6th State Duma
# 6th State Duma

The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 6th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации VI созыва) is a former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament. The 6th convocation meets at the State Duma building in Moscow, having begun its term on December 21, 2011 following the last session of the 5th State Duma. The term of office expired October 5, 2016, when the next parliamentary elections.

The 6th State Duma's composition was based upon the results of the 2011 parliamentary election. Of the seven 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

On December 21, 2011, the parliament elected Sergey Naryshkin from the United Russia as the Chairman of the State Duma.

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 – 87-year-old Vladimir Dolgikh (from United Russia) and 81-year-old Zhores Alferov (from Communist Party).

| Office | MP | Period | Parliamentary affiliation |
| - | - | - | - |
| Chairman | Sergey Naryshkin | December 21, 2011 — October 5, 2016 | United Russia |
| First Deputy Chairman | Alexander Zhukov | December 21, 2011 — October 5, 2016 | United Russia |
| First Deputy Chairman | Ivan Melnikov | December 21, 2011 — October 5, 2016 | Communist Party |
| Deputy Chairman | Sergey Neverov | December 21, 2011 — October 5, 2016 | United Russia |
| Deputy Chairman | Andrey Vorobyov | December 21, 2011 — November 10, 2012 | United Russia |
| Deputy Chairman | Oleg Morozov | December 21, 2011 — May 25, 2012 | United Russia |
| Deputy Chairman | Lyudmila Shvetsova | December 21, 2011 — October 29, 2014 | United Russia |
| Deputy Chairman | Igor Lebedev | December 21, 2011 — October 5, 2016 | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Deputy Chairman | Nikolai Levichev | December 21, 2011 — March 25, 2016 | A Just Russia |
| Deputy Chairman | Alexander Romanovich | March 25, 2016 — October 5, 2016 | A Just Russia |
| Faction leaders | Andrey Vorobyov | December 21, 2011 — November 10, 2012 | United Russia |
| Faction leaders | Vladimir Vasilyev | November 10, 2012 — October 5, 2016 | United Russia |
| Faction leaders | Gennady Zyuganov | December 21, 2011 — October 5, 2016 | Communist Party |
| Faction leaders | Vladimir Zhirinovsky | December 21, 2011 — October 5, 2016 | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Faction leaders | Sergey Mironov | December 21, 2011 — October 5, 2016 | A Just Russia |

## Factions

| Faction | Seats |
| - | - |
| United Russia | 238 |
| Communist Party of the Russian Federation | 92 |
| A Just Russia | 64 |
| Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | 56 |

## Committees

On December 21, 2011, the State Duma approved the composition of its 27 committees.

| Committees | Leader | Party |
| - | - | - |
| On Constitutional Legislation and State Building | Vladimir Pligin | United Russia |
| On Civil, Criminal, Arbitration and Procedural Legislation | Pavel Krasheninnikov | United Russia |
| On Labour, Social Policy and Veterans' Affairs | Andrey Isaev | United Russia |
| On Budget and Tax | Andrey Makarov | United Russia |
| On Financial Market | Natalia Burykina | United Russia |
| On Economic Policy, Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship | Igor Rudensky | United Russia |
| On Property Issues | Sergey Gavrilov | Communist Party |
| On Industry | Sergei Sobko | Communist Party |
| On Land relations and Construction | Aleksey Russkikh | Communist Party |
| On Science and High Relations | Valery Chernyshev | A Just Russia |
| On Energy | Ivan Grachov | A Just Russia |
| On Transport | Eugene Moskvichev | United Russia |
| On Defence | Vladimir Komoedov | Communist Party |
| On Safety and Anti-Corruption | Irina Yarovaya | United Russia |
| On International Affairs | Aleksey Pushkov | United Russia |
| On CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots | Leonid Slutsky | Liberal Democratic Party |
| On the Federal Structure and Local Government | Victor Kidyaev | United Russia |
| On Regional Policy and the problems of the North and the Far East | Nikolay Kharitonov | Communist Party |
| On Agrarian Issues | Nikolay Pankov | United Russia |
| On Natural Resources, Environment and Ecology | Vladimir Kashin | Communist Party |
| On Education | Vyacheslav Nikonov | United Russia |
| For Nationalities | Gadzhimet Safaraliev | United Russia |
| On Physical Culture, Sport and Youth Affairs | Igor Ananskikh | Liberal Democratic Party |
| On Housing Policy and Housing and Communal Services | Galina Khovanskaya | A Just Russia |
| On Rules and Organization of the State Duma | Sergei Popov | United Russia |
| On Public Associations and Religious Organizations | Yaroslav Nilov | Liberal Democratic Party |
| On Women, Family and Children | Yelena Mizulina | A Just Russia |

## Major legislation

Some media have criticized the 6th Duma for adopting legislation which was not properly discussed, voted too quickly without consulting experts, and which may contradict the Constitution.

* May 8, 2012: Dmitry Medvedev approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 299 votes in favor.
* December 21, 2012: "Dima Yakovlev Law" with 420 votes in favor.
* March 20, 2014: Ratification of the Federal Law "On joining of Crimea to the Russian Federation" with 443 votes in favor.
* March 20, 2014: Federal constitutional law "On the adoption of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new entities - the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol" with 444 votes in favor.
* July 3, 2015: Moving forward the 2016 State Duma elections by three months, with 339 votes in favor.
* June 24, 2016: The "Yarovaya law", with 287 votes in favor.
