The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 8th convocation () was the convocation of the lower house of Russian parliament that operated from 2021 to 2026.
The composition of the 8th State Duma was determined based on the results of the 2021 legislative election. Elections were held using a mixed system: 225 deputies were elected on party lists and 225 — in single-member constituencies. Of the 14 parties that participated in the elections, only 5 were able to overcome the 5% barrier. And for the first time since 1999, more than four parties were able to form their own factions. Three more parties and five independent candidates were able to win one seat each through single-mandate constituencies.
In accordance with the presidential decree, the first meeting of the 8th State Duma was held on 12 October 2021.
Leadership
The leadership of the State Duma where elected at the first meeting.
In accordance with the Constitution, the oldest deputy opens the first session. However, for the first time ever, the second oldest deputy opened the first meeting. This was because the oldest deputy, 85-year-old Vladimir Resin, refused to open the meeting and therefore this duty was passed to 84-year-old Valentina Tereshkova. In addition to Tereshkova, as per tradition, the presidium was also attended by the oldest deputies from each faction.
Office MP Period Parliamentary affiliation Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 United RussiaFirst Deputy Chairmen Alexander Zhukov 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 United Russia Ivan Melnikov 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 Communist PartyDeputy Chairmen Anna Kuznetsova 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 United Russia Irina Yarovaya 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 United Russia Pyotr Tolstoy 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 United Russia Alexey Gordeyev 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 United Russia Sholban Kara-ool 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 United Russia Sergey Neverov 12 October 2021 – 23 July 2024 United Russia Viktoria Abramchenko 17 September 2024 – 30 September 2026 United Russia Alexander Babakov 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 A Just Russia Boris Chernyshov 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 Liberal Democratic Party Vladislav Davankov 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 New People Faction leaders Vladimir Vasilyev 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 United Russia Gennady Zyuganov 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 Communist Party Sergey Mironov 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 A Just Russia Vladimir Zhirinovsky 12 October 2021 – 6 April 2022Liberal Democratic Party Leonid Slutsky 18 May 2022 – 30 September 2026(acting 6 April – 18 May 2022) Alexey Nechayev 12 October 2021 – 30 September 2026 New People
Chairman election On 25 September 2021, during a meeting with the leaders of the parties elected to the State Duma, President Vladimir Putin expressed his support for the Chairman of the State Duma of the previous convocation Vyacheslav Volodin. Putin said that Volodin was worthy of becoming chairman again, but would leave the final decision to the deputies of the State Duma. After that, United Russia nominated Volodin for the position. Since United Russia has a majority in the State Duma, this means that Volodin will be elected speaker without the support of other parties. Nevertheless, the Liberal Democratic Party and A Just Russia — For Truth also endorsed Volodin.
The Communist Party refused to support Volodin and announced its intention to nominate its own candidate for the chairman. The Communists named Dmitry Novikov, Leonid Kalashnikov and Yury Afonin as possible candidates. On 7 October it was officially announced that the Communist Party would nominate Dmitry Novikov for Chairman of the State Duma.
The New People party did not nominate a candidate, but also did not publicly endorse any candidate.
Candidate Votes % Vyacheslav Volodin (UR) 360 Dmitry Novikov (CPRF) 61 Not voting 29 Source:
Factions Five parties were able to overcome the 5% barrier in the elections and form their own factions. Candidates from three more parties were able to win in their constituencies, but they will not be able to form factions, since their parties did not pass the electoral barrier. They may to join the factions of other parties, or became unaffiliated deputies. Two of them joined the Liberal Democratic Party. Also, independent deputies were elected in five constituencies, who could also become unaffiliated, but joined the factions of political parties. Two deputies joined United Russia, two more joined New People and one joined A Just Russia — For Truth.
