State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan

State Assembly-Kurultay of Bashkortostan Государственное Собрание - Курултай Республики Башкортостан Gosudarstvennoye Sobraniye - Kurultay Respubliki Bashkortostan Башҡортостан Республикаһының Дәүләт Йыйылышы-Ҡоролтай Bashqortostan Respublikayning Däylät Jijilishi-Qoroltang
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Chairman	Konstantin Tolkachov
Structure
Seats	120
Political groups	United Russia (114)   Communist Party of the Russian Federation (6)
Elections
Last election	March 2008
Meeting place
46. Zaki Validi Street, Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation
Website
http://www.gsrb.ru

The National Assembly - Kurultay is the supreme representative and legislative body of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Its members are elected for four years.

The jurisdiction of the National Assembly includes the adoption and amendment of the Bashkortostan Constitution, the definition of domestic and foreign policy Dealing with the change of borders, the definition of administrative and territorial structure, the approval of the state budget.

It succeeded the Supreme Soviet in 1995 and has two chambers: The House of Representatives and the Legislative House. The Chairman of the State Assembly presides over both chambers.

The Chairman of the State Assembly is Konstantin Tolkachov from March 1999.

See also

• List of Chairmen of the State Assembly of Bashkortostan