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3rd State Duma

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This article is about 3rd State Duma of the Russian Federation (1999–2003). Not to be confused with 3rd State Duma of the Russian Empire (1907–1912).
Russia State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
at the 3rd convocation
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Seat composition of the 3rd State Duma
Overview
Meeting placeState Duma Building
Moscow, 1 Okhotny Ryad street
Term18 January 2000 (2000-01-18) – 29 December 2003 (2003-12-29)
Election19 December 1999
Government28 committees
WebsiteState Duma
Members450
ChairmanGennadiy Seleznyov
(from Communist Party)
Party control1st coalition: Unity and Communist Party
2nd coalition: Unity and Fatherland – All Russia

The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 3rd convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации III созыва) is a former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, lower house of the Russian Parliament, elected on 19 December 1999. The 3rd convocation met at the State Duma building in Moscow from January 18, 2000 to December 29, 2003.

Leadership

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Until the election of the Chairman of the State Duma of the meeting, the position was filled by the oldest deputy – 79 year-old of Yegor Ligachyov – according to traditions.

On January 18, 2000, the parliament elected Gennadiy Seleznyov as the Chairman of the State Duma.[1]

List of deputies

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List of deputies[2][3]

Communist Party

Liberal Democratic Party

Unity

Fatherland – All Russia

Union of Right Forces

Yabloko

Regions of Russia

Agro-industrial deputy group

People's Deputies

Outside of factions and groups

Factions

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Leaders of the State Duma factions with Acting President Vladimir Putin, January 5, 2000
Faction Leader Seats
Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zuganov 113
Unity Boris Gryzlov 73
Fatherland – All Russia Yevgeny Primakov (until 2001) 66
Vyacheslav Volodin (since 2001)
Union of Right Forces Sergey Kiriyenko (until 23 May 2000) 29
Boris Nemtsov (since 23 May 2000)[4]
Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky 20
Zhirinovsky Bloc Igor Lebedev 17
Independents 123
Vacant 9
Gennadiy Seleznyov – Chairman of the State Duma for the 3rd convocation
Modern building of the State Duma.

Coalitions

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In the State Duma at the 3rd convocation, two coalitions functioned at different times as the majority. In both cases, the coalitions were initiated by the "Unity" faction.

The first coalition was formed immediately after the announcement of election results, during the preparations for the first meeting of the new parliament. The "Unity" faction and the Communist Party (the largest in the State Duma) signed a package agreement, according to which they shared the top positions of the Duma and the chairmanships of parliamentary committees. As for "Unity" it was mainly to keep the levers of control of the State Duma from its main competitors at that time - "Fatherland-All Russia". The Communists made an agreement on favorable terms. Later, second coalition was formed, The so-called "Coalition of Four" which included Unity, Fatherland-All Russia, People’s Deputy, and Russia’s Regions, and comprised exactly half of the Duma. The latter two of these groups were not parties per se, but rather deputy groups formed in the Duma.

During the session, the parliament consolidated pro-government forces around President Vladimir Putin: the merger of public movements "Unity" and "Fatherland" was announced,[5] which led to corresponding changes in the State Duma. In April 2002, the newly formed majority of the State Duma cleaned house and deprived the Communists of the benefits they received at the beginning. They were deprived of the majority of management positions. This caused a crisis within the Communist Party faction - Chairman of the State Duma Gennady Seleznyov, as well as heads of two committees (Svetlana Goryacheva and Nikolai Gubenko) chose to leave the faction, and to keep their positions.[6]

Major legislation

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President Vladimir Putin in the State Duma, May 18, 2000

Committees

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28 committees operated in the State Duma at the 3rd convocation.

Committee Chair Faction
Law Pavel Krasheninnikov Union of Right Forces
State-Building Anatoly Lukyanov Communist Party
Valery Grebennikov Fatherland – All Russia
Labour and Social Policy Valery Saykin Communist Party
Andrey Selivanov Union of Right Forces
Budget and Taxes Alexander Zhukov Regions of Russia
Credit Organizations and Financial Markets Alexander Shokhin People's Deputy
Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship Sergey Glazyev Communist Party
Property Issues Vladimir Pekhtin Unity
Viktor Pleskachevsky
Industry, Construction and High Technology Yuri Maslyukov Communist Party
Martin Shakkum Regions of Russia
Energy, Transport and Communications Vladimir Katrenko Unity
Defence Andrey Nikolayev People's Deputy
Security Alexander Gurov Unity
International Affairs Dmitry Rogozin People's Deputy
CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots Boris Pastukhov Fatherland – All Russia
Andrey Kokoshin
Federation Affairs and Regional Policy Leonid Ivanchenko Communist Party
Viktor Grishin Fatherland – All Russia
Local Government Vladimir Mokry Unity
Rules and Organization of the State Duma Nikolay Loktionov Unity
Vasily Volkovsky
Information Policy Konstantin Vetrov Liberal Democratic Party
Health Protection and Sports Nikolai Gerasimenko People's Deputy
Education and Science Ivan Melnikov Communist Party
Alexander Shishlov Yabloko
Women, Family and Children Svetlana Goryacheva Communist Party
Agrarian Issues Vladimir Plotnikov Agroindustrial Group
Gennady Kulik Fatherland – All Russia
Natural Resources and Land Use Alexander Belyakov Unity
Ecology Vladimir Grachev Unity
Public Associations and Religious Organizations Viktor Zorkaltsev Communist Party
Nationalities Alexander Tkachov Agroindustrial Group
Valentin Nikitin
Culture and Tourism Nikolai Gubenko Communist Party
North and Far East Issues Valentina Pivnenko People's Deputy
Veterans Affairs Viktor Kulikov Fatherland – All Russia

References

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  1. ^ "Resolution of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation from 18.01.2000 number 6-III GD". Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  2. ^ "Депутаты". Государственная Дума (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  3. ^ "Депутаты Государственной Думы III созыва". www.politika.su. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  4. ^ "The "Union of Right Forces" faction in The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 3rd convocation" (in Russian).
  5. ^ In Moscow, the party "Unity" and "Fatherland" was founded
  6. ^ "On the expulsion of the Communist Party G. Seleznev, S. and N. Goryacheva Hubenko". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  7. ^ In Russia, the new Prime Minister
  8. ^ The State Duma ratified the agreement with the SNP on the America
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