List of chairmen of the Federation Council (Russia)
Appearance
This page 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.[1]
List
Chairmen by time in office
Rank | Speaker | Time in office | No |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergey Mironov | 9 years, 164 days | 3 |
2 | Valentina Matviyenko | 12 years, 360 days | 4 |
3 | Yegor Stroyev | 5 years, 316 days | 2 |
4 | Vladimir Shumeyko | 2 years, 10 days | 1 |
5 | Aleksander Torshin | 126 days | Acting |