RUSSIAN FEDERATION

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARLIAMENTARY CHAMBER
OR UNICAMERAL PARLIAMENT

Parliament (generic name):

Federalnoye Sobraniye

Translated name:

Federal Assembly

Structure:

Bicameral

Chamber:

Gossoudarstvennaya Duma

Translated name:

State Duma

President:

Boris V. Gryzlov (M)

Secretary General:

Alexey A. Sigutkin (M)

Members (statutory number):

450

directly elected

Members (current number):

450

Women (current number):

63 (14.00%)

Term:

4 years

Last renewal dates:

2 December 2007

Address:

State Duma
Okhotny Ryad, 1
MOSCOW 103265

Tel.: (7495) 692 30 57
Fax: (7495) 692 53 58
E-mail: stateduma@duma.gov.ru
dparlament@duma.gov.ru
Cable: State Duma, Moscow

Web site:

http://www.duma.gov.ru

http://www.duma.ru/

Affiliation to IPU:

Yes

Affiliation date(s):

1897 - 1914
1955

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