4th State Duma Dmitry Rogozin and Vladimir Zhirinovsky. In the State Duma of the 4th convocation operated 28 Committees. 4th State Duma The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation the 4th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации IV созыва) is the former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament. The 4th convocation meets at the State Duma building in Moscow (however, several meetings took place at the Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg), worked from December 7, 2003 to December 24, 2007. The 4th State Duma's composition was based upon
3rd State Duma elected Gennadiy Seleznyov as the Chairman of the State Duma. In the State Duma at the 3rd convocation, two coalitions functioned at different times as the majority. In both cases, the coalitions were initiated by the "Unity" faction. The first coalition was formed immediately after the announcement of election results, during the preparations for the first meeting of the new parliament. The "Unity" faction and the Communist Party (the largest in the State Duma) signed a package agreement, according to which they shared the top positions of the Duma and the chairmanships of parliamentary committees. As for "Unity" it was