The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 5th convocation () 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
On December 24, 2007, the parliament re-elected Boris Gryzlov 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 – 77 year-old of Zhores Alferov (from Communist Party).
Office MPPeriod Parliamentary affiliation Chairman Boris Gryzlov December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 United Russia First Deputy ChairmanState Duma has selected the vice-speakers Oleg Morozov December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 United RussiaDeputy Chairman Lyubov Sliska December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 United Russia Svetlana Zhurova December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 United Russia Vyacheslav Volodin December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 United Russia Yuri Volkov December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 United Russia Valery Yazev December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 United Russia Nadezhda Gerasimova December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 United Russia Ivan Melnikov December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 Communist Party Alexander Babakov December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 A Just Russia Vladimir Zhirinovsky December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 Liberal Democratic Party Faction leaders Boris Gryzlov December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 United Russia Gennady Zuganov December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 Communist Party Igor Lebedev December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 Liberal Democratic Party Sergey Mironov December 24, 2007 – December 21, 2011 A Just Russia
Factions
FactionSeatsUnited Russia315Communist Party of the Russian Federation57Liberal Democratic Party of Russia40A Just Russia38
List of deputies
Communist Party
Liberal Democratic Party
A Just Russia — For Truth
United Russia
Major legislation
May 8, 2008: Vladimir Putin approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 392 votes in favor.Putin appointed Prime Minister November 21, 2008: Approved amendments to the Constitution of Russia with 392 votes in favor.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
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