(Shading indicates majority caucus) Total VacantUnited RussiaCommunist PartyA Just RussiaLiberal Democratic PartyNew People Unaffiliated End of the previous convocation 43 23 40 DNP 2 444 6 Seats won in election 57 27 21 13 8 450 0 October 12, 2021(first session) 28 23 15 1 November 10, 2021 2 September 3, 2022Депутат Госдумы от Крыма Черняк досрочно сложил полномочия 449 1 April 23, 2023«Единая Россия» потеряла двух депутатов Госдумы 447 3 May 31, 2023В Москве скончался депутат госдумы от Красноярского края Виктор Зубарев 446 4 September 10, 2023На довыборах в Госдуму победили четыре единоросса 450 0 September 19, 2023Госдума сняла депутатские полномочия с Сокола и Кастюкевича 449 1 May 27, 2024 448 2 May 28, 2024 447 3 June 25, 2024 446 4 September 8, 2024 34491 September 16, 2024 2 October 8, 2024 448 2 November 4, 2024 447 3 December 5, 2024 446 4 March 4, 2025 445 5 March 10, 2025 444 6 May 5, 2025 443 7 May 19, 2025 442 8 May 20, 2025 4419 June 25, 2025223 July 22, 2025 440 10 September 23, 20255643911 December 30, 2025 438 12 February 16, 2026 437 13 March 23, 2026 43614 April 8, 2026274 June 16, 2026 435 15 June 17, 2026 434 16 September 17, 2026 433 17 Latest voting share
Membership
Vacant seats
ConstituencyRegionFormer DeputyFormer PartyNote3UfaPavel KachkayevUnited Russia32TuvaAidyn SaryglarUnited Russia41BiyskAlexander ProkopyevUnited Russia46KrasnodarYevgeny PervyshovUnited Russia54KrasnoyarskYury ShvytkinUnited Russia84VolzhskyOleg SavchenkoUnited Russia93IrkutskMikhail ShchapovCommunist Party102ProkopyevskDmitry IslamovUnited Russia109KurskYekaterina KharchenkoUnited Russia115LevoberezhnyMikhail TarasenkoUnited Russia116MagadanAnton BasanskyUnited Russia147LermontovskyAleksandr SamokutyaevUnited Russia157SkopinDmitry KhubezovUnited Russia158SamaraAlexander KhinshteinUnited Russia166EngelsAlexander StrelyukhinUnited Russia170BeryozovskySergey ChepikovUnited Russia183TulaViktor DzyubaUnited Russia
Committees and commissions Committees
In the 8th convocation, the number of committees was increased from 26 to 32. According to Vyacheslav Volodin, the increase in committees is due to the expanded powers of the parliament during the constitutional reform. Since the State Duma approves the members of the government, it was decided to create committees based on the profile of line federal ministries, agencies and services.
On 8 October 2021, during the meeting of the provisional working group on the preparation of the first plenary session, the composition of the committees and their leadership were approved.
