmitry Novikov (CPRF)408.9%
Not voting61.3%

Factions

Location of parliamentary factions in the 7th State Duma:
  United Russia (336)
  Communist Party (43)
  Liberal Democratic Party (40)
  A Just Russia (22)
  Unaffiliated (2)
  Vacant (6)

After the election, four parliamentary factions formed. The largest fraction consists of 335 Deputies, consisting of 334 deputies from United Russia and one Independent Deputy. United Russia increased the number of their faction by more than 100 seats, thus obtaining a constitutional majority (2/3 of seats). In first time since 2007, two small parties were also able to pass in addition to the four major parties in the State Duma. Both parties have one Deputy, and they are not included in one of the factions. The Rodina party received representation in the State Duma, the first since 2003. Also in the State Duma was the party of Civic Platform, which participated in the elections for the first time.

(Shading indicates majority caucus)
TotalVacant
United Russia[A 2]Communist PartyLiberal Democratic PartyA Just RussiaUnaffiliated[A 3]
End of previous convocation238925664DNP4500
Seats won in 2016 election34342392334500
October 5, 2016[10]24491
June 9, 2017[11]3424482
June 17, 2017[12]3414473
September 10, 2017[13]342404491
October 3, 2017[14]3414482
October 6, 2017[15]3404473
January 17, 2018[16]3394464
May 10, 2018[17]3384455
June 13, 2018[18]337394437
August 11, 2018[19]3364428
September 9, 2018[20]34143404491
September 27, 2018[21]394482
December 13, 2018[22]3404473
April 5, 2019[23]3394464
July 10, 2019[24]3384455
September 8, 2019[25]341404491
January 22, 2020[26]224482
January 23, 2020[27]3404473
February 7, 2020[28]3394464
June 25, 2020[29]3384455
July 24, 2020[30]3374446
September 13, 2020[31]340234482
September 22, 2020[32]3384464
September 29, 2020[33]3374455
December 24, 2020[34]3364446
Latest voting share74.7%9.6%8.9%5.1%0.4%98.7%1.3%

Committees and Commissions

Committees

On September 26, 2016, fractions distributed positions of heads of committees.[35]

CommitteesLeaderParty
On Constitutional Legislation
and State Building		Pavel KrasheninnikovUnited Russia
On Information Policy,
Information Technologies and Communications		Leonid Levin
(until January 22, 2020)		A Just Russia
Alexander Khinshtein
(since January 22, 2020)		United Russia
On Labour, Social Policy and Veterans' AffairsYaroslav NilovLiberal Democratic Party
On Budget and TaxAndrey MakarovUnited Russia
On Financial MarketAnatoly AksakovA Just Russia
On Industry, Economic Policy,
Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship		Sergey ZhigarevLiberal Democratic Party
On EnergyPavel ZavalnyUnited Russia
On Transport and ConstructionYevgeny MoskvichevUnited Russia
On CultureStanislav Govorukhin
(until June 14, 2018)		United Russia
Yelena Yampolskaya
(since 25 July 2018)		United Russia
On DefenceVladimir ShamanovUnited Russia
On Safety and Anti-CorruptionVasily PiskarevUnited Russia
On International AffairsLeonid SlutskyLiberal Democratic Party
On Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs,
Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots		Leonid KalashnikovCommunist Party
On the Federal Structure and Local GovernmentAlexei DidenkoLiberal Democratic Party
On Regional Policy and the problems
of the North and the Far East		Nikolai KharitonovCommunist Party
On Agrarian IssuesVladimir KashinCommunist Party
On Natural ResourcesNikolay NikolaevUnited Russia
On Ecology and Environmental ProtectionOlga Timofeeva
(until October 11, 2017)		United Russia
Vladimir Burmatov
(since October 11, 2017)		United Russia
On Education and ScienceVyacheslav NikonovUnited Russia
For NationalitiesIldar Gilmutdinov
(until January 22, 2020)		United Russia
Oleg Nikolaev
(January 22–29, 2020)		A Just Russia
Valery Gazzaev
(since February 4, 2020)		A Just Russia
On HealthDmitry MorozovUnited Russia
On Physical Culture, Sport and Youth AffairsMikhail Degtyarev
(until July 20, 2020)		Liberal Democratic Party
Boris Paikin
(since July 21, 2020)		Liberal Democratic Party
On Housing Policy and Housing and Communal ServicesGalina KhovanskayaA Just Russia
On Rules and Organization of the State DumaOlga SavastianovaUnited Russia
On Public Associations and Religious OrganizationsSergey GavrilovCommunist Party
On Women, Family and ChildrenTamara PletnyovaCommunist Party

