List of chairmen of the Federation Council (Russia)

This article contains the list of Chairmen of the Federation Council of Russia.

Since the office was created in 1994, 5 individuals, from 4 of the 85 federal subjects, have served as Chairman of the Federation Council. The numbers from each federal subjects are: One: Kaliningrad Oblast, Oryol Oblast and Mari El Republic Two: Saint Petersburg

Despite the fact that on the Federation Council officially there is no division along party lines, the three Chairman were members of political parties. One: Russian Party of Life and A Just Russia Two: United Russia Three: Independent

The current Chairman is Valentina Matviyenko took office in 2011, becoming the first woman Chairman of the Federation Council.Валентина Матвиенко избрана спикером Совета Федерации

List № Portrait NameFederal Subject Took office Left office Party 1 Vladimir Shumeyko(1945–)Kaliningrad Oblast January 13, 1994 January 23, 1996 Independent 2 Yegor Stroyev(1937–)Oryol Oblast January 23, 1996 December 5, 2001 Independent 3 Sergey Mironov(1953–)Saint Petersburg December 5, 2001 May 18, 2011 Independent (2001 – 2002)↓Russian Party of Life (2002 – 2006)↓A Just Russia (since 2006) – Acting ChairmanAleksander Torshin(1953–)Mari El Republic May 19, 2011 September 21, 2011 United Russia 4 Valentina Matviyenko(1949–)Saint Petersburg September 21, 2011 Incumbent United Russia

Chairmen by time in office

Rank Speaker Time in office No 1 Valentina Matviyenko 4 2 Sergey Mironov 3 3 Yegor Stroyev 2 4 Vladimir Shumeyko 1 5 Aleksander Torshin Acting

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