5th State Duma
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The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 5th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации V созыва) is a former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, lower house of the State Duma building in Moscow , worked from December 24, 2007 to December 21, 2011.
The 5th State Duma's composition was based upon the results of the proportional representation system .
Leadership On December 24, 2007, the parliament re-elected Boris Gryzlov from the United Russia as the Chairman of the State Duma.[1] At the same time, according to tradition, until the election of the Chairman of the State Duma, the meeting carried the oldest members of the State Duma – 77 year-old of Zhores Alferov (from Communist Party).
FactionsA Just Russia (38) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faction | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| United Russia | 315 | ||
| Communist Party of the Russian Federation | 57 | ||
| Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | 40 | ||
A Just Russia
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38 | ||
Major legislation
- May 8, 2008: Vladimir Putin approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 392 votes in favor.[3]
- November 21, 2008: Approved amendments to the Constitution of Russia with 392 votes in favor.[4]
Committees
In the State Duma of the 5th convocation operated 33 Committees.
- Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building
- Committee on Civil, Criminal, Arbitration and Procedural Law
- Veterans Affairs Committee
- Committee of Labour and Social Policy
- Budget and Tax Committee
- Financial Market Committee
- Committee on Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship
- Committee on Property Issues
- Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications
- Committee on Energy
- Committee on Transport
- Land Relations Committee and construction
- Industry Committee
- Committee on Science and High Technology
- Education Committee
- Committee on Culture
- Physical Culture and Sports Committee
- Youth Committee
- Health Protection Committee
- Committee on Women, Family and Children
- Committee on Agrarian Issues
- Defence Committee
- Safety Committee
- Committee on International Affairs
- Committee on Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs and Relations with Compatriots
- Committee on Rules and Organization of the State Duma
- Committee on the problems of the North and Far East
- Committee on Federation Affairs and Regional Policy
- Committee on Local Government
- The Environmental Committee
- Committee on Natural Resources and the Environment
- Committee on Public Associations and Religious Organizations
- Committee for Nationalities
References
- ^ "The re-election of the Speaker of the State Duma Boris Gryzlov". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ State Duma has selected the vice-speakers
- ^ Putin appointed Prime Minister
- ^ Duma finally approved the amendments to the Constitution