Commissions

CommissionsLeaderParty
Counting commissionIldar GilmutdinovUnited Russia
On issues of parliamentary ethics,
control over reliability of data on incomes,
about property and obligations of property character,
represented by deputies of the State Duma		Otari Arshba
(since 19 September 2018)		United Russia
On legal support of development of organizations
of the military–industrial complex of Russia		Vladimir GutenevUnited Russia
On consideration of Federal budget
expenditures aimed at ensuring national defense,
national security and law enforcement		Andrey MakarovUnited Russia
On investigate the interference of foreign states
in the internal affairs of Russia		Vasily Piskarev
(since 19 August 2019)		United Russia
On issues of parliamentary ethicsOtari Arshba
(until 19 September 2018)		United Russia
On control over reliability of data on incomes,
about property and obligations of property character,
represented by deputies of the State Duma		Natalia Poklonskaya
(until 19 September 2018)		United Russia

Major legislation

First session

  • October 7, 2016: Ratification of the agreement with Syria regarding the location of the grouping of the Russian Aerospace Forces, with 446 votes in favor.[36]
  • October 19, 2016: Ratification of a bill on the suspension agreement with the United States on plutonium disposition, with 445 votes in favor.[37][38]
  • November 18, 2016: Federal Budget for 2017 is passed with 334 votes in favor.[39]

Second session

Third session

  • November 15, 2017: Adoption of amendments to the law "About Information", regarding the status of foreign media as foreign agents, with 414 votes in favor.[43]
  • November 24, 2017: Federal Budget for 2018 is passed with 341 votes in favor.[44]

Fourth session

Medvedev at his confirmation hearing on May 8, 2018
  • May 8, 2018: Dmitry Medvedev re-approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 374 votes in favor.[45]
  • May 22, 2018: Adoption of the law on counter-sanctions with 416 votes in favor.[46]
  • May 22, 2018: Alexei Kudrin approved as Chairman of the Accounts Chamber with 264 votes in favor.[47]
  • July 24, 2018: Adoption of the law on increasing Value-added tax from 18% to 20% with 302 votes in favor.[48]
  • July 25, 2018: Adoption of amendments to the law "About Education in the Russian Federation", regulating the study of the native languages of the peoples of Russia and the official languages of the federal subjects, with 388 votes in favor.[49]

Fifth session

  • September 27, 2018: Adoption of the law on increase the retirement age (from 55/60 to 60/65) with 332 votes in favor.[50]
  • November 21, 2018: Federal Budget for 2019 is passed with 361 votes in favor.[51]

Sixth session

  • March 7, 2019: Adoption of the law on fight against fake news with 322 votes in favor.[52]
  • March 7, 2019: Adoption of the law on punishment for distribution in information networks of the information expressing in an indecent form obvious disrespect to society, the state, official state symbols of Russia, the Constitution of Russia and public authorities of Russia with 327 votes in favor.[53]
  • April 16, 2019: Adoption of the law on "A Sovereign Internet" with 307 votes in favor.[54]
  • June 18, 2019: Adoption of the law on the suspension of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with 417 votes in favor.[55]

Seventh session

  • November 21, 2019: Federal Budget for 2020 is passed with 337 votes in favor.[56]

Eighth session

Mishustin at his confirmation hearing on January 16, 2020

Ninth session

Members

Vacant seats

By-elections were held for seats that became vacant from September 2016 to June 2020. Seats that became vacant after 19 June 2020, for which no by-elections will be held, since by law by-elections are not held if MPs are elected for a term of less than a year before the next election.

ConstituencyRegionFormer DeputyFormer PartyNote
55Central  Krasnoyarsk KraiPyotr PimashkovUnited Russia[65]
96Bratsk  Irkutsk OblastAndrey ChernyshevUnited Russia[33]
137Iskitim  Novosibirsk OblastAlexander KarelinUnited Russia[32]
143Buguruslan  Orenburg OblastIgor SukharevUnited Russia[30]
151Taganrog  Rostov OblastYury KobzevUnited Russia[34]
165Balashov  Saratov OblastYevgeny Primakov Jr.United Russia[29]
225Yamalo-Nenets  Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugGrigory LedkovUnited Russia[32]

Notes

References

Media related to 7th State Duma at Wikimedia Commons

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