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2nd State Duma
| State Duma of the Russian Federationof the 2nd convocation | ||||
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| ←1st State Duma 3rd State Duma→ | ← | 1st State Duma | 3rd State Duma | → |
| ← | 1st State Duma | 3rd State Duma | → | |
| Seat composition of the 2nd State Duma | ||||
| State Duma buildingMoscow, Okhotny Ryad street, 1 | ||||
| 17 January 1996 (1996-01-17) – 24 December 1999 (1999-12-24) | ||||
| 1995 parliamentary election | ||||
| 27 committees | ||||
| State Duma | ||||
| 450 | ||||
| Gennady Seleznyov (from Communist Party) |
Modern building of the State Duma.
The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 2nd convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации II созыва) is a former convocation of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament. The 2nd convocation meets at the State Duma building in Moscow, worked from December 17, 1995 – December 19, 1999.
Gennadiy Seleznyov – Chairman of the State Duma on the 2nd convocation.
The first meeting of the 2nd State Duma was moderated by the oldest deputy, 73 year-old Grigory Galaziy.
| Office | MP | Period | Parliamentary affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gennady Seleznyov | 17 January 1996 – 18 January 2000 | Communist Party | ||
| Alexander Shokhin | 18 January 1996–5 September 1997 | Our Home – Russia | ||
| Vladimir Ryzhkov | 10 September 1997–3 February 1999 | |||
| Boris Kuznetsov | 17 February 1999–18 January 2000 | |||
| Sergey Baburin | 18 January 1996–18 January 2000 | Narodovlastie | ||
| Svetlana Goryacheva | 18 January 1996–18 January 2000 | Communist Party | ||
| Mikhail Gutseriyev | 18 January 1996–18 January 2000 | Liberal Democratic Party | ||
| Artur Chilingarov | 18 January 1996–18 January 2000 | Russian Regions | ||
| Mikhail Yuryev | 20 March 1996–18 January 2000 | Yabloko |
On January 17, 1996, the parliament elected Gennady Seleznyov as the Chairman of the State Duma.
| Candidate | First ballot | Second ballot | Third ballot | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y Gennady Seleznyov (CPRF) | 216 | 48.0% | 219 | 48.7% | 231 | 51.3% |
| Ivan Rybkin (IND) (incumbent) | 166 | 36.9% | 51 | 11.3% | 150 | 33.3% |
| Vladimir Lukin (Yabloko) | 56 | 12.4% | 50 | 11.1% | ||
| Other | 8 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 11 | 2.4% |
| Source: |
| Faction | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of the Russian Federation | 139 | ||
| Our Home – Russia | 65 | ||
| Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | 49 | ||
| Yabloko | 45 | ||
| Russian Regions – Independent MPs | 44 | ||
| Narodovlastie | 41 | ||
| Agrarian Deputy Group | 35 | ||
| Independent MPs | 19 | ||
| Democratic Choice of Russia | 6 | ||
| Vacant | 7 |
Five Prime Ministers were approved by the State Duma of the second convocation.
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August 10, 1996: Viktor Chernomyrdin re-approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 314 votes in favor.
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April 24, 1998: Sergei Kiriyenko approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 251 votes in favor.
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September 11, 1998: Yevgeny Primakov approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 317 votes in favor.
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May 19, 1999: Sergei Stepashin approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 301 votes in favor.
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August 16, 1999: Vladimir Putin approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 233 votes in favor.
The procedure of impeachment of Boris Yeltsin was initiated in May 1999 on the basis of five charges: the collapse of the Soviet Union; 1993 constitutional crisis; the outbreak of War in Chechnya; weakening the country's defense.
Was formed a special Commission under the leadership of Vadim Filimonov.
On May 15, 1999, the vote to impeach Yeltsin was held, but none of the accusations received the necessary 300 votes.
| Accusation(s) | Voice of factions | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| 128 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 35 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| 128 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 0 |
| 127 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| 127 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
