2nd State Duma
Convocation of the lower house of Russian parliament
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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.
Meeting placeState Duma building
Moscow, Okhotny Ryad street, 1
Moscow, Okhotny Ryad street, 1
Term17 January 1996 – 24 December 1999
Election1995 parliamentary election
Government27 committees
 State Duma of the Russian Federationof the 2nd convocation | |||||
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Seat composition of the 2nd State Duma | |||||
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| Meeting place | State Duma building Moscow, Okhotny Ryad street, 1 | ||||
| Term | 17 January 1996 – 24 December 1999 | ||||
| Election | 1995 parliamentary election | ||||
| Government | 27 committees | ||||
| Website | State Duma | ||||
| Members | 450 | ||||
| Chairman | Gennady Seleznyov (from Communist Party) | ||||
Leadership
The first meeting of the 2nd State Duma was moderated by the oldest deputy, 73 year-old Grigory Galaziy.
| Office | MP | Period | Parliamentary affiliation | ||
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| Chairman | Gennady Seleznyov | 17 January 1996 – 18 January 2000 | Communist Party | ||
| First Deputy Chairmen | 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 | ||||
| Deputy Chairmen | 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 | |||
Chairman election
On January 17, 1996, the parliament elected Gennady Seleznyov as the Chairman of the State Duma.[1]
| Candidate | First ballot | Second ballot | Third ballot | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
 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% | |
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Factions and groups
| Faction | Seats | ||
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| 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 | ||
Major legislation
Five Prime Ministers were approved by the State Duma of the second convocation.[3]
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- August 10, 1996: Viktor Chernomyrdin re-approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 314 votes in favor.
- April 24, 1998: Sergei Kiriyenko approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 251 votes in favor.
- September 11, 1998: Yevgeny Primakov approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 317 votes in favor.
- May 19, 1999: Sergei Stepashin approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 301 votes in favor.
- August 16, 1999: Vladimir Putin approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 233 votes in favor.
Attempted impeachment of Boris Yeltsin
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.[4]
| Accusation(s) | Voice of factions | Result | ||||||||
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| Communist Party | Liberal Democratic Party | Our Home – Russia | Yabloko | Agrarian Party | Narodovlastie | Regions of Russia | Independent | Democratic Choice of Russia | ||
| Collapse of the Soviet Union | 127 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 239/300 |
| 1993 constitutional crisis | 128 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 35 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 263/300 |
| War in Chechnya | 128 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 283/300 |
| Weakening the country's defense | 127 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 241/300 |
| Genocide of the Russian people | 127 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 238/300 |
Committees
28 Committees operated in the State Duma of the 2nd convocation.
| Committee | Chair | Parliamentary group | Composition (as of 1996)[5] | |
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| Legislation, Judicial and Legal Reform | Anatoly Lukyanov | Communist Party | 14 members
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| Labour and Social Policy | Sergey Kalashnikov | Liberal Democratic Party | 15 members
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| Vladimir Lisichkin | ||||
| Veterans Affairs | Valentin Varennikov | Communist Party | 10 members
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| Health Protection | Nikolai Gerasimenko | Russian Regions | 12 members
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| Education and Science | Ivan Melnikov | Communist Party | 12 members
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| Women, Family and Youth Affairs | Alevtina Aparina | Communist Party | 12 members
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| Budget, Taxes, Banking and Finance | Mikhail Zadornov | Yabloko | 46 members
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| Alexander Zhukov | Russian Regions | |||
| Economic Policy | Yuri Maslyukov | Communist Party | 14 members
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| Vladimir Tikhonov | ||||
| Property, Privatization and Economic Activities | Pavel Bunich | Our Home – Russia | 21 members
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| Agrarian Issues | Alexey Chernyshyov | Agrarian Group | 21 members
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| Industry, Construction, Transport and Energy | Vladimir Gusev | Liberal Democratic Party | 22 members
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| Natural Resources and the Environment | Aleksey Mikhailov | Yabloko | 13 members
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| Mikhail Glubokovsky | ||||
| Ecology | Tamara Zlotnikova | Yabloko | 9 members
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| Defence | Lev Rokhlin | Our Home – Russia | 18 members
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| Roman Popkovich | ||||
| Security | Viktor Ilyukhin | Communist Party | 21 members
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| International Affairs | Vladimir Lukin | Yabloko | 23 members
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| CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots | Georgy Tikhonov | Narodovlastie | 14 members
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| Ethnicities | Vladimir Zorin | Our Home – Russia | 12 members
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| Federation Affairs and Regional Policy | Leonid Ivanchenko | Communist Party | 15 members
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| Local Government Issues | Andrey Polyakov | Our Home – Russia | 11 members
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| Public Associations and Religious Organizations | Viktor Zorkaltsev | Communist Party | 12 members
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| Rules and Organization of the State Duma | Dmitry Krasnikov | Agrarian Group | 12 members
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| Viktor Popov | ||||
| Information Policy and Communications | Oleg Finko | Liberal Democratic Party | 13 members
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| Geopolitics | Aleksey Mitrofanov | Liberal Democratic Party | 13 members
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| Conversion and High Technologies | Georgy Kostin | Narodovlastie | 12 members
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| Tourism and Sports | Aleksandr Sokolov | Communist Party | 12 members
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| North Affairs | Vladimir Goman | Russian Regions | 11 members
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| Boris Misnik | Yabloko | |||
| Culture | Stanislav Govorukhin | Narodovlastie | 13 members
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