Committee issuesChairPartiesAgrarian IssuesVladimir KashinUnited Russia (15)Communist Party (4)A Just Russia (1)Budget and TaxesAndrey MakarovUnited Russia (22)Communist Party (4)A Just Russia (1)Liberal Democratic Party (1)Party of Growth (1)Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs,Eurasian Integration and Relations with CompatriotsLeonid KalashnikovUnited Russia (5)Communist Party (3)Construction and Housing and Communal ServicesSergey PakhomovUnited Russia (16)Communist Party (2)A Just Russia (1)Liberal Democratic Party (1)ControlOleg MorozovUnited Russia (9)Communist Party (1)A Just Russia (1)CultureYelena Yampolskaya(until May 14, 2024)United Russia (5)A Just Russia (2)Olga Kazakova(since September 17, 2024)Communist Party (1)Liberal Democratic Party (1)New People (1)DefenceAndrey KartapolovUnited Russia (10)Communist Party (2)Liberal Democratic Party (1)Development of Civil Society,Issues of Public and Religious AssociationsOlga Timofeeva(until February 26, 2025)United Russia (5)Communist Party (1)Yana Lantratova(February 26, 2025 – May 14, 2026)A Just Russia (1)Nikolay Novichkov(acting, since June 9, 2026)New People (1)Development of the Far East and ArcticNikolai KharitonovUnited Russia (8)Communist Party (2)A Just Russia (1)Liberal Democratic Party (1)Ecology, Natural Resourcesand Environmental ProtectionDmitry KobylkinUnited Russia (18)Communist Party (2)A Just Russia (2)Liberal Democratic Party (1)New People (1)Economic PolicyMaxim TopilinUnited Russia (8)Communist Party (1)Liberal Democratic Party (1)A Just Russia (1)EducationOlga Kazakova(until September 17, 2024)United Russia (7)A Just Russia (2)Irina Belykh(since September 17, 2024)Communist Party (1)New People (1)EnergyPavel Zavalny(until July 23, 2024)United Russia (9)Communist Party (1)A Just Russia (1)Nikolay Shulginov(since September 17, 2024)Liberal Democratic Party (1)New People (1)Family, Women and ChildrenNina OstaninaUnited Russia (5)Communist Party (2)Financial MarketAnatoly AksakovUnited Russia (6)Communist Party (2)A Just Russia (1)Liberal Democratic Party (1)HealthDmitry Khubezov(until June 13, 2023)United Russia (14)Badma Bashankayev(June 13, 2023 – November 26, 2024)Communist Party (2)A Just Russia (1)Sergey Leonov(since November 26, 2024)Liberal Democratic Party (1)Industry and TradeVladimir GutenevUnited Russia (16)Communist Party (1)A Just Russia (1)New People (1)Information Policy,Information Technologies and CommunicationsAlexander Hinstein(until December 5, 2024)United Russia (6)Communist Party (1)Sergey Boyarsky(since December 17, 2024)New People (1)Liberal Democratic Party (1)A Just Russia (1)International AffairsLeonid SlutskyUnited Russia (11)Communist Party (1)A Just Russia (1)Liberal Democratic Party (1)New People (1)Labour, Social Policy and Veterans' AffairsYaroslav NilovUnited Russia (8)Communist Party (2)Independent (1)Nationalities AffairsGennady Semigin(until June 11, 2024)United Russia (5)Vladimir Ivanov(since February 26, 2025)Communist Party (1)A Just Russia (1)Physical Culture and SportDmitry Svishchev(until July 23, 2024)United Russia (8)Liberal Democratic Party (2)Oleg Matytsin(since September 17, 2024)Communist Party (1)New People (1)Property, Land and Property RelationsSergey GavrilovUnited Russia (9)Communist Party (4)Liberal Democratic Party (1)Protection of CompetitionValery GartungUnited Russia (5)A Just Russia (2)Communist Party (1)Regional Policy and Local GovernmentAlexei DidenkoUnited Russia (7)Communist Party (1)A Just Russia (1)Liberal Democratic Party (1)New People (1)Safety and Anti-CorruptionVasily PiskarevUnited Russia (19)Communist Party (3)Liberal Democratic Party (1)Independent (1)Science and Higher EducationSergey KabyshevUnited Russia (6)Communist Party (1)A Just Russia (1)Liberal Democratic Party (1)New People (1)Small and Medium-sized EntrepreneurshipAlexander DeminUnited Russia (5)Communist Party (1)A Just Russia (1)New People (1)State Construction and LegislationPavel KrasheninnikovUnited Russia (10)Communist Party (3)A Just Russia (1)Liberal Democratic Party (1)Tourism and Tourism Infrastructure DevelopmentSangadji TarbaevUnited Russia (11)Communist Party (1)New People (1)Transport and Transport Infrastructure DevelopmentYevgeny MoskvichevUnited Russia (18)Communist Party (1)Liberal Democratic Party (1)Youth Policy Artem MetelevUnited Russia (6)Communist Party (1)
Commissions