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.

Russia State Duma of the Russian Federation
of the 1st convocation
12th Supreme Soviet 2nd State Duma
Seat composition of the 1st State Duma
Overview
Meeting placeComecon Building, New Arbat Avenue, 36
State Duma Building, Okhotny Ryad Street, 1
Term11 January 1994 (1994-01-11) – 22 December 1995 (1995-12-22)
Election1993 parliamentary election
Government23 committees
WebsiteState Duma
Members444
ChairmanIvan Rybkin
(from Agrarian Party)
Certification of the State Duma deputy Anatoly Kashpirovsky
Comecon Building – place where the first meeting was held.
Modern building of the State Duma.

Leadership

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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.

Office MP Period Parliamentary affiliation
Chairman Ivan Rybkin 14 January 1994 – 17 January 1996 Agrarian Party
First Deputy Chairman Mikhail Mityukov 17 January 1994 – 17 January 1996 Choice of Russia
Deputy Chairmen Valentin Kovalyov 17 January 1994 – 18 January 1995 Communist Party
Gennady Seleznyov 25 January 1995 – 17 January 1996
Alexander Vengerovsky 17 January 1994 – 17 January 1996 Liberal Democratic Party
Alevtina Fedulova 17 January 1994 – 17 January 1996 Women of Russia
Artur Chilingarov 10 June 1994 – 17 January 1996 New Regional Policy

Chairman election

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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.

Candidate Faction First ballot Second ballot
Votes % Votes %
 Y Ivan Rybkin Agrarian Party 233 52.5% 223 50.2%
Yury Vlasov Independent 200 45.0% 23 5.2%
Vladimir Lukin Yabloko 176 39.6%
Vladimir Medvedev New Regional Policy 145 32.7%
Sergey Kovalyov Choice of Russia 138 31.1%
Alexander Braginsky Union of December 12 86 19.4%
Source:[4]

Factions and groups

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Faction Seats Faction leader
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia 64 Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Choice of Russia 64 Yegor Gaidar
Communist Party of the Russian Federation 42 Gennady Zyuganov
Agrarian Party of Russia 37 Mikhail Lapshin
Yabloko 27 Grigory Yavlinsky
Women of Russia 23 Yekaterina Lakhova
Party of Russian Unity and Accord 22 Sergey Shakhray
Democratic Party of Russia 14 Stanislav Govorukhin
Other 21
Independent MPs 130
Vacant 6

Committees

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

Committee Chair Faction
Law, Judicial and Legal Reform Vladimir Isakov Agrarian Party
Labour and Social Welfare Sergey Kalashnikov Liberal Democratic Party
Budget, Taxes, Banking and Finance Mikhail Zadornov Yabloko
Economic Policy Sergey Glazyev Democratic Party
Property, Privatization and Economic Activity Sergey Burkov New Regional Policy
Information Policy and Communications Mikhail Poltoranin Choice of Russia
Industry, Construction, Transport and Energy Vladimir Gusev Liberal Democratic Party
Education, Culture and Science Lyubov Rozhkova New Regional Policy
Health Bela Denisenko Choice of Russia
Women, Family and Youth Galina Klimantova Women of Russia
Agrarian Issues Aleksandr Nazarchuk Agrarian Party
Alexey Chernyshyov
Defence Sergey Yushenkov Choice of Russia
Security Viktor Ilyukhin Communist Party
Foreign Affairs Vladimir Lukin Yabloko
CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots Konstantin Zatulin Democratic Party
Organization of the State Duma Vladimir Bauer New Regional Policy
Geopolitics Viktor Ustinov Stability
Federation Affairs and Regional Policy Sergey Shapovalov Party of Russian Unity and Accord
Local Government Anatoly Sliva Party of Russian Unity and Accord
Ecology Mikhail Lemeshev Liberal Democratic Party
Natural Resources and Land Use Nikolay Astafyev Liberal Democratic Party
Public Associations and Religious Organizations Viktor Zorkaltsev Communist Party
Nationalities Bair Zhamsuyev Stability

Major legislation

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References

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  1. ^ The State Duma of the 1st convocation
  2. ^ "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". Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  3. ^ The State Duma in Russia's recent history
  4. ^ "Leadership of the State Duma of the first convocation (1994-1995)". politika.su (in Russian).