Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (OP RF)- an advisory body created for the interaction of citizens of the Russian Federation and public associations with public authorities and

The creation of the Public Chamber, along with the abolition of direct gubernatorial elections and the transition to the election of State Duma deputies entirely by proportional system, was one of the components of a package of measures to “strengthen the vertical of power” proposed by the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin after the events in Beslan (1-3 September 2004). The purpose of the creation of the Public Chamber was declared to be the establishment effective interaction between the government and society, but if we take into account that of all the branches and officials of power, only the president takes part in the formation of the chamber, and that in many respects the OP was called upon to perform those functions that in other countries are the prerogative of the representative branch, then in general the emergence of this body can be regarded as a redistribution of power and spheres of influence in favor of the head of state.

Legislative framework, formation mechanism

The procedure for the formation, functions, tasks and forms of activity of the Civic Chamber are determined by federal law No. 32 "On the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation" (adopted by the State Duma on March 16, 2005, signed by the President on April 4, 2005, entered into force on July 1, 2005) .

The procedure for forming the Public Chamber formulated by law is as follows: the President of the Russian Federation, following the results of consultations, determines the candidacies of 42 members of the chamber, who must agree or refuse the proposal within 30 days, after which he approves them by his decree.

Not later than 30 days from the date of approval of these candidates, all-Russian, interregional and regional public associations send applications to the Public Chamber for inclusion of their representatives in the OP. The members of the chamber approved by the president within 60 days from the date of approval make a decision (by competitive selection) on the admission to the OP of 42 representatives of all-Russian associations - one from the association.

84 members of the chamber (42 approved by the president and 42 accepted by them in the OP) within 30 days decide on the admission to the Public Chamber of 42 representatives of interregional and regional associations - one from the association.

The composition of representatives of interregional and regional public associations is formed at conferences of delegates from associations registered in the territories of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation that are part of one federal district (the norm of representation is 20 delegates from a meeting held in each constituent entity of the Federation). Meetings in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and conferences in federal districts are carried out on the initiative and with the assistance of 84 already approved members of the Public Chamber, who elect 6 representatives from each federal district from the candidates identified at the conferences by voting.

The first plenary meeting of the Civic Chamber is held no later than 30 days from the date of formation of the eligible composition of the Public Chamber (i.e., more than three-fourths of the number of members of the chamber established by law).

The term of office of members of the Public Chamber expires two years after the first plenary meeting of the OP. 6 months before the expiration of the term of office of members of the Civic Chamber, the President of the Russian Federation initiates the procedure for the formation of a new composition of the Public Chamber.

If the full composition of the Civic Chamber is not formed or in the event of early termination of the powers of at least one member of the Civic Chamber, the President of the Russian Federation makes a decision on admitting citizens of the Russian Federation to the Chamber in an expedited manner (the deadlines for the stipulated procedures are reduced by half). In the same way, the members of the Civic Chamber approved by him decide on the admission to the PC of candidates submitted by all-Russian public associations when forming the current composition of the chamber, after which the members of the Civic Chamber, approved by the president, and representatives of all-Russian associations decide on the admission to the chamber of candidates identified at conferences in federal districts. All these procedures are carried out within 30 days.

The expenses for the formation of the Public Chamber are financed from the federal budget.

In accordance with amendments to the law "On the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation" dated June 15, 2007, nomination of candidates for members of the chamber by organizations that have been issued a warning about the inadmissibility of extremist activity is not allowed. The same requirement applies to organizations whose activities have been suspended by a court in accordance with the Law on Counteracting Extremist Activities.

Functions of the Public Chamber

According to the law, the Public Chamber is called upon to ensure the coordination of the socially significant interests of citizens of the Russian Federation, public associations, state authorities and local self-government in order to resolve the most important issues of economic and social development, ensuring national security, protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation, the constitutional order of the Russian Federation and the democratic principles of the development of civil society in the Russian Federation.

Achieving these goals includes:

1) involvement of citizens and public associations in the implementation public policy;

2) promotion and support of civil initiatives of national importance and aimed at the realization of constitutional rights, freedoms and legitimate interests citizens and public associations;

3) conducting a public examination of draft federal laws and laws of the constituent entities of the Federation, as well as regulatory legal acts of bodies executive power and local government;

4) implementation of public control over the activities of the Government of the Russian Federation, executive authorities (federal and regional) and local self-government, as well as over the observance of freedom of speech in the media mass media;

5) development of recommendations to public authorities in determining priorities in the field state support public associations and other associations of citizens whose activities are aimed at the development of civil society in the Russian Federation;

6) provision of information, methodological and other support to public chambers established in the constituent entities of the Federation, and public associations whose activities are aimed at the development of civil society in the Russian Federation;

7) involvement of citizens, public associations and representatives of the media in the discussion of issues related to the observance of freedom of speech in the media and the exercise of the right of citizens to disseminate information in a legal way, ensuring guarantees of freedom of speech and the media, and developing recommendations on these issues;

8) implementation of international cooperation in accordance with the above goals and objectives and participation in the work of international organizations, international conferences, meetings, etc.

Composition of the Public Chamber

3. 1. Composition of the House of Convocation 2006-2008

2. Ayusheev Damba Badmaevich

3. Bazhaev Mavlit Yusupovich

4. Blokhina Lidia Vasilievna

5. Bogolyubova Galina Vasilievna

6. Bokeria Leo Antonovich

7. Bolshakova Maria Artemovna

8. Borodin Leonid Ivanovich

10. Gaynutdin Ravil (Gaynutdinov Ravil Ismagilovich)

12. Govorov Vladimir Leonidovich

14. Dukhanina Lyubov Nikolaevna

15. Ershova Elena Nikolaevna

16. Zakharov Vladimir Mikhailovich

17. Zelinskaya Elena Konstantinovna

18. Zykov Oleg Vladimirovich

19. Ilyina Tamara Alekseevna

20. Kabaeva Alina Maratovna

21. Alexander Kalyagin

22. Clement, Metropolitan of Kaluga and Borovsk (Kapalin German Mikhailovich)

25. Lazar Berel (Lazar Pinkhos Berel)

26. Lomakin-Rumyantsev Alexander Vadimovich

27. Lysenko Lyudmila Aleksandrovna

28. Medvedeva Marina Valentinovna

29. Nikonov Vyacheslav Alekseevich

31. Rodnina Irina Konstantinovna

32. Roshal Leonid Mikhailovich

33. Ryakhovsky Sergey Vasilyevich

34. Sagalaev Eduard Mikhailovich

35. Salakhova Aidan Tairovna

38. Fadeev Valery Alexandrovich

39. Fedosov Vladimir Ivanovich

40. Chadaev Alexey Viktorovich

41. Shmakov Mikhail Viktorovich

42. Shokhin Alexander Nikolaevich

On August 13, 2006, V. Govorov died, on February 3, 2007 - V. Fedosov. On May 3, 2007, Kanshin Alexander Nikolayevich was appointed a member of the Public Chamber by presidential decree.

