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5th State Duma

{{Short description|Convocation of the lower house of Russian parliament}}

{{Infobox legislative session

| name = State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
{{small|of the 5th convocation}}

| image = Stalinist architecture (19780328909).jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = State Duma Building in 2014

| meeting_place = State Duma building
Moscow, Okhotny Ryad street, 1

| election = 2 December 2007

| term_start = {{Start date|2007|12|24|df=y}}

| term_end = {{End date|2011|12|21|df=y}}

| before = 4th State Duma

| after = 6th State Duma

| government = Zubkov Government
Putin Second Government

| website = [http://www.duma.gov.ru/ State Duma]

| membership1 = {{Composition bar|450|450|width=150}}

| control1 = United Russia

| chamber1_leader1_type = Chairman

| chamber1_leader1 = Boris Gryzlov
{{small|(from United Russia)}}

| chamber1_leader2_type = First Deputy

| chamber1_leader2 = Oleg Morozov {{small|(from United Russia)}}

| chamber1_leader3_type = Deputy

| chamber1_leader3 = {{collapsible list|Lyubov Sliska {{small|(from United Russia)}}
Svetlana Zhurova {{small|(from United Russia)}}
Vyacheslav Volodin {{small|(from United Russia)}}
Yuri Volkov {{small|(from United Russia)}}
Valery Yazev {{small|(from United Russia)}}
Nadezhda Gerasimova {{small|(from United Russia)}}
Ivan Melnikov {{small|(from Communist Party)}}
Alexander Babakov {{small|(from A Just Russia)}}
Vladimir Zhirinovsky {{small|(from Liberal Democratic Party}})}}

}}

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 Russian Parliament. The 5th convocation met at 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 2007 parliamentary election. Of the eleven parties participating in the elections, only four were able to overcome the 7% election threshold to gain representation based upon the proportional representation system.

Leadership

File:Boris Gryzlov 2006.jpg is the Chairman of the 5th State Duma]]

On December 24, 2007, the parliament re-elected Boris Gryzlov from the United Russia as the Chairman of the State Duma.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kartina-ua.info/index.phtml?art_id=205076&action=view&sel_date=2007-12-24 |title=The re-election of the Speaker of the State Duma Boris Gryzlov |access-date=2016-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313023109/http://www.kartina-ua.info/index.phtml?art_id=205076&action=view&sel_date=2007-12-24 |archive-date=2016-03-13 |url-status=usurped }}

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).

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Office

! colspan=2| MP

! style="width:35%"|Period

! colspan=2| Parliamentary affiliation

Chairman

| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}"|

| Boris Gryzlov

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}" |

| United Russia

First Deputy Chairman[http://viperson.ru/articles/gosduma-v-sozyva-izbrala-vitse-spikerov State Duma has selected the vice-speakers]

| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}"|

| Oleg Morozov

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}" |

| United Russia

rowspan=9|Deputy Chairman

| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}"|

| Lyubov Sliska

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}" |

| United Russia

style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}"|

| Svetlana Zhurova

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}" |

| United Russia

style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}"|

| Vyacheslav Volodin

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}" |

| United Russia

style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}"|

| Yuri Volkov

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}" |

| United Russia

style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}"|

| Valery Yazev

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}" |

| United Russia

style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}"|

| Nadezhda Gerasimova

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}" |

| United Russia

style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}}"|

| Ivan Melnikov

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}}" |

| Communist Party

style="background-color:{{party color|A Just Russia}}"|

| Alexander Babakov

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|A Just Russia}}" |

| A Just Russia

style="background-color:{{party color|LDPR (political party)}}"|

| Vladimir Zhirinovsky

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|LDPR (political party)}}" |

| Liberal Democratic Party

colspan=7; bgcolor="lightgrey"|
rowspan=4 | Faction leaders

| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}"|

| Boris Gryzlov

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}"|

| United Russia

style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}}"|

| Gennady Zuganov

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}}"|

| Communist Party

style="background-color:{{party color|LDPR (political party)}}"|

| Igor Lebedev

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|LDPR (political party)}}"|

| Liberal Democratic Party

style="background-color:{{party color|A Just Russia}}" |

| Sergey Mironov

| December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|A Just Russia}}" |

| A Just Russia

Factions

[[File:State Duma seats 2007.svg|thumb|right|300px|Location of parliamentary factions in the 5th State Duma:

{{legend|#7092B2|United Russia (315)}}

{{legend|#B55956|Communist Party (57)}}

|

{{legend|#EBD700|Liberal Democratic Party (40)}}

{{legend|#9AB00A|A Just Russia (38)}}

]]

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colspan=2|Faction

! colspan=2|Seats

style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}|

|United Russia

|315

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}|

style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}}"|

|Communist Party of the Russian Federation

|57

|style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}}"|

style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}}|

|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia

|40

|style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}}|

style="background-color:{{party color|A Just Russia}}"|

|A Just Russia

|38

|style="background-color:{{party color|A Just Russia}}"|

List of deputies

{{Hidden begin|title=List of deputies}}

Communist Party

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Liberal Democratic Party

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A Just Russia — For Truth

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United Russia

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|

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{{Hidden end}}

Major legislation

File:Vladimir Putin 8 May 2008-1.jpg during his appointment as Prime Minister.]]

  • May 8, 2008: Vladimir Putin approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 392 votes in favor.[http://obzor.westsib.ru/article/238806 Putin appointed Prime Minister]
  • November 21, 2008: Approved amendments to the Constitution of Russia with 392 votes in favor.[http://lenta.ru/news/2008/11/21/third/ Duma finally approved the amendments to the Constitution]

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

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