Building of Council of Labor and Defense, Moscow

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 Federal Assembly ( rus, Федера́льное Собра́ние, r=Federalnoye Sobraniye, p=fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnəjə sɐˈbranʲɪjə) is the national legislature of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of the Russian F ...

. The 2nd convocation meets at the

State Duma building The building of Council of Labor and Defense (russian: Здание Совета труда и обороны, Zdaniye Soveta truda i oborony) is a state building located on Okhotny Ryad Street in central Moscow, Russia, 250 meters north of the Kr ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

, worked from December 17, 1995 – December 19, 1999.

Leadership

The first meeting of the 2nd State Duma was moderated by the oldest deputy, 73 year-old Grigory Galaziy. On January 17, 1996, the parliament elected

Gennady Seleznyov Gennadiy Nikolayevich Seleznyov (russian: Геннадий Николаевич Селезнёв; 6 November 1947 – 19 July 2015) was a Russian politician, the Chairman of the State Duma from 1996 to 2003. Early life and career Born at Serov ...

as the Chairman of the State Duma.

Chairman election

Factions and groups

Major legislation

Five

Prime Ministers A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is no ...

were approved by the State Duma of the second convocation. File:Viktor Chernomyrdin-1.jpg, File:Sergei Kirienko - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2000 (cropped).jpg, File:E Primakov 03.jpg, File:Krievijas Revīzijas palātas priekšsēdētājs (4187361112).jpg, File:Vladimir Putin 31 December 1999-3.jpg, *August 10, 1996:

Viktor Chernomyrdin Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin (russian: Ви́ктор Степа́нович Черномы́рдин, ; 9 April 19383 November 2010) was a Soviet and Russian politician and businessman. He was the Minister of Gas Industry of the Soviet Unio ...

re-approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 314 votes in favor. *April 24, 1998:

Sergei Kiriyenko Sergey Vladilenovich Kiriyenko (''né'' ''Izraitel''; russian: Серге́й Владиле́нович Кирие́нко; born 26 July 1962) is a Russian politician who has served as First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administra ...

approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 251 votes in favor. *September 11, 1998:

Yevgeny Primakov Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakov (29 October 1929 – 26 June 2015) was a Russian politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1998 to 1999. During his long career, he also served as Foreign Minister, Speaker of the Supreme ...

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 Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...

approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 233 votes in favor.

Attempted impeachment of Boris Yeltsin

The procedure of impeachment of

Boris Yeltsin Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician wh ...

was initiated in may 1999 on the basis of five charges: the

collapse of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...

; 1993 constitutional crisis; the outbreak of War in Chechnya; weakening the country's defense and genocide of the Russian people. 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.ИМПИЧМЕНТ (Специальные корреспондены “Завтра” ведут репортаж из Государственной думы)
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Committees

In the State Duma of the 2nd convocation operated 27 Committees. *Committee on law and judicial and legal reform *Veterans Affairs Committee *Committee of Labour and Social Policy *Committee on Budget, Taxes Banking and Finance *Committee on Economic Policy *Committee on Property, Privatization and economic activity *Information Policy Committee *Committee on Energy, Transport and Communications *Committee on Industry, Construction and High Technology *Education and Science Committee *Culture and Tourism Committee *Health Protection Committee *Committee on Women, Family and Youth *Committee on Agrarian Issues *Defence Committee *Safety Committee *Committee on International Affairs *Committee on

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Affairs and Relations with Compatriots *Committee on Rules and Organization of the State Duma *Problems of the North Committee *Committee on Geopolitics *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

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