The
Federation Council
The Federation Council (russian: Сове́т Федера́ции – ''Soviet Federatsii'', common abbreviation: Совфед – ''Sovfed''), or Senate (officially, starting from July 1, 2020) ( ru , Сенат , translit = Senat), is th ...
(russian: Совет Федерации is the
upper house
An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restric ...
of the
Federal Assembly of Russia
The Federal Assembly ( rus, Федера́льное Собра́ние, r=Federalnoye Sobraniye, p=fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnəjə sɐˈbranʲɪjə) is the national legislature of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of the Russian F ...
, the
parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
of the
Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
. Each of the 85
federal subjects of Russia – consisting of 22
republics
A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th ...
, 46
oblasts
An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdom o ...
, nine
krais, three
federal cities, four
autonomous okrugs, and one
autonomous oblast – sends two
senators to the Council, for a total membership of 170 senators.
Of the two senators from each federal subject, one represents
the subject's legislative (representative) authority and the other the subject's executive authority.
The current structure of the Federation Council was established through federal law on 8 August 2000. The senator representing the executive authority is appointed by the chief government official in that constituent entity, in effect the region's
governor or head. The senator representing the legislative authority is elected by that body for the duration of its term. Senators are appointed to serve on a full-time basis.
Current members
By federal subject (since 2000)
Republics
Adygea
Altai
Bashkortostan
Buryatia
Chechnya
Chuvashia
Crimea
Donetsk People's Republic
Dagestan
Ingushetia
Kabardino-Balkaria
Kalmykia
Karachay-Cherkessia
Karelia
Khakassia
Komi
Lugansk People's Republic
Mari El
Mordovia
North Ossetia-Alania
Tatarstan
Tuva
Udmurtia
Yakutia
Krais
Altai Krai
Kamchatka Krai
Khabarovsk Krai
Krasnodar Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Perm Krai
Primorsky Krai
Stavropol Krai
Zabaykalsky Krai
Oblasts
Amur Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Astrakhan Oblast
Belgorod Oblast
Bryansk Oblast
Chelyabinsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast
Ivanovo Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaluga Oblast
Kemerovo Oblast
Kherson Oblast
Kirov Oblast
Kostroma Oblast
Kurgan Oblast
Kursk Oblast
Leningrad Oblast
Lipetsk Oblast
Magadan Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Murmansk Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast
Novosibirsk Oblast
Omsk Oblast
Orenburg Oblast
Oryol Oblast
Penza Oblast
Pskov Oblast
Rostov Oblast
Ryazan Oblast
Sakhalin Oblast
Samara Oblast
Saratov Oblast
Smolensk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Tambov Oblast
Tomsk Oblast
Tula Oblast
Tver Oblast
Tyumen Oblast
Ulyanovsk Oblast
Vladimir Oblast
Volgograd Oblast
Vologda Oblast
Voronezh Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast
Zaporozhye Oblast
Autonomous Okrugs
Chukotka
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Autonomous Oblasts
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Federal Cities
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Sevastopol
References
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External links
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Federation Council
The Federation Council (russian: Сове́т Федера́ции – ''Soviet Federatsii'', common abbreviation: Совфед – ''Sovfed''), or Senate (officially, starting from July 1, 2020) ( ru , Сенат , translit = Senat), is th ...
Federation Council
The Federation Council (russian: Сове́т Федера́ции – ''Soviet Federatsii'', common abbreviation: Совфед – ''Sovfed''), or Senate (officially, starting from July 1, 2020) ( ru , Сенат , translit = Senat), is th ...