# 2nd State Duma

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This article is about 2nd State Duma of the Russian Federation (1995–1999). Not to be confused with [2nd State Duma of the Russian Empire (1907)](/source/State_Duma_of_the_Russian_Empire_of_the_2nd_convocation).

The **State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 2nd convocation** (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации II созыва) is a former convocation of the [State Duma](/source/State_Duma), Lower House of the [Russian Parliament](/source/Federal_Assembly_(Russia)). The 2nd convocation meets at the [State Duma building](/source/State_Duma_building) in [Moscow](/source/Moscow), worked from December 17, 1995 – December 19, 1999.

## Leadership

The first meeting of the 2nd State Duma was moderated by the oldest deputy, 73 year-old [Grigory Galaziy](/source/Grigory_Galaziy).

Office MP Period Parliamentary affiliation Chairman Gennady Seleznyov 17 January 1996 – 18 January 2000 Communist Party First Deputy Chairmen Alexander Shokhin 18 January 1996–5 September 1997 rowspan=3; Our Home – Russia Vladimir Ryzhkov 10 September 1997–3 February 1999 Boris Kuznetsov 17 February 1999–18 January 2000 Deputy Chairmen Sergey Baburin 18 January 1996–18 January 2000 Narodovlastie Svetlana Goryacheva 18 January 1996–18 January 2000 Communist Party Mikhail Gutseriyev 18 January 1996–18 January 2000 Liberal Democratic Party Artur Chilingarov 18 January 1996–18 January 2000 Russian Regions Mikhail Yuryev 20 March 1996–18 January 2000 Yabloko

### Chairman election

On January 17, 1996, the parliament elected [Gennady Seleznyov](/source/Gennady_Seleznyov) as the Chairman of the State Duma.[1]

Candidate First ballot Second ballot Third ballot Votes % Votes % Votes % Gennady Seleznyov (CPRF) 216 48% 219 48.67% 231 51.33% Ivan Rybkin (IND) (incumbent) 166 36.89% 51 11.33% 150 33.33% Vladimir Lukin (Yabloko) 56 12.44% 50 11.11% Other 8 1.78% 5 1.11% 11 2.44% Source:[2]

## Factions and groups

Faction Seats Communist Party of the Russian Federation 139 Our Home – Russia 65 Liberal Democratic Party of Russia 49 Yabloko 45 Russian Regions – Independent MPs 44 Narodovlastie 41 Agrarian Deputy Group 35 Independent MPs 19 style="background-color:#291673| Democratic Choice of Russia 6 style="background-color:#291673| Vacant 7 style="background-color:Black|

## Major legislation

Five [Prime Ministers](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Russia) were approved by the State Duma of the second convocation.[3]

- August 10, 1996: [Viktor Chernomyrdin](/source/Viktor_Chernomyrdin) re-approved as [Prime Minister of Russia](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Russia) with 314 votes in favor.
- April 24, 1998: [Sergei Kiriyenko](/source/Sergei_Kiriyenko) approved as [Prime Minister of Russia](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Russia) with 251 votes in favor.
- September 11, 1998: [Yevgeny Primakov](/source/Yevgeny_Primakov) approved as [Prime Minister of Russia](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Russia) with 317 votes in favor.
- May 19, 1999: [Sergei Stepashin](/source/Sergei_Stepashin) approved as [Prime Minister of Russia](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Russia) with 301 votes in favor.
- August 16, 1999: [Vladimir Putin](/source/Vladimir_Putin) approved as [Prime Minister of Russia](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Russia) with 233 votes in favor.

## Attempted impeachment of Boris Yeltsin

The procedure of [impeachment](/source/Impeachment_in_Russia) of [Boris Yeltsin](/source/Boris_Yeltsin) was initiated in May 1999 on the basis of five charges: the [collapse of the Soviet Union](/source/Belavezha_Accords); [1993 constitutional crisis](/source/1993_Russian_constitutional_crisis); the outbreak of [War in Chechnya](/source/First_Chechen_War); weakening the country's defense.

