1st State Duma


The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 1st convocation is a former convocation of the State Duma, Lower House of the Federal Assembly. The first few months, the State Duma was located in the Comecon building on New Arbat Avenue, then moved to the State Duma building on Okhotny Ryad.

Leadership

On January 14, 1994, the parliament elected Agrarian Ivan Rybkin as the Chairman of the State Duma. Before his election, the session was moderated by the oldest deputy, 68-year-old Liberal Democrat Georgy Lukava.

Chairman election

The first round was held on 13 January 1994 by rating voting using an open ballot. The runoff was conducted by secret ballot on the next day, before which Yury Vlasov endorsed Ivan Rybkin.

Factions and groups

Committees

23 committees operated in the State Duma of the 1st convocation.

Major legislation