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Gennadiy Seleznyov, Russian journalist and politician, 2nd Speaker of the Duma (born 1947)

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Gennadiy Seleznyov

Russian politician (1947–2015)

Gennadiy Nikolayevich Seleznyov was a Russian politician, the Chairman of the State Duma from 1996 to 2003.
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Chairman of the State Duma

Presiding officer of the lower house of the Russian parliament

The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, also informally called Speaker (спикер), is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Russian parliament. It is the fourth highest position, after the President, the Prime Minister and the…
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