Russian Federation

Council of the Federation

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Data on women

Information on the current and historical representation of women in the parliament. Consult the 'Elections' tab to see how women have fared in elections or renewals.

Current representation

Women's representation in the current parliament or chamber

Current number of members
169
Women
32
Percentage of women
18.9%

Speaker

Speaker
Valentina Matvienko (Female)
Date of birth: 07 Apr 1949

Secretary general

No information available

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2021-10)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 0 4 13 14 50 39 10 1 1 132
Female 0 0 2 3 8 12 9 3 0 0 37
Totals per age interval 0 0 6 16 22 62 48 13 1 1 169
Total <= 45: 22 Total >= 46: 147
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
3.6% 2% 1.2%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
13.0% 10% 3.0%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1922

Notes: 1922: This entry stands for the early Soviet Union, which is taken to represent Russia historically; the modern country, Russian Federation, elected its first women MPs in December 1993: 60 women out of 449 Lower House Members and 9 women out of 176 Upper House members

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
2011

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence
1990
Women’s right to vote
1918
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal

Notes: Provisional Government ratified the Official Clause about the elections to the constituent Assembly of Russia. The Constitution of 1918, after the Revolution, confirmed the right to vote and to stand for elections.

Women's right to stand for election
1918
Restricted or universal
No information available

Notes: Provisional Government ratified the Official Clause about the elections to the constituent Assembly of Russia. The Constitution of 1918, after the Revolution, confirmed the right to vote and to stand for elections.

Women's caucus

Women's caucuses or parliamentary groups that bring together women parliamentarians to strengthen cooperation and amplify their voices. For other parliamentary bodies or committees that have a specific mandate to address gender equality matters, see the ‘Specialized body – Gender equality’ tab.

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No