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:

Despite the fact that on the Federation Council officially there is no division along party lines, the three Chairman were members of political parties.

The current Chairman is Valentina Matviyenko took office in 2011, becoming the first woman Chairman of the Federation Council.[1]

List

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PortraitNameFederal SubjectTook officeLeft officeParty
1 Vladimir Shumeyko
(1945–)
Kaliningrad OblastJanuary 13, 1994January 23, 1996Independent
2 Yegor Stroyev
(1937–)
Oryol OblastJanuary 23, 1996December 5, 2001Independent
3 Sergey Mironov
(1953–)
Saint PetersburgDecember 5, 2001May 18, 2011Independent (2001 – 2002)

Russian Party of Life (2002 – 2006)

A Just Russia (since 2006)
Acting Chairman
Aleksander Torshin
(1953–)
Mari El RepublicMay 19, 2011September 21, 2011United Russia
4 Valentina Matviyenko
(1949–)
Saint PetersburgSeptember 21, 2011IncumbentUnited Russia

Chairmen by time in office

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RankSpeakerTime in officeNo
1Valentina Matviyenko12 years, 275 days4
2Sergey Mironov9 years, 164 days3
3Yegor Stroyev5 years, 316 days2
4Vladimir Shumeyko2 years, 10 days1
5Aleksander Torshin126 daysActing

References

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