3.1.2. Members of the Chamber elected by all-Russian public associations

2. Afonichev Alexander Alekseevich

3. Blokhina Lidia Vasilievna

4. Bolshakova Maria Artemovna

5. Borisov Sergey Renatovich

6. Ganichev Valery Nikolaevich

7. Glubokovskaya Elmira Huseynovna

8. Yulia Mikhailovna Gorodnicheva

9. Mushroom Vladislav Valerievich

10. Zharkov Alexander Nikolaevich

11. Zaitsev Gennady Nikolaevich

12. Zelinskaya Elena Konstantinovna

13. Zykov Oleg Vladimirovich

14. Ignatenko Alexander Alexandrovich

15. Kalandarov Kamilzhan Khamutovich

16. Karpov Anatoly Evgenievich

18. Klementieva Rosa Mitrofanovna

19. Kozyrev Alexey Sergeevich

20. Kushnarev Sergey Viktorovich

22. Longin, Bishop of Saratov and Volsky (Korchagin Vladimir Sergeevich)

23. Malanicheva Galina Ivanovna

24. Markov Sergey Alexandrovich

25. Migranyan Andranik Movsesovich

26. Mirzoev Gasan Borisovich

27. Mishin Viktor Maksimovich

28. Nikonov Vyacheslav Alekseevich

29. Potanin Vladimir Olegovich

30. Przhezdomsky Andrey Stanislavovich

31. Proklova Elena Igorevna

32. Pugacheva Alla Borisovna

33. Reznik Henry Markovich

34. Savchenko Anatoly Petrovich

36. Semerikova Elena Gennadievna

37. Starodubets Anatoly Sergeevich

38. Tomchin Grigory Alekseevich

39. Fridman Mikhail Maratovich

40. Tsereteli Zurab Konstantinovich

41. Chadaev Alexey Viktorovich

42. Chestin Igor Evgenievich

43. Shabanov Sergey Georgievich

44. Shakhnazarov Karen Georgievich

3.1.3. Members of the Chamber elected from interregional and regional public associations

1. Adamsky Alexander Izotovich (Moscow)

2. Alieva Fazu Gamzatovna (Dagestan)

3. Belozerov Vladimir Leonidovich (Moscow)

4. Bondarenko Vladimir Dmitrievich (Khabarovsk)

5. Vavilina Nadezhda Dmitrievna (Novosibirsk)

6. Vasiliev Valery Ivanovich (Krasnoyarsk)

7. Guselnikov Leonid Konstantinovich (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)

8. Derzhavin Nikolai Ivanovich (Moscow)

9. Dukhanina Lyubov Nikolaevna (Moscow)

10. Zhuravleva Tatyana Yurievna (Nenets Autonomous Okrug)

11. Viktor Zabolotsky (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)

12. Alexander Zarubin (Moscow)

13. Kirillina Valentina Ivanovna (Yakutia)

14. Kuzminykh Konstantin Borisovich (Magadan region)

15. Sergey Lazurenko (Mari El)

16. Lebedeva Lidia Davydovna (Kalmykia)

18. Makeev Anatoly Ivanovich (Chelyabinsk)

19. Mashbash Iskhak Shumafovich (Adygea)

20. Melnikov Vladimir Pavlovich (Tyumen)

21. Minko Sergey Timofeevich (Jewish Autonomous Region)

22. Mireisky Kirill Vladimirovich (Moscow)

23. Moshkov Vladimir Vitalievich (Blagoveshchensk, Amur Region)

24. Novikov Yury Vasilyevich (Yaroslavl)

25. Ondar Natalya Dozhuldeevna (Tyva)

26. Pashaev David Guseinovich (Severodvinsk)

27. Nikolai Vladimirovich Peterov (Kaliningrad)

28. Puzin Sergey Nikiforovich (Moscow)

29. Samirkhanov Amirkhan Mirkadamovich (Bashkortostan)

30. Sokolova Valentina Nikolaevna (Omsk)

31. Khusain Gilanovich Soltagereev (Chechnya)

32. Sulyandziga Pavel Vasilievich (Primorsky Territory)

33. Titov Alexander Fedorovich (Petrozavodsk)

34. Tottotto Yuri Mikhailovich (Chukotka)

35. Oleg Tretyakov (St. Petersburg)

36. Tufetulova Rosa Rakhmatullovna (Tatarstan)

37. Theophan, Archbishop of Stavropol and Vladikavkaz, in the world - Ivan Andreevich Ashurkov (Stavropol)

38. Frolov Konstantin Vasilyevich (Moscow), died in November 2007

39. Sholokhov Mikhail Mikhailovich (Rostov region)

40. Yaroslavova Svetlana Borisovna (Tyumen)

3.2. Composition of the House of Convocation 2008-2010

3.2.1 Members of the Civic Chamber, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 28, 2007 No. 1310:

1. Abakumov Sergey Alexandrovich

2. Alekseeva Tatyana Olegovna

3. Ayusheev Damba Badmaevich

4. Badovsky Dmitry Vladimirovich

5. Bokeria Leo Antonovich (in 2009, the powers were terminated due to entry into All-Russian political party "United Russia")

6. Bondarchuk Fedor Sergeevich

7. Brod Alexander Semyonovich

8. Yury Sergeevich Vasyutin (left the Public Chamber in 2008 due to his appointment to a public position)

9. Velikhov Evgeny Pavlovich

10. Maxim Viktorov

11. Gaynutdin Ravil (Gaynutdinov Ravil Ismagilovich)

12. Gerber Alla Efimovna

13. Glazychev Vyacheslav Leonidovich

14. Gusev Pavel Nikolaevich

15. Davydov Leonid Vladimirovich

16. Dzhabrailov Said-Emin Udinovich

17. Dyakova Elena Grigorievna

18. Efimov Alexander Nikolaevich

19. Zakharov Vladimir Mikhailovich

20. Zyatkov Nikolay Ivanovich

21. Kanshin Alexander Nikolaevich

22. Metropolitan Clement (Kapalin German Mikhailovich);

23. Knyazeva Galina Alekseevna

24. Kutafin Oleg Emelyanovich (died December 2008)

25. Kucherena Anatoly Grigorievich

26. Lazar Berel (Lazar Pinkhos Berel)

27. Lanovoy Vasily Semyonovich

28. Lomakin-Rumyantsev Alexander Vadimovich (did not accept the offer, remaining in the State Duma)

29. Neterebsky Oleg Viktorovich (in 2008 he left the Public Chamber in connection with his appointment to a public position)

30. Ochirova Alexandra Vasilievna

31. Pankrashchenko Viktor Nikolaevich

32. Pleshcheva Irina Vladimirovna

33. Rachevsky Efim Lazarevich

34. Roshal Leonid Mikhailovich

35. Ryakhovsky Sergey Vasilyevich

36. Slobodskaya Maria Alexandrovna

37. Tishkov Valery Alexandrovich

38. Fadeev Valery Alexandrovich

39. Khairulin Ilgiz Kalimullovich

40. Khamatova Chulpan Nailevna

42. Alexander Nikolayevich Shokhin (powers terminated in 2009 due to election to the Presidium of the General Council of the United Russia party)

43. Yasin Evgeny Grigorievich

Later, by presidential decrees, Gutenev Vladimir Vladimirovich, Krupennikov Vladimir Aleksandrovich, Mokhnachuk Ivan Ivanovich (since April 2009), Ostrovsky Mikhail Vladimirovich (since 2009) were appointed members of the Public Chamber.

3.2.2. Members of the Public Chamber elected by all-Russian public associations:

1. Abramov Sergey Alexandrovich

2. Abrahamyan Ara Arshavirovich

3. Alekseev Oleg Borisovich

4. Aliyev Mammad Javadovich

5. Afonichev Alexander Alekseevich

6. Baranov Alexander Alexandrovich

7. Berulava Mikhail Nikolaevich

8. Biryukov Dmitry Vadimovich

9. Blokhina Lidia Vasilievna

10. Bolshakova Maria Artemovna

11. Borisov Sergey Renatovich

12. Gorbulina Irina Vyacheslavovna

13. Mushroom Vladislav Valerievich

15. Zharkov Alexander Nikolaevich

16. Zelinskaya Elena Konstantinovna

17. Zykov Oleg Vladimirovich

18. Sergey Nikolaevich Katyrin

19. Kiseleva Maria Alexandrovna

21. Dmitry Lipskerov

22. Longin (Korchagin Vladimir Sergeevich)

23. Migranyan Andranik Movsesovich

24. Nikonov Vyacheslav Alekseevich

25. Potanin Vladimir Olegovich

26. Przhezdomsky Andrey Stanislavovich

27. Pugacheva Alla Borisovna

28. Reznik Henry Markovich

29. Savinykh Viktor Petrovich

30. Vadim Rudolfovich Samoilov

31. Svanidze Nikolay Karlovich

32. Sungorkin Vladimir Nikolaevich

33. Titov Boris Yurievich (powers terminated in 2008 in connection with the election of political party "Just Cause")

34. Tsereteli Zurab Konstantinovich

35. Chadaev Alexey Viktorovich

36. Chernikov Sergey Yurievich

37. Chernyshevsky Dmitry Viktorovich

38. Shabanov Sergey Georgievich

40. Shelishch Petr Borisovich

41. Shkolnik Alexander Yakovlevich (left the Public Chamber in 2008 due to his appointment to a public position)

42. Yurgens Igor Yurievich

43. Yuryev Evgeny Leonidovich

44. Yakemenko Boris Grigorievich

3.2.3. Members of the Chamber elected from interregional and regional public associations:

Astakhov Pavel Alekseevich (Moscow)

Babeshko Vladimir Andreevich (Krasnodar)

Belov Sergey Alexandrovich (Perm)

Belozerov Vladimir Leonidovich (St. Petersburg)

Bondarenko Vladimir Dmitrievich (Khabarovsk), left the Public Chamber in 2008 due to his appointment to a public position

Vavilina Nadezhda Dmitrievna (Novosibirsk)

Vavilova Natalya Ivanovna (Karelia)

Vasilyev Valery Ivanovich (Krasnoyarsk)

Vasin Vladimir Alexandrovich (Volgograd)

Volkov Vitaly Yurievich (St. Petersburg)

Golik Nikolai Grigorievich (Primorsky Territory)

