1st State Duma
The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation the first convocation is the former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament, worked from December 12, 1993 – December 16, 1995. The first few months, the State Duma was located in the Comecon building on New Arbat Avenue, then moved to the State Duma building on Okhotny Ryad.Leadership
Until the election of the Chairman of the State Duma of the meeting, spent the oldest deputy – 69 year-old of George Lukawa.
On January 17, 1996, the parliament elected Ivan Rybkin as the Chairman of the State Duma.Factions and groups
Committees
In the State Duma of the 2nd convocation operated 23 Committees.
- Committee on Law, Judicial and Legal Reform
- Committee on Labour and social support
- Committee on Budget, Taxes, Banking and Finance
- The Economic Policy Committee
- Committee on Property, Privatization and economic activity
- Committee on Information Policy and Communications
- Industry, Construction, Transport and Energy Committee
- Committee on Education, Culture and Science
- Health Protection Committee
- Committee on Women, Family and Youth
- Committee on Agrarian Issues
- The Defence Committee
- Safety Committee
- Committee on International Affairs
- Committee on Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs and Relations with Compatriots
- Committee on the organization of the State Duma
- Committee on Geopolitics
- Committee on Federation Affairs and Regional Policy
- Committee on Local Government
- The Environmental Committee
- Committee on Natural Resources and the Environment
- The Committee on Public Associations and Religious Organizations
- Committee for Nationalities
