4th State Duma
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The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 4th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации IV созыва) is a former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament. The 4th convocation met chiefly at the State Duma building in Moscow (however, several meetings took place at the Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg);[1] it worked from December 7, 2003 to December 24, 2007.
State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 4th convocation | |||||
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Meeting place | State Duma Building Moscow, Okhotny Ryad street, 1 | ||||
Term | 29 December 2003 (2003-12-29) – 24 December 2007 (2007-12-24) | ||||
Election | 7 December 2003 | ||||
Government | 23 committees | ||||
Website | State Duma | ||||
Members | 450 | ||||
Chairman | Boris Gryzlov (from United Russia) | ||||
First Deputy | Lyubov Sliska (from United Russia) Alexander Zhukov (from United Russia) | ||||
Deputy | List
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Party control | United Russia |
The 4th State Duma's composition was based upon the results of the 2003 parliamentary election. Of the twenty–four parties participating in the elections, only four were able to overcome the 5% election threshold to gain representation based upon the proportional representation system and another party was held in the State Duma by winning a few electoral districts.