Guselnikov Leonid Konstantinovich (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)

Daihes Nikolay Arkadyevich (Moscow)

Dementiev Andrey Dmitrievich (Moscow)

Dukhanina Lyubov Nikolaevna (Moscow)

Ekeyeva Natalya Mikhailovna (Republic of Altai)

Zabolotsky Viktor Vladimirovich (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)

Kannabikh Maria Valerievna (Moscow)

Kirillina Valentina Ivanovna (Yakutia)

Kokorev Evgeny Mikhailovich (Magadan)

Kostina Olga Nikolaevna (Moscow)

Lazurenko Sergey Viktorovich (Mari El)

Mayer Georgy Vladimirovich (Tomsk)

Medoeva Zalina Grigorievna (Leningrad region)

Melnikov Vladimir Pavlovich (Tyumen)

Moshkov Vladimir Vitalievich (Blagoveshchensk, Amur Region)

Novikov Yury Vasilyevich (Yaroslavl)

Peterov Nikolai Vladimirovich (Kaliningrad)

Puzin Sergey Nikiforovich (Moscow)

Pumpyansky Dmitry Alexandrovich (Moscow)

Rondik Irina Nikolaevna (Kemerovo)

Samirkhanov Amirkhan Mirkadamovich (Bashkortostan)

Sakharov Andrei Leonidovich (Novgorod the Great)

Svetik Fedor Fedorovich (Moscow)

Silchuk Evgeny Vladimirovich (Yekaterinburg)

Sladkov Dmitry Vladimirovich (Sarov)

Sokolov Alexander Valentinovich (Moscow)

Stepanskaya Elena Anatolyevna (Sakhalin region)

Sulyandziga Pavel Vasilyevich (Primorsky Territory)

Tambiev Abubakir Khasanovich (Karachay-Cherkessia)

Taov Pshikan Kesovich (Kabardino-Balkaria)

Feofan, Archbishop of Stavropol and Vladikavkaz, in the world - Ivan Andreevich Ashurkov (Stavropol)

Shirobokova Albina Anatolyevna (Irkutsk)

3.3. Composition of the House of Convocation 2010-2012

1. Altshuler Boris Lvovich

2. Asadullin Farid Abdulovich

3. Achkasov Evgeny Evgenievich

4. Andrey Alexandrovich Balzhirov

5. Bashirov Airat Robertovich

6. Beard Alexander Moissevich

7. Brod Alexander Semenovich

8. Velikhov Evgeny Pavlovich

9. Maxim Viktorov

10. Gelman Marat Aleksandrovich

11. Gerber Alla Efremovna

12. German (Granin) Daniil Aleksandrovich

13. Gridneva Galina Borisovna

14. Gryzlova Natalya Leonidovna

15. Gutenev Vladimir Vladimirovich

16. Davydov Leonid Vladimirovich

17. Dobrovolsky Nikolai Nikolaevich

18. Dyakova Elena Grigorievna

19. Kandelaki Tinatin Givievna

20. Kaspersky Evgeny Valentinovich

21. Pavel Anatolyevich Kolobkov

22. Krupennikov Vladimir Alexandrovich

23. Kuzminov Yaroslav Ivanovich

24. Lukyanova Elena Anatolyevna

25. Lungin Pavel Semenovich

26. Mikhailov Vyacheslav Grigorievich

27. Mokhnachuk Ivan Ivanovich

28. Murtazaliev Abulmuslim Magomedovich

29. Mylnikov Sergey Andreevich

30. Nikolaeva Elena Leonidovna

31. Ostrovsky Mikhail Vladimirovich

32. Pavlovsky Gleb Olegovich

33. Pankrashchenko Viktor Nikolaevich

34. Pimanov Alexey Viktorovich

35. Svanidze Nikolai Karlovich

36. Tolstoy Vladimir Ilyich

37. Fadeev Valery Alexandrovich

38. Chaplin Vsevolod Anatolievich

39. Alexey Chesnakov

40. Chmykhov Gary Dmitrievich

41. Shevchenko Maxim Leonardovich

42. Yurchenkov Valery Anatolyevich

3.3.2. Members of the Public Chamber elected by all-Russian public associations:

1. Abramov Sergey Alexandrovich

2. Astakhov Pavel Alekseevich

3. Biryukov Dmitry Vadimovich

4. Bokeria Leo Antonovich

5. Borisov Sergey Renatovich

6. Bychkov Vasily Vladimirovich

7. Vostretsov Sergey Alekseevich

8. Glazychev Vyacheslav Leonidovich

9. Mushroom Vladislav Valerievich

10. Gusev Pavel Nikolaevich

11. Dzasokhov Gocha Georgievich

12. Diskin Iosif Evgenievich

13. Zharkov Alexander Nikolaevich

14. Zakharov Vladimir Mikhailovich

15. Zelkova Larisa Gennadievna

16. Zykov Oleg Vladimirovich

17. Zyatkov Nikolai Ivanovich

18. Kalyagin Alexander Alexandrovich

19. Sergey Nikolaevich Katyrin

20. Kovalchuk Mikhail Valentinovich

21. Kotelevskaya Irina Vasilievna

22. Kucherena Anatoly Grigorievich

23. Legoyda Vladimir Romanovich

24. Libet Anatoly Anatolyevich

25. Malanicheva Galina Ivanovna

26. Ochirova Alexandra Vasilievna

27. Popov Mikhail Vladimirovich

28. Razvorotneva Svetlana Viktorovna

29. Rachevsky Efim Lazarevich

30. Reznik Henry Markovich

31. Ryakhovsky Sergey Vasilyevich

32. Samoilov Vadim Rudolfovich

33. Simonyan Margarita Simonovna

34. Slobodskaya Maria Alexandrovna

35. Sungorkin Vladimir Nikolaevich

36. Andrey Tatarinov

37. Ternovsky Yaroslav Aleksandrovich

38. Topoleva Elena Andreevna

39. Shakhnazarov Karen Georgievich

40. Shkolkina Nadezhda Vasilievna

41. Yuryev Evgeny Leonidovich

42. Yushchuk Nikolai Dmitrievich

43. Yakemenko Boris Grigorievich

3.3.3. Members of the Chamber elected from interregional and regional public associations:

1. Abakumov Sergey Alexandrovich (Moscow)

2. Alekseeva Tatyana Olegovna (Kemerovo)

3. Arbuzov Alexey Nikolaevich (Khakassia)

4. Belobrova Larisa Dmitrievna (Vladivostok)

5. Belousov Mikhail Aleksandrovich (Kurgan)

6. Belyavsky Pavel Viktorovich (Tyumen)

7. Vavilina Nadezhda Dmitrievna (Novosibirsk)

8. Yuri Grigorievich Volkov (Rostov-on-Don)

9. Guselnikov Leonid Konstantinovich (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)

10. Nikolai Daihes (Moscow)

11. Danilova Olga Mikhailovna (Vologda)

12. Dementiev Andrey Dmitrievich (Moscow)

13. Dukhanina Lyubov Nikolaevna (Moscow)

14. Zabolotsky Viktor Vladimirovich (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)

15. Zimin Andrey Vladimirovich (Kamchatka Territory)

16. Ivanov Vitaly Vyacheslavovich (Moscow)

17. Inshakov Oleg Vasilyevich (Volgograd)

18. Kannabikh Maria Valerievna (Moscow)

19. Katenev Vladimir Ivanovich (St. Petersburg)

20. Kichikova Liliya Nikolaevna (Kalmykia)

21. Klochay Viktor Vladimirovich (Moscow)

22. Kostina Olga Nikolaevna (Moscow)

23. Krganov Albert Rifkatovich (Chuvashia)

24. Kurbatov Valentin Yakovlevich (Pskov)

25. Longin, Bishop of Saratov and Volsky, in the world Korchagin Vladimir Sergeevich (Saratov)

26. Mamontov Vladimir Konstantinovich (Moscow)

28. Medoeva Zalina Grigorievna (Leningrad region)

29. Okorokova Galina Pavlovna (Kursk)

30. Pleshcheva Irina Vladimirovna (Moscow)

31. Porkhanov Vladimir Alekseevich (Krasnodar)

32. Puzin Sergey Nikiforovich (Moscow)

33. Andrey Ruzhnikov (Naryan-Mar)

34. Sokolov Alexander Valentinovich (Moscow)

35. Khusain Gilanovich Soltagereev (Chechnya)

36. Sulyandziga Pavel Vasilyevich (Primorsky Territory)

37. Trubnikov Vladislav Mikhailovich (Nizhny Novgorod)

38. Gleb Fetisov (Moscow)

39. Tsereteli Zurab Konstantinovich (Moscow)

40. Chubik Petr Savelyevich (Tomsk)

41. Chugueva Irina Georgievna (Khabarovsk)

42. Shpektor Igor Leonidovich (Vorkuta)

Commissions of the Public Chamber

The structure of the Public Chamber includes commissions, working groups (including inter-commission) and institutions.

