# List of chairmen of the State Duma

This article contains the list of chairmen of the State Duma of Russia.
The post of Chairman of the State Duma existed in Russia two times. First time in the Russian Empire from 1906 to 1917, during this period the post of Chairman was occupied by 5 people. The second time, in the Russian Federation since 1993.
By party affiliation are:
* One: Agrarian Party, Communist Party and Party of Russia's Rebirth
* Two: Constitutional Democratic Party
* Three: Union of October 17 and United Russia
Current Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin was elected October 5, 2016 and re–elected October 12, 2021.

## List

| № | Name | Took office | Left office | Political Party | Duma |
| State Duma of the Russian Empire (1906–1917) |||||||||
| 1 | Sergey Muromtsev (1850–1910) | 10 May [O.S. 27 April], 1906 | 21 July [O.S. 8 July], 1906 | Constitutional Democratic Party | 1st |
| 2 | Fyodor Golovin (1867–1937) | 5 March [O.S. 20 February], 1907 | 16 June [O.S. 3 June], 1907 | Constitutional Democratic Party | 2nd |
| 3 | Nikolay Khomyakov (1850–1925) | 14 November [O.S. 1 November], 1907 | 19 March [O.S. 6 March], 1910 | Union of October 17 | 3rd |
| 4 | Alexander Guchkov (1862–1936) | 23 March [O.S. 10 March], 1910 | 28 March [O.S. 15 March], 1911 | Union of October 17 | 3rd |
| 5 | Mikhail Rodzianko (1852–1924) | 4 April [O.S. 22 March], 1911 | 22 June [O.S. 9 June], 1912 | Union of October 17 | 3rd |
| 5 | Mikhail Rodzianko (1852–1924) | 28 November [O.S. 15 November], 1912 | 19 October [O.S. 6 October], 1917 | Union of October 17 | 4th |
| State Duma of the Russian Federation (Since 1993) |||||||||
| 6 | Ivan Rybkin (1946–) | January 14, 1994 | January 17, 1996 | Agrarian Party | 1st |
| 7 | Gennady Seleznyov (1947–2015) | January 17, 1996 | January 18, 2000 | Communist Party ↓ Non-partisan / Independent ↓ Non-partisan / Party of Russia's Rebirth | 2nd |
| 7 | Gennady Seleznyov (1947–2015) | January 18, 2000 | December 29, 2003 | Communist Party ↓ Non-partisan / Independent ↓ Non-partisan / Party of Russia's Rebirth | 3rd |
| 8 | Boris Gryzlov (1950–) | December 29, 2003 | December 24, 2007 | United Russia | 4th |
| 8 | Boris Gryzlov (1950–) | December 24, 2007 | December 21, 2011 | United Russia | 5th |
| 9 | Sergey Naryshkin (1954–) | December 21, 2011 | October 5, 2016 | United Russia | 6th |
| 10 | Vyacheslav Volodin (1964–) | October 5, 2016 | October 12, 2021 | United Russia | 7th |
| 10 | Vyacheslav Volodin (1964–) | October 12, 2021 | Incumbent | United Russia | 8th |

## Chairmen by time in office

| Rank | Speaker | Time in office | TE | No |
| 1 | Vyacheslav Volodin | 8 years, 4 days | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Boris Gryzlov | 7 years, 355 days | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Gennadiy Seleznyov | 7 years, 346 days | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Mikhail Rodzianko | 6 years, 198 days | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Sergey Naryshkin | 4 years, 289 days | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Nikolay Khomyakov | 2 years, 125 days | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Ivan Rybkin | 2 years, 3 days | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Alexander Guchkov | 1 year, 5 days | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Fyodor Golovin | 103 days | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Sergey Muromtsev | 72 days | 1 | 1 |

## The Fathers and Mothers of the house who started the new legislatures

Traditionally when a new Russian parliament is formed the eldest deputy opens the first session until a chairman or a speaker is elected. In 2021, Valentina Tereshkova became the first Mother of the house.
In the history of the post-Soviet Dumas these were:
| Year | Name | Born | Age |
| 1994 | Georgy Lukava | 1925 | 68 |
| 1996 | Grigory Galaziy | 1925 | 73 |
| 2000 | Yegor Ligachev | 1920 | 79 |
| 2003 | Valentin Varennikov | 1923 | 80 |
| 2007 | Zhores Alferov | 1930 | 77 |
| 2011 | Vladimir Dolgikh | 1924 | 87 |
| 2016 | Zhores Alferov | 1930 | 86 |
| 2021 | Valentina Tereshkova | 1937 | 84 |