# Vyacheslav Volodin elected chairman of the State Duma

Date: 2016

On 5 October 2016 Russia's newly elected [State Duma](/organizations/state-duma) chose [Vyacheslav Volodin](/people/vyacheslav-volodin), previously first deputy head of the presidential administration, as its chairman.

## People

- Vyacheslav Volodin: https://factrail.ai/people/vyacheslav-volodin

## Sources

- https://www.russiamatters.org/analysis/devoted-putin-volodins-views-russia-west-and-rest

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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