In the Public Chamber of the 2010 convocation - 11 commissions, 37 working groups (including 5 inter-commission) and 2 institutes - Institute sustainable development and Institute for the Promotion of Innovation.

4.1. Commissions of the Public Chamber:

1) on the development of civil society (Chairman - I. Diskin)

2) by economic development and entrepreneurship support (V. Fadeev)

3) on regional development and local self-government (L.Davydov)

4) for public control over activities and reform law enforcement and judicial system (A. Kucherena)

5) on communications, information policy and freedom of speech in the media (P. Gusev)

6) for the development of education (Y. Kuzminov)

7) on interethnic relations and freedom of conscience (N. Svanidze)

8) on social issues and demographic policy (E. Nikolaeva)

9) for science and innovation (M. Kovalchuk)

10) for the preservation and development of national culture (V.Bychkov)

11) on health protection, ecology, development of physical culture and sports (E. Achkasov)

Council of the Public Chamber

The permanent body of the Civic Chamber is the Council of the Civic Chamber, which consists of the chairmen of the committees of the chamber, the secretary of the chamber and his deputy. All of them are elected at the first plenary session of the Public Chamber. The Council of the Civic Chamber may include members of the Council of the OP of the previous compositions with the right of an advisory vote.

The functions of the Council include:

making changes to the work plan of the Public Chamber (at the proposals of the commissions);

determining the order of work and setting the date for an extraordinary plenary meeting of the Public Chamber;

implementation in the period between meetings of the decision-making chamber of the OP by a survey of its members.

The Council of the Public Chamber meets, as a rule, once every two weeks. At the suggestion of the Secretary of the Public Chamber, as well as at least half of the members of the Council of the Public Chamber, an extraordinary meeting of the Council may be scheduled.

At present, the secretary of the Council is Evgeny Velikhov, his deputy is Sergey Katyrin, the members of the Council are Evgeny Achkasov, Vasily Bychkov, Vladislav Grib, Pavel Gusev, Vladimir Gutenev, Leonid Davydov, Iosif Diskin, Mikhail Kovalchuk, Olga Kostina, Yaroslav Kuzminov, Anatoly Kucherena , Elena Nikolaeva, Mikhail Ostrovsky, Nikolai Svanidze, Valery Fadeev. In addition, Vyacheslav Glazychev and Vladimir Zakharov are members of the Council with an advisory vote.

Apparatus of the Public Chamber

The apparatus of the Civic Chamber ensures the activities of the chamber and works under the general supervision of its secretary.

On July 18, 2007, Alina Fedorovna Radchenko was appointed head of the Federal State Institution "Apparatus of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation" by order of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Fradkov.

The main forms of work of the public chamber

The main forms of work of the Civic Chamber are plenary meetings of the OP, meetings of the Council of the OP, commissions and working groups of the chamber.

Plenary meetings of the Public Chamber are held at least twice a year (on average - 4-5 times a year). By decision of the Council of the OP, an extraordinary plenary meeting may be held.

In accordance with the law, the Public Chamber has the right to:

hold civil forums, hearings and other events on socially important issues;

give opinions on violations of the law by executive authorities and local self-government, as well as violations of freedom of speech in the media; send these conclusions to the competent state bodies or officials;

conduct an examination of draft laws and regulatory legal acts;

invite heads of state authorities and local self-government to their plenary sessions;

send their members to participate in the work of committees and commissions of the Federation Council and the State Duma, as well as in meetings of collegiums of federal executive bodies;

send requests to the Public Chamber;

join international organizations, conclude cooperation agreements with them, send their members to participate in international conferences, meetings and other events;

participate in the work of the public chambers of the subjects of the Federation and send their members to participate in the activities of public associations of all levels;

participate in the formation of public monitoring commissions

assist public chambers in the subjects of the Federation and public associations whose activities are aimed at the development of civil society, in ensuring their teaching materials, provide them with documents and materials at the disposal of the OP, conduct seminars for public chambers and public associations.

Preliminary results and achievements

Among its merits, the Public Chamber considers, first of all, the support of non-profit organizations. In particular, according to its representatives, thanks to the intervention of the OP, the provisions of the law on NGOs adopted at the end of 2005 were softened, and with the participation of the Chamber, public organizations of the country received state financial support on a competitive basis.

The Civic Chamber believes that it was with its active assistance that it was possible to draw the attention of the country's leadership to the project of laying an oil pipeline in the nature protection zone of Lake Baikal in time (the project was changed); a decision was made to limit the gambling business; the law “On public control over ensuring human rights in places of detention and on assistance to persons in places of detention” was adopted (the OP became the coordinator of the work on the formation of public monitoring commissions in the subjects of the Federation).

The Civic Chamber has reviewed more than 150 drafts of socially significant federal laws and government regulations, including laws on endowment, self-regulatory organizations, on work with citizens' appeals, on military conscription, on local self-government, etc.

Members of the Chamber regularly meet with the President of the Russian Federation. In particular, in 2008-2009. they were held on March 19, 2008 (a wide range of issues of the country's socio-political life was discussed), September 19, 2008 (the international situation following the results of the “operation to force Georgia to peace” was discussed) and June 17, 2009 (ways to improve legislation were discussed about non-profit organizations).

Every year, the Chamber holds more than a hundred public events: public hearings, round tables, field meetings, etc. Every year, at the December plenary session, the report of the Public Chamber on the state of civil society in the country is heard and adopted.

The Public Chamber of the Russian Federation promotes the formation of regional public chambers. By the end of 2009, 50 of them had already been created. Members of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation were included in 42 formed public councils at federal ministries and departments.

The Public Chamber of the Russian Federation is a member of the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (MAESSI). In addition, a corresponding memorandum was signed with the European Socio-Economic Committee. Together with foreign partners, the OP held such events as the International Seminar on European and Global Energy Security (June 30, 2008), the Third Forum of Public Diplomacy (December 15, 2008), hearings on the development of Russian-American relations (July 3 2009, on the eve of US President Barack Obama's visit to Russia).

A certain role of the Civic Chamber in the discussion of socially important problems is also recognized by its critics, who at the same time believe that the OP does not act as the initiator of this discussion, but a kind of barometer of public sentiment, confirming the importance of the relevant issues.

Adopted by the State Duma on March 16, 2005
Approved by the Federation Council on March 23, 2005

Article 1 General provisions

1. The Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Civic Chamber) ensures the interaction of citizens of the Russian Federation with federal state authorities, state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local governments in order to take into account the needs and interests of citizens of the Russian Federation, protect the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation and the rights of public associations in the formation and implementation of state policy, as well as for the purpose of exercising public control over the activities of federal executive authorities, executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local governments.

2. The Public Chamber is formed on the basis of voluntary participation in its activities of citizens of the Russian Federation, public associations and associations of non-profit organizations.

3. The name "Public Chamber of the Russian Federation" may not be used in the names of federal state authorities, state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, local self-government bodies, as well as in the names of associations, organizations, institutions and enterprises. The name "Public Chamber of the Russian Federation" is not subject to state registration.

4. Location of the Public Chamber - the city of Moscow.

Article 2 Goals and objectives of the Public Chamber

The Public Chamber is called upon to ensure the coordination of the socially significant interests of citizens of the Russian Federation, public associations, state authorities and local governments to resolve the most important issues of economic and social development, ensuring national security, protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation, the constitutional order of the Russian Federation and democratic principles for the development of civil society in the Russian Federation through:

1) involvement of citizens and public associations in the implementation of state policy;

2) promotion and support of civil initiatives of national importance and aimed at the implementation of the constitutional rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of citizens and public associations;

3) conducting a public examination (examination) of draft federal laws and draft laws of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as draft regulatory legal acts of executive authorities of the Russian Federation and draft legal acts of local governments;

4) exercising public control (control) over the activities of the Government of the Russian Federation, federal executive authorities, executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local governments in accordance with this federal law;

5) development of recommendations to the state authorities of the Russian Federation in determining priorities in the field of state support for public associations and other associations of citizens of the Russian Federation, whose activities are aimed at the development of civil society in the Russian Federation;

6) providing information, methodological and other support to public chambers established in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Article 3 Legal basis activities of the Public Chamber

The Public Chamber carries out its activities on the basis of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal constitutional laws, this Federal Law, other federal laws and other regulatory legal acts.

