List of chairmen of the Federation Council (Russia)
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This article 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]