Was formed a special Commission under the leadership of Vadim Filimonov.

On May 15, 1999, the vote to impeach Yeltsin was held, but none of the accusations received the necessary 300 votes.[4]

Accusation(s) Voice of factions Result Communist Party Liberal Democratic Party Our Home – Russia Yabloko Agrarian Party Narodovlastie Regions of Russia Independent Democratic Choice of Russia Collapse of the Soviet Union 127 1 1 5 35 43 20 9 0 239/300 1993 constitutional crisis 128 2 0 24 35 43 22 9 0 263/300 War in Chechnya 128 1 1 37 35 42 22 12 0 283/300 Weakening the country's defense 127 2 2 3 35 43 20 9 0 241/300 Genocide of the Russian people 127 2 2 0 35 43 19 9 0 238/300

## Committees

28 Committees operated in the State Duma of the 2nd convocation.

Committee Chair Parliamentary group Composition (as of 1996)[5] Legislation, Judicial and Legal Reform Anatoly Lukyanov Communist Party Labour and Social Policy Sergey Kalashnikov Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Lisichkin Veterans Affairs Valentin Varennikov Communist Party Health Protection Nikolai Gerasimenko Russian Regions Education and Science Ivan Melnikov Communist Party Women, Family and Youth Affairs Alevtina Aparina Communist Party Budget, Taxes, Banking and Finance Mikhail Zadornov Yabloko Alexander Zhukov Russian Regions Economic Policy Yuri Maslyukov Communist Party Vladimir Tikhonov Property, Privatization and Economic Activities Pavel Bunich Our Home – Russia Agrarian Issues Alexey Chernyshyov Agrarian Group Industry, Construction, Transport and Energy Vladimir Gusev Liberal Democratic Party Natural Resources and the Environment Aleksey Mikhailov Yabloko Mikhail Glubokovsky Ecology Tamara Zlotnikova Yabloko Defence Lev Rokhlin Our Home – Russia Roman Popkovich Security Viktor Ilyukhin Communist Party International Affairs Vladimir Lukin Yabloko CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots Georgy Tikhonov Narodovlastie Ethnicities Vladimir Zorin Our Home – Russia Federation Affairs and Regional Policy Leonid Ivanchenko Communist Party Local Government Issues Andrey Polyakov Our Home – Russia Public Associations and Religious Organizations Viktor Zorkaltsev Communist Party Rules and Organization of the State Duma Dmitry Krasnikov Agrarian Group Viktor Popov Information Policy and Communications Oleg Finko Liberal Democratic Party Geopolitics Aleksey Mitrofanov Liberal Democratic Party Conversion and High Technologies Georgy Kostin Narodovlastie Tourism and Sports Aleksandr Sokolov Communist Party North Affairs Vladimir Goman Russian Regions Boris Misnik Yabloko Culture Stanislav Govorukhin Narodovlastie

## References

1. [The State Duma in Russia's recent history](http://tass.ru/info/820243)

1. ["Leadership of the State Duma of the second convocation (1996-1999)"](http://www.politika.su/fs/gd2ruk.html) (in Russian). *politika.su*

1. [As claimed by the Russian Prime Ministers](http://www.pressmon.com/ru/a/ru/1487095/KAK-UTVERJDALI-ROSSIYSKIH-PREMEROV)

1. [ИМПИЧМЕНТ (Специальные корреспондены "Завтра" ведут репортаж из Государственной думы)](http://1993.sovnarkom.ru/TEXT/STATYI/zavtra_99_285.htm)

1. ["Справочная информация по комитетам Государственной Думы"](http://www.akdi.ru/gd/sprav_in/akdi.HTM) (in Russian). *akdi.ru*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/19990203194036/http://www.akdi.ru/gd/sprav_in/akdi.HTM) 3 February 1999 at the Wayback Machine.

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