Article 4 Regulations of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation

1. The Public Chamber approves the Regulations of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

2. The regulations of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation establish:

1) the procedure for the participation of members of the Public Chamber in its activities;

2) the timing and procedure for holding plenary meetings of the Public Chamber;

3) the composition, powers and procedure for the activities of the council of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the council of the Civic Chamber);

4) the powers and procedure for the activities of the Secretary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary of the Civic Chamber);

5) the procedure for the formation and activities of commissions and working groups of the Civic Chamber, as well as the procedure for electing and powers of their leaders;

6) the procedure for terminating and suspending the powers of members of the Public Chamber in accordance with this Federal Law;

7) the procedure for the activities of the apparatus of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the apparatus of the Civic Chamber);

8) forms and procedure for making decisions of the Public Chamber;

9) the procedure for involving in the work of the Civic Chamber of public associations whose representatives are not included in its composition, and the forms of their interaction with the Civic Chamber;

10) procedures for selecting members of the Public Chamber of representatives of all-Russian, interregional and regional public associations, provided for in parts 5 and 6 of Article 8 of this Federal Law;

11) the procedure for preparing and holding events in the Public Chamber;

12) the procedure for preparing and publishing the annual report of the Civic Chamber on the state of civil society in the Russian Federation;

13) other issues internal organization and the procedure for the activities of the Public Chamber in accordance with this Federal Law.

Article 5 Code of Ethics for Members of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation

The Council of the Civic Chamber develops and submits for approval by the Civic Chamber the Code of Ethics for members of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Code of Ethics). Compliance with the requirements stipulated by the Code of Ethics is mandatory for members of the Civic Chamber.

Article 6 Composition of the Public Chamber

1. The Public Chamber is formed in accordance with this Federal Law from forty-two citizens of the Russian Federation, approved by the President of the Russian Federation, forty-two representatives of all-Russian public associations and forty-two representatives of interregional and regional public associations.

2. The following public associations are not allowed to nominate candidates for members of the Public Chamber:

1) associations registered less than one year before the expiration of the term of office of members of the Civic Chamber of the current composition;

2) political parties.

Article 7 Member of the Public Chamber

1. A citizen of the Russian Federation who has reached the age of eighteen may be a member of the Civic Chamber.

2. Members of the Public Chamber cannot be:

1) The President of the Russian Federation, members of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, members of the Government of the Russian Federation, judges, other persons holding state positions of the Russian Federation, persons holding positions of the federal public service, public positions of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, positions of the state civil service of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, positions municipal service, as well as persons holding elective positions in local self-government bodies;

2) persons recognized as legally incompetent on the basis of a court decision;

3) persons who have an outstanding or unexpunged conviction;

4) persons whose membership in the Civic Chamber was previously terminated on the basis of clause 6 of part 1 of Article 15 of this Federal Law. In this case, the ban on membership in the Civic Chamber applies only to the work of the Civic Chamber of the next composition.

Article 8 The procedure for the formation of the Public Chamber

1. The President of the Russian Federation, in accordance with part 14 of this article, based on the results of consultations with public associations, associations of non-profit organizations, Russian academies of sciences and creative unions, determines the candidacies of forty-two citizens of the Russian Federation who have special merits to the state and society, and proposes to these citizens become a member of the Public Chamber.

2. Citizens of the Russian Federation who have received an offer to join the Civic Chamber shall, within thirty days, notify the President of the Russian Federation in writing of their consent or refusal to join the Civic Chamber.

3. The President of the Russian Federation, within thirty days from the date of receipt by him of the written consent of the citizens of the Russian Federation to join the Public Chamber or after the expiration of the period established by part 2 of this article, approves by decree the members of the Public Chamber determined by him and invites them to proceed with the formation of the full composition of the Public Chamber chambers.

4. Not later than thirty days from the date of approval by the President of the Russian Federation of the members of the Public Chamber determined by him, all-Russian, interregional and regional public associations shall send to the Public Chamber applications on the desire to include their representatives in the composition of the Public Chamber, formalized by decisions of the governing collegiate bodies of the relevant associations. These applications must contain information about the activities of the public association, as well as information about the representative who may be sent to the Public Chamber.

5. Members of the Civic Chamber, approved by the President of the Russian Federation, within sixty days from the date of their approval in accordance with the procedure for competitive selection established by the Regulations of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, make a decision on admission to the members of the Civic Chamber of forty-two representatives of all-Russian public associations - one representative from public association.

6. Members of the Civic Chamber approved by the President of the Russian Federation, together with representatives of all-Russian public associations accepted as members of the Civic Chamber, within thirty days after the expiration of the period specified in Part 5 of this article, in the manner established by the Regulations of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, accept a decision to admit as members of the Public Chamber forty-two representatives of inter-regional and regional public associations - one representative from a public association.

7. The composition of representatives from interregional and regional public associations is formed at conferences of delegates from interregional and regional public associations registered in the territories of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation that are part of one federal district. These conferences are held in the federal districts within thirty days after the expiration of the period established by part 8 of this article. The norm of representation at the conference is set at the rate of twenty delegates elected at each meeting of representatives of interregional and regional public associations held in each subject of the Russian Federation that is part of one federal district.

8. The meetings referred to in Part 7 of this Article shall be held within thirty days from the date of approval by the President of the Russian Federation of the members of the Public Chamber determined by him.

9. Meetings in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and conferences in federal districts are held on the initiative and with the assistance of members of the Public Chamber approved by the President of the Russian Federation and representatives of all-Russian public associations accepted as members of the Public Chamber in accordance with Part 5 of this article.

10. The choice of representatives of interregional and regional public associations is carried out by members of the Public Chamber approved by the President of the Russian Federation, together with representatives of all-Russian public associations accepted as members of the Public Chamber in accordance with part 5 of this article, by voting from among the candidates identified at conferences held in federal districts, based on six representatives from public associations registered in the territories of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation that are part of one federal district. The number of candidates identified at the conference must be at least ten people.

11. The Conference is entitled to nominate candidates for members of the Public Chamber if at least half of the delegates elected at meetings of representatives of interregional and regional public associations held in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation that are part of one federal district took part in the conference. At the same time, these candidates must represent inter-regional and regional public associations registered in at least half of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation that are part of this federal district.

12. The first plenary meeting of the Civic Chamber must be held no later than thirty days from the date of formation of the competent composition of the Civic Chamber. The Public Chamber is competent if it includes more than three-fourths of the number of members of the Public Chamber established by this Federal Law.

13. The term of office of members of the Public Chamber expires two years after the first plenary meeting of the Public Chamber.

14. Six months before the expiration of the term of office of members of the Civic Chamber, the President of the Russian Federation initiates the procedure for the formation of a new composition of the Civic Chamber, established by parts 1-11 of this article.

15. In the event that the full composition of the Civic Chamber is not formed in the manner prescribed by this article, or in the event of early termination of the powers of at least one member of the Civic Chamber in accordance with paragraphs 2-10 of Part 1 of Article 15 of this Federal Law, new members of the Civic Chamber are included in the following order:

1) The President of the Russian Federation makes a decision on the admission of citizens of the Russian Federation to the members of the Civic Chamber in the manner prescribed by parts 1-3 of this article, while the time for the implementation of these procedures is reduced by half;

2) members of the Public Chamber, approved by the President of the Russian Federation, decide on the admission of representatives of all-Russian public associations to the members of the Public Chamber in the manner prescribed by parts 4 and 5 of this article;

3) members of the Public Chamber, approved by the President of the Russian Federation, together with representatives of all-Russian public associations accepted as members of the Public Chamber, decide on admission to the members of the Public Chamber of representatives of interregional and regional public associations from among the candidates identified at conferences held in federal districts when forming the current composition of the Civic Chamber in the manner prescribed by parts 6-11 of this article.

16. The procedures specified in clauses 2 and 3 of part 15 of this article shall be carried out within thirty days from the date of occurrence of the circumstances provided for in paragraph one of part 15 of this article.

17. Expenses for the formation of the Public Chamber, provided for by this article, are financed from the funds provided in the federal budget for ensuring the activities of the Public Chamber.

Article 9 Organs of the Public Chamber

1. Members of the Public Chamber at the first plenary session elect the council of the Public Chamber and the secretary of the Public Chamber. The Council of the Public Chamber is a permanent body of the Public Chamber.

2. The Civic Chamber has the right to form commissions and working groups of the Civic Chamber.

3. Members of the Public Chamber are members of the commissions of the Public Chamber. The working groups of the Civic Chamber may include members of the Civic Chamber, representatives of public associations and other citizens involved in the work of the Civic Chamber.