28 Committees operated in the State Duma of the 2nd convocation.
| Committee | Chair | Parliamentary group | Composition (as of 1996) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislation, Judicial and Legal Reform | Anatoly Lukyanov | Communist Party | 14 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (4)▌ Independent (3)▌ Yabloko (3)▌ ADG (1)▌ NDR (1)▌ LDPR (1)▌ Russian Regions (1) | ||||
| Labour and Social Policy | Sergey Kalashnikov | Liberal Democratic Party | 15 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (7)▌ LDPR (2)▌ NDR (2)▌ Yabloko (2)▌ ADG (1)▌ Narodovlastie (1) | ||||
| Vladimir Lisichkin | ||||
| Veterans Affairs | Valentin Varennikov | Communist Party | 10 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (6)▌ ADG (1)▌ LDPR (1)▌ NDR (1)▌ Yabloko (1) | ||||
| Health Protection | Nikolai Gerasimenko | Russian Regions | 12 members | |
| ▌ NDR (3)▌ CPRF (2)▌ Russian Regions (2)▌ ADG (1)▌ LDPR (1)▌ Narodovlastie (1)▌ Yabloko (1)▌ Independent (1) | ||||
| Education and Science | Ivan Melnikov | Communist Party | 12 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (7)▌ NDR (2)▌ LDPR (1)▌ Narodovlastie (1)▌ Yabloko (1) | ||||
| Women, Family and Youth Affairs | Alevtina Aparina | Communist Party | 12 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (6)▌ NDR (2)▌ ADG (1)▌ LDPR (1)▌ Yabloko (1)▌ Independent (1) | ||||
| Budget, Taxes, Banking and Finance | Mikhail Zadornov | Yabloko | 46 members | |
| ▌ Independent (10)▌ Russian Regions (9)▌ Narodovlastie (8)▌ NDR (6)▌ Yabloko (6)▌ CPRF (3)▌ ADG (2)▌ LDPR (2) | ||||
| Alexander Zhukov | Russian Regions | |||
| Economic Policy | Yuri Maslyukov | Communist Party | 14 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (6)▌ ADG (2)▌ Narodovlastie (2)▌ Yabloko (2)▌ LDPR (1)▌ NDR (1) | ||||
| Vladimir Tikhonov | ||||
| Property, Privatization and Economic Activities | Pavel Bunich | Our Home – Russia | 21 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (5)▌ LDPR (5)▌ NDR (4)▌ Narodovlastie (2)▌ Russian Regions (2)▌ Yabloko (2)▌ Independent (1) | ||||
| Agrarian Issues | Alexey Chernyshyov | Agrarian Group | 21 members | |
| ▌ ADG (15)▌ CPRF (3)▌ LDPR (2)▌ NDR (1) | ||||
| Industry, Construction, Transport and Energy | Vladimir Gusev | Liberal Democratic Party | 22 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (5)▌ Narodovlastie (5)▌ LDPR (4)▌ NDR (4)▌ Russian Regions (2)▌ ADG (1)▌ Yabloko (1) | ||||
| Natural Resources and the Environment | Aleksey Mikhailov | Yabloko | 13 members | |
| ▌ Russian Regions (3)▌ ADG (2)▌ CPRF (2)▌ Yabloko (2)▌ Independent (2)▌ Narodovlastie (1)▌ NDR (1) | ||||
| Mikhail Glubokovsky | ||||
| Ecology | Tamara Zlotnikova | Yabloko | 9 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (2)▌ Yabloko (2)▌ LDPR (1)▌ Narodovlastie (1)▌ NDR (1)▌ Russian Regions (1)▌ Independent (1) | ||||
| Defence | Lev Rokhlin | Our Home – Russia | 18 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (5)▌ LDPR (3)▌ NDR (3)▌ Independent (3)▌ ADG (1)▌ Narodovlastie (1)▌ Russian Regions (1)▌ Yabloko (1) | ||||
| Roman Popkovich | ||||
| Security | Viktor Ilyukhin | Communist Party | 21 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (4)▌ Russian Regions (4)▌ Independent (4)▌ LDPR (2)▌ Narodovlastie (2)▌ NDR (2)▌ Yabloko (2)▌ ADG (1) | ||||
| International Affairs | Vladimir Lukin | Yabloko | 23 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (6)▌ LDPR (4)▌ Russian Regions (3)▌ Yabloko (3)▌ Narodovlastie (2)▌ NDR (2)▌ Independent (2)▌ ADG (1) | ||||
| CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots | Georgy Tikhonov | Narodovlastie | 14 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (4)▌ Narodovlastie (3)▌ Yabloko (3)▌ ADG (2)▌ LDPR (1)▌ NDR (1) | ||||
| Ethnicities | Vladimir Zorin | Our Home – Russia | 12 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (4)▌ NDR (4)▌ Narodovlastie (2)▌ LDPR (1)▌ Russian Regions (1) | ||||
| Federation Affairs and Regional Policy | Leonid Ivanchenko | Communist Party | 15 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (4)▌ NDR (3)▌ Yabloko (3)▌ Narodovlastie (2)▌ Russian Regions (2)▌ Independent (1) | ||||
| Local Government Issues | Andrey Polyakov | Our Home – Russia | 11 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (4)▌ NDR (2)▌ Yabloko (2)▌ ADG (1)▌ LDPR (1)▌ Russian Regions (1) | ||||
| Public Associations and Religious Organizations | Viktor Zorkaltsev | Communist Party | 12 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (6)▌ ADG (1)▌ LDPR (1)▌ NDR (1)▌ Russian Regions (1)▌ Yabloko (1)▌ Independent (1) | ||||
| Rules and Organization of the State Duma | Dmitry Krasnikov | Agrarian Group | 12 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (5)▌ ADG (2)▌ NDR (2)▌ LDPR (1)▌ Russian Regions (1)▌ Yabloko (1) | ||||
| Viktor Popov | ||||
| Information Policy and Communications | Oleg Finko | Liberal Democratic Party | 13 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (4)▌ LDPR (4)▌ Russian Regions (2)▌ Yabloko (2)▌ NDR (1) | ||||
| Geopolitics | Aleksey Mitrofanov | Liberal Democratic Party | 13 members | |
| ▌ LDPR (8)▌ CPRF (2)▌ ADG (1)▌ NDR (1)▌ Independent (1) | ||||
| Conversion and High Technologies | Georgy Kostin | Narodovlastie | 12 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (6)▌ Narodovlastie (3)▌ LDPR (1)▌ NDR (1)▌ Yabloko (1) | ||||
| Tourism and Sports | Aleksandr Sokolov | Communist Party | 12 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (7)▌ ADG (1)▌ LDPR (1)▌ Narodovlastie (1)▌ NDR (1)▌ Yabloko (1) | ||||
| North Affairs | Vladimir Goman | Russian Regions | 11 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (3)▌ NDR (3)▌ LDPR (1)▌ Narodovlastie (1)▌ Russian Regions (1)▌ Yabloko (1)▌ Independent (1) | ||||
| Boris Misnik | Yabloko | |||
| Culture | Stanislav Govorukhin | Narodovlastie | 13 members | |
| ▌ CPRF (6)▌ NDR (3)▌ Narodovlastie (2)▌ LDPR (1)▌ Yabloko (1) |
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