Article 10

The Public Chamber may involve in its work public associations and other associations of citizens of the Russian Federation, whose representatives are not included in its composition. The decision to participate in the work of the Public Chamber of public associations and other associations of citizens of the Russian Federation, whose representatives are not included in its composition, is taken by the Council of the Public Chamber.

Article 11 Restrictions related to membership in the Public Chamber

1. A member of the Public Chamber shall suspend his membership in a political party for the period of exercising his powers.

2. Association of members of the Public Chamber on the basis of national, religious, regional or party affiliation is not allowed.

Article 12 Participation of members of the Public Chamber in its work

1. Members of the Civic Chamber take a personal part in the work of the plenary sessions of the Civic Chamber, the Council of the Civic Chamber, commissions and working groups of the Civic Chamber.

2. Members of the Civic Chamber have the right to freely express their opinion on any issue of the activities of the Civic Chamber, the Council of the Civic Chamber, commissions and working groups of the Civic Chamber.

3. Members of the Public Chamber in the exercise of their powers are not bound by the decisions of public associations.

Article 13 Guarantees for the activities of members of the Public Chamber

1. A member of the Civic Chamber for the period of participation in the work of the plenary session of the Civic Chamber, the council of the Civic Chamber, commissions and working groups of the Civic Chamber, as well as for the duration of the exercise of the powers established by Article 20 of this Federal Law, shall be released by the employer from job duties at the main place of work with the preservation of his place of work (position).

2. A member of the Civic Chamber shall be reimbursed for expenses related to the exercise of the powers of a member of the Civic Chamber, as well as compensation in the amount determined by law, other regulatory legal act at the expense of the federal budget.

3. Recall of a member of the Public Chamber is not allowed.

Article 14 Certificate of a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation

1. A member of the Civic Chamber has a certificate of a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the certificate), which is a document confirming his authority. A member of the Public Chamber shall use the certificate during his term of office.

2. The sample and description of the certificate are approved by the Public Chamber.

Article 15 Termination and suspension of powers of a member of the Public Chamber

1. The powers of a member of the Civic Chamber shall be terminated in the manner prescribed by the Regulations of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation in the event of:

1) expiration of the term of his powers;

2) submission by him of an application for withdrawal from the composition of the Public Chamber;

3) his inability, for health reasons, to participate in the work of the Public Chamber;

4) the entry into force of the court judgment passed against him;

5) recognition of him as incapable, missing or dead on the basis of a court decision that has entered into legal force;

6) gross violation them of the Code of Ethics - by decision of at least half of the members of the Civic Chamber, adopted at the plenary session of the Civic Chamber;

7) his election to the position of the President of the Russian Federation, his election as a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, his election (appointment) as a member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, his election as a deputy of the legislative (representative) body of state power of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, as well as to an elective position in body of local self-government;

8) his appointment to a public position of the Russian Federation, a position of a federal public service, a public position of a subject of the Russian Federation, a position of a state civil service of a subject of the Russian Federation or a position of a municipal service;

9) if, after thirty days from the date of the first plenary meeting of the Public Chamber, a member of the Public Chamber has not complied with the requirement of Part 1 of Article 11 of this Federal Law;

10) death of a member of the Public Chamber.

2. The powers of a member of the Civic Chamber shall be suspended in the manner prescribed by the Regulations of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation in the event of:

1) accusation of committing a crime in accordance with the procedure established by the criminal procedural legislation of the Russian Federation has been brought against him;

2) imposition of administrative punishment on him in the form of administrative arrest;

3) registration as a candidate for the position of the President of the Russian Federation, a candidate for deputies of a legislative (representative) body of state power, a candidate for an elective position in a local self-government body, an authorized representative or an authorized representative of a candidate (political party), and also in the event of his entry as part of the initiative group for holding a referendum in the Russian Federation.

Article 16 The main forms of work of the Public Chamber

1. The main forms of work of the Civic Chamber are plenary meetings of the Civic Chamber, meetings of the council of the Civic Chamber, commissions and working groups of the Civic Chamber.

2. Plenary meetings of the Public Chamber are held at least twice a year. By decision of the Council of the Public Chamber, an extraordinary plenary session may be held.

3. In order to implement the functions assigned to the Civic Chamber by this Federal Law, the Civic Chamber may:

1) hold hearings on socially important issues;

2) give opinions on violations of the legislation of the Russian Federation by federal executive authorities, executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local governments and send these conclusions to the competent state bodies or officials;

3) conduct an examination of draft laws of the Russian Federation on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, draft federal constitutional laws and federal laws, draft regulatory legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal executive bodies, draft laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and regulatory legal acts of public authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation Federation, draft legal acts of local governments;

4) invite heads of federal government bodies, government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local governments to plenary meetings of the Public Chamber;

5) send members of the Public Chamber to participate in the work of committees and commissions of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, as well as in meetings of collegiums of federal executive bodies in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation;

6) send requests to the Public Chamber in accordance with Article 24 of this Federal Law. Between plenary sessions of the Civic Chamber, requests on behalf of the Civic Chamber are sent by the Council of the Civic Chamber.

Article 17 Decisions of the Public Chamber

Decisions of the Public Chamber, taken in the form of conclusions, proposals and appeals, are advisory in nature.

Article 18 Public expertise

1. The Civic Chamber has the right, by decision of the Council of the Civic Chamber, to conduct an examination of draft regulatory legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation, federal executive bodies, draft laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and regulatory legal acts of public authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, draft legal acts of local governments or in connection with with the appeal of the President of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation to conduct an examination of draft federal constitutional laws and federal laws, draft regulatory legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal executive bodies, draft laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation Federation and regulatory legal acts of state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, draft legal acts of local governments.

2. By decision of the council of the Civic Chamber, the Civic Chamber conducts an examination of draft laws of the Russian Federation on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, draft federal constitutional laws and federal laws affecting the following issues:

1) state social policy and constitutional rights of citizens of the Russian Federation in the field of social security;

2) ensuring public safety and law and order.

3. To conduct an examination, the Civic Chamber creates a working group that has the right to:

1) involve experts;

2) recommend that the Civic Chamber send to the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation, federal executive bodies, state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local governments a request for the provision of documents and materials necessary for conducting expertise;

3) propose to the Civic Chamber to send members of the Civic Chamber to participate in the work of committees and commissions of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation when considering draft laws that are the object of expertise;

4) propose to the Civic Chamber to send members of the Civic Chamber to meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation, collegiums of federal executive bodies, at which draft regulatory legal acts that are the object of expertise are considered.

4. Upon receipt of a request from the Public Chamber, the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation shall be obliged to submit to the Public Chamber the draft laws indicated in the request, with all necessary documents and materials, and the Government of the Russian Federation, federal executive authorities, state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local governments - to provide the draft acts specified in the request, as well as the documents and materials necessary for the examination of the draft acts prepared by them.

Article 19 Conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of public examination

1. Conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of the examination of draft laws of the Russian Federation on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, draft federal constitutional laws and federal laws, draft regulatory legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal executive bodies, draft laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and regulatory legal acts of bodies of the state power of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, draft legal acts of local self-government bodies are advisory in nature and are sent accordingly to the President of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation, federal executive authorities, state authorities of the constituent entities Russian Federation, local governments.

2. The opinions of the Public Chamber based on the results of an examination of draft laws of the Russian Federation on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, draft federal constitutional laws and federal laws are subject to mandatory consideration at plenary sessions of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

3. The conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of the examination of draft regulatory legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal executive bodies are subject to mandatory consideration, respectively, at meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation, collegiums of the relevant federal executive bodies.

4. When considering the conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of the examination of drafts of relevant regulatory legal acts, members of the Public Chamber are invited to the plenary meetings of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, as well as to meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation, boards of federal executive bodies.

5. The conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of the examination of draft regulatory legal acts of state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are subject to mandatory consideration by the relevant state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

6. The conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of the examination of draft legal acts of local governments are subject to mandatory consideration by the relevant local governments.

Article 20

1. The Council of the Public Chamber has the right to apply to the head of the federal executive body with a proposal to create a public council under this body.

2. The procedure for the formation of public councils under federal executive bodies is determined by the Government of the Russian Federation. The procedure for the formation of public councils under federal executive bodies, which are managed by the President of the Russian Federation, is determined by the President of the Russian Federation.

3. The heads of the federal executive bodies ensure the participation of members of the Public Chamber in the work of public councils under the federal executive bodies.

Article 21 Support of Civic Initiatives by the Public Chamber

1. The Civic Chamber collects and processes information on the initiatives of citizens of the Russian Federation and public associations.

2. The Civic Chamber organizes and conducts civil forums and hearings on topical issues of public life.

3. The Civic Chamber shall bring to the attention of the citizens of the Russian Federation information on the initiatives referred to in Part 1 of this Article.

Article 22 Annual report of the Public Chamber

The Public Chamber annually prepares and publishes in periodical Public Chamber report on the state of civil society in the Russian Federation.

Article 23

1. The Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation ensure the presence at plenary sessions and meetings of committees and commissions of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of members of the Public Chamber authorized by the Council of the Public Chamber.

2. The Government of the Russian Federation ensures the presence at its meetings of the members of the Public Chamber authorized by the Council of the Public Chamber.

3. The federal executive authorities ensure the presence at the meetings of the collegiums of the members of the Civic Chamber, authorized by the Council of the Civic Chamber.

4. The procedure for the participation of members of the Civic Chamber in meetings of collegiums of federal executive bodies, which are managed by the President of the Russian Federation, is determined by the President of the Russian Federation. The number of representatives of the Public Chamber participating in the work of a committee or commission of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation or a committee or commission of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, as well as in a meeting of the board of the federal executive body, may not exceed five people.

Article 24 Providing information to the Public Chamber

1. Federal bodies of state power, bodies of state power of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and bodies of local self-government are obliged to provide, at the request of the Civic Chamber, the information necessary for it to exercise its powers, with the exception of information that constitutes state and other secrets protected by federal law.

2. The official to whom the request of the Civic Chamber is sent is obliged to respond to it no later than thirty days from the date of receipt of the request, and in exceptional cases determined by the Civic Chamber, no later than fourteen days. The response must be signed by the official to whom the request is sent, or by the person acting in his capacity.

Article 25

Federal bodies of state power, bodies of state power of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and bodies of local self-government, their officials, other state and municipal employees are obliged to assist members of the Public Chamber in the exercise of their powers established by this Federal Law.

Article 26 Apparatus of the Public Chamber

1. The office of the Civic Chamber is responsible for ensuring the activities of the Civic Chamber.

2. The Office of the Public Chamber is government agency, has a seal depicting the State Emblem of the Russian Federation and with its name.

3. The head of the apparatus of the Civic Chamber is appointed and dismissed by the Government of the Russian Federation on the proposal of the Council of the Civic Chamber.

4. On behalf of the council of the Civic Chamber, the secretary of the Civic Chamber exercises general management of the activities of the apparatus of the Civic Chamber.

Article 27 Information support for the activities of the Civic Chamber

1. For information support activities of the Civic Chamber and access of the general public to the issues considered by the Civic Chamber, as well as to the results of the work of the Civic Chamber, the staff of the Civic Chamber creates and maintains the website of the Civic Chamber in the international computer network"Internet".

2. All-Russian state organizations TV and radio broadcasters must broadcast on one of the all-Russian TV channels and on one of the all-Russian radio channels weekly overview information and educational programs according to a plan approved by the Public Chamber. The amount of air time on each of the specified TV and radio channels cannot be less than 60 minutes per month.

3. The Public Chamber, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, establishes a periodical.

Article 28 Financial support activities of the Public Chamber

1. Expenses related to the activities of the Civic Chamber are provided for in a separate line in the federal budget for the corresponding year.

2. Financial support for the maintenance of the apparatus of the Civic Chamber is carried out within the limits of the expenses provided for in the federal budget for ensuring the activities of the Civic Chamber.

Article 29 Entry into force of this Federal Law

Article 30 Transitional provisions

1. The President of the Russian Federation, within thirty days from the date of entry into force of this Federal Law, based on the results of consultations with public associations, associations of non-profit organizations, Russian academies of sciences and creative unions, nominates forty-two citizens of the Russian Federation who have special merits to the state and society , and invites these citizens to join the Public Chamber of the first composition. The further procedure for forming the composition of the Civic Chamber is carried out in accordance with Article 8 of this Federal Law with the specifics established by Parts 2 and 3 of this Article.

2. The members of the Public Chamber of the first composition, approved in accordance with this Federal Law by the President of the Russian Federation, in accordance with the competitive selection procedure established by them, decide on the admission of forty-two representatives of all-Russian public associations as members of the Public Chamber. The competitive selection procedure is communicated to the public through the mass media no later than ten days before the start of its implementation.

3. Members of the first composition of the Public Chamber, approved by the President of the Russian Federation, together with representatives of all-Russian public associations accepted as members of the Public Chamber, in accordance with the procedure established by them, decide on the admission of forty-two representatives of interregional and regional public associations to the Public Chamber. This procedure is communicated to the public through the media no later than ten days before the start of its implementation.

4. Public associations registered less than one year before the entry into force of this Federal Law may not be allowed to nominate candidates for members of the Public Chamber of the first composition.

5. Within two months from the date of the first plenary meeting of the first composition of the Civic Chamber, the staff of the Civic Chamber shall create a website of the Civic Chamber in the international computer network "Internet".

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Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (unofficial abbr. The Public Chamber, RF OP) is a consultative and advisory body in the Russian Federation, established in 2005. Members of the Public Chamber do not receive payment for their activities. However, the Public Chamber itself is on public funding and participates in public procurement on a par with the federal authorities.

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In Russia, the Public Chamber at the federal level was established by order of the President of the Russian Federation in 1994 and was called the Public Chamber under the President of the Russian Federation. In 1996, by decree of President B. Yeltsin, the Public Chamber was transformed into the Political Advisory Council under the President of the Russian Federation, in 2000, by decree of President V. Putin, this body was abolished.

The modern "Public Chamber" was formed in 2005, started working in January 2006. The Public Chamber is elected every three years (until 2012 - every two years).

The procedure for the activities of the chamber, the procedure for making decisions by it, holding plenary meetings are regulated by the Regulations of the Public Chamber.

The regulation was adopted at the plenary meeting of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation on January 22, 2006, establishes the rules for internal organization and determines the procedure for the activities of the Civic Chamber, its bodies, members and staff in accordance with Federal Law No. 32-FZ of April 4, 2005 "On the Civic Chamber Russian Federation". On December 21, 2015, by decision of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, the Rules of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation were adopted in a new edition.

Compound

The Public Chamber is formed as follows: after consultations, the President of Russia nominates 40 members of the Chamber. They, in turn, must agree or refuse the proposal within 30 days, after which the President, by his decree, finally approves 40 members of the Public Chamber.

At the next stage, the public chambers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation elect from their composition by secret alternative voting one representative of the Public Chamber with an impeccable reputation at their meetings by a majority of votes from the total number of members of the relevant public chambers. At the same time, a member of the Public Chamber cannot simultaneously be the head of the Public Chamber of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation. If the head of the public chamber of a subject of the Russian Federation is elected to the Civic Chamber, he is obliged to resign his powers of the head of the public chamber of the subject of the Russian Federation.

In order to determine forty-three representatives from all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations, members of the Civic Chamber of the current composition, as well as members of the Civic Chamber approved by the President of the Russian Federation, together with members of the Civic Chamber from the Civic Chambers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, form a new composition in accordance with the Regulations of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation Federation a working group to organize and conduct a competition for the selection of forty-three members of the Public Chamber from all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations. The working group includes six members of the current Civic Chamber, three members of the Civic Chamber from among the members of the Civic Chamber approved by the President of the Russian Federation, and three members of the Civic Chamber from the Civic Chambers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

All-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations send applications to the working group for the nomination of their representatives to the Public Chamber.

Based on the results of the rating Internet voting using the Russian Public Initiative Internet resource, the working group appoints three representatives of all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations in each direction to the Civic Chamber social activities who received the majority of votes (in descending order of the number of votes), as well as one representative of an all-Russian public association or other non-profit organization, which won the majority of votes among representatives of all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations that took fourth place in their areas of public activity.

According to federal law No. 294-FZ of November 2, 2013, the Public Chamber now consists of 168 (previously - 166) members representing 3 equal groups. These are 85 representatives of regional public chambers; 40 citizens of the Russian Federation, who are approved by the President of the Russian Federation by decree; 43 representatives of all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations (determined based on the results of voting by members of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, approved by the President of the Russian Federation, and members of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation from the public chambers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation).

According to the Federal Law "On the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation", it is not allowed to nominate candidates for members of the Chamber by organizations in respect of which a warning was issued about the inadmissibility of carrying out extremist activities, as well as organizations whose activities were suspended by the court in accordance with the law "On Counteracting Extremist Activities ".

According to the Regulations of the Civic Chamber, members of the Chamber take a personal part in its work, carry out their activities on a voluntary basis, have equal rights in the discussion and adoption of decisions of the Civic Chamber, have the right to elect and be elected to elective positions and bodies of the Civic Chamber.

For the elections of the Civic Chamber in 2017, the previously used Internet voting was canceled.

• Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation of the fifth composition

A significant part of the members of the Public Chamber is not involved in any activity in it. The former secretary of the Public Chamber Alexander Brechalov said that about half of the members of the Chamber do nothing. According to Brechalov 's successor Valery Fadeev , it is impossible to force such members of the Public Chamber to work or to exclude them from its composition .

Activity

According to the Federal Law "On the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation", the activities of the Civic Chamber are aimed at coordinating the interests of citizens, public associations, state authorities and local self-government in order to resolve the most important issues of economic and social development, ensuring national security, protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens, the constitutional order and democratic principles for the development of civil society in the country.

The Public Chamber conducts a public examination of the social significant projects federal laws, draft laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, draft regulatory legal acts of executive authorities of the Russian Federation and draft legal acts of local governments.

The work of the Public Chamber is carried out in accordance with the annually approved Action Plan of the Public Chamber and the Plan of Public Expertise.

The Council of the Civic Chamber annually approves the Action Plan of the Civic Chamber and the Plan of Public Expertise based on the proposals of commissions and working groups, and the Office of the Civic Chamber is instructed to organize work on these plans.

Project "Perspective"

On May 20, 2016, on the website of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, an appeal was published by the Secretary of the Chamber A. V. Brechalov to the citizens of the Russian Federation to come and vote on May 22 at the primaries. A. V. Brechalov assured the Russians that in the primaries they would be able to "choose exactly those whom they want to see as candidates from the United Russia party in their region in the upcoming elections." The speeches of A. V. Brechalov and other members of the public chambers in support of the United Russia primaries caused negative responses. Former member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation E. Lukyanova called campaigning for participation in the primaries by members of the federal and regional public chambers illegal, noting that "members of the Public Chamber have no right to allow any form of support for political parties."

In the primaries of United Russia to the State Duma in 2016, the following members of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation participated as candidates, as was reported to voters on the website of the Chamber (indicating the constituencies in which these persons were nominated):

Structure

In 2006, at the first plenary meeting of the Public Chamber, its structure was formed. It was decided to form commissions in accordance with the most important areas of public life. There are currently 18 active commissions in the chamber. In order to promptly resolve the most acute, topical issues, the Council of the Public Chamber was created. It includes deputy secretaries of the OP RF and chairmen of all commissions. Each member of the Public Chamber is a member of one commission with a decisive vote, and, if desired, he can be a member of other commissions with an advisory vote.

The Council of the Public Chamber includes: Honorary Secretary of the Public Chamber; Secretary of the Public Chamber; First Deputy Secretary of the Public Chamber; deputy secretaries of the Public Chamber; chairmen of the commissions of the Public Chamber; Head of the Office of the Public Chamber. The Council of the Public Chamber meets, as a rule, once every two weeks.

Commissions

Commissions and inter-commission working groups created by the decision of the Public Chamber are formed for a period not exceeding the term of office of the Public Chamber of the next composition. The number of members of each commission is determined by the Council of the Public Chamber, but cannot be less than 5 members of the Chamber. A member of the Public Chamber may be a member of only one commission. A member of the commission has the right to take part in the work of other commissions with the right of an advisory vote and in the work of intercommission working groups. The commission may not include the secretary of the Public Chamber, the first deputy and deputy secretaries of the Public Chamber.

Commission meetings are usually held once a month. Information about the work of the commission is posted on the website of the Public Chamber.

Information about the work of the commission is posted on the website of the Chamber. A meeting of the commission of the Public Chamber is competent if more than half of the total number of members of the commission is present at it.

By decision of the Public Chamber of the sixth convocation (2017-2020), 19 commissions were created.

• Commission for the Protection of the Health of Citizens and the Development of Health Care, Chairman - Bokeria Leo Antonovich;
• Commission on Physical Culture and Promotion of a Healthy Lifestyle, Chairman - Viner-Usmanova Irina Alexandrovna;
• Commission on ecology and environmental protection, chairman - Dudareva Albina Evgenievna;
• Commission for Public Control, Public Expertise and Interaction with Public Councils, Chairman - Grib Vladislav Valeryevich;
• Commission for Territorial Development and Local Self-Government, Chairman - Andrey Maksimov;
• Commission on Charity, Civic Education and Social Responsibility, Chairman - Tkachenko Alexander Evgenievich;
• Commission for Youth Affairs, Development of Volunteering and Patriotic Education, Chairman - Tsunaeva Elena Moiseevna;
• Commission for the Development of Public Diplomacy, Humanitarian Cooperation and the Preservation of Traditional Values, Chairman - Sutormina Elena Vasilievna;
• Commission for Security and Interaction with the PMC, Chairman - Kannabikh Maria Valerievna;
• Commission for the support of family, motherhood and childhood, chairman - Diana Gudaevna Gurtskaya;
• Commission for the harmonization of interethnic and interreligious relations, chairman - Diskin Iosif Evgenievich;
• Commission for the Development of the Information Society, Mass Media and Mass Communications, Chairman - Primakov Evgeny Aleksandrovich;
• Commission for the Development of Culture and the Preservation of Spiritual Heritage, Chairman - Kovalchuk Andrey Nikolaevich;
• Commission for the Development of Education and Science, Chairman - Pogosyan Mikhail Aslanovich;
• Commission for the Development of the Economy, Entrepreneurship, Services and the Consumer Market, Chairman - Aleshin Boris Sergeevich;
• Commission on housing and communal services, construction and roads, chairman - Shpektor Igor Leonidovich;
• Commission on social policy, labor relations, interaction with trade unions and support for veterans, chairman - Pochinok Natalya Borisovna;
• Commission for the development of the non-profit sector and the support of socially oriented NGOs, chairman - Topoleva-Soldunova Elena Andreevna;
• Commission for the Development of the Agro-Industrial Complex and Rural Territories, Chairman - Uvarkina Evgenia Yuryevna.

Working groups

To conduct a public examination of draft regulatory legal acts, as well as for other purposes, working groups may be formed, which are temporary working bodies of the Public Chamber.

The working group for conducting a public examination is formed by the commission of the Public Chamber responsible for conducting a public examination. The composition of such a working group is approved by the Council of the Public Chamber.

The decision to form working groups for other purposes is taken by the Council of the Civic Chamber at the proposal of the Commission of the Civic Chamber. The heads of such working groups are approved by the Council of the Public Chamber.

Office of the Chamber

The Office of the Civic Chamber, in accordance with the Federal Law "On the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation", is a state institution and provides organizational, legal, analytical, informational, documentation, financial and logistical support for the activities of the Civic Chamber, Commissioner under the President of the Russian Federation for the rights of the child. The Office of the Civic Chamber preliminary considers the appeals of citizens and organizations received by the Civic Chamber, transfers these appeals to the relevant bodies of the Civic Chamber, on behalf of which it conducts events and prepares draft responses.

Functional responsibilities structural divisions Office of the Public Chamber are brought to the attention of all members of the Chamber. The Head of the Administration of the Public Chamber annually informs the members of the Chamber about the activities of the Administration.

By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1687-r dated 04.08.2017 "On the head of the federal state institution" Apparatus of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation "Pavel Viktorovich Andreev was appointed head of the Apparatus of the Public Chamber.

Cooperation

The Public Chamber may involve in its work public associations, other non-profit organizations and other associations of citizens of the Russian Federation, whose representatives are not included in its composition. The decision to participate in the work of the Public Chamber of public associations, other non-profit organizations and other associations of citizens of the Russian Federation, whose representatives are not included in its composition, is taken by the Council of the Public Chamber. In his interview with the Russian Reporter magazine after being elected Secretary of the Public Chamber, Valery Fadeev explained in 2017 that activists who fight against the authorities are “not our partners.” The journalist of the publication asked about the reason for such a position, but Fadeev replied: “Activism should not be confused with provocation.”

The international cooperation

Since 2011, the Chamber has been a member of the Presidium of the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (IAESSI), a Memorandum has been signed with the European Socio-Economic Committee. In 2013, Russia headed the AICESIS. In 2015, she transferred powers to the Dominican Republic.

Management

The Public Chamber is headed by a secretary.

Since June 19, 2017, the position has been occupied by Valery Alexandrovich Fadeev.

The Secretary of the Public Chamber is elected from among the members of the Public Chamber by open voting at the first plenary meeting of the Public Chamber. The Public Chamber may decide to hold an open vote. A member of the Civic Chamber nominated for election as Secretary of the Civic Chamber has the right to declare self-rejection. The application for self-withdrawal is accepted without discussion and voting. During the discussion, which is held for all candidates who have agreed to be elected as the Secretary of the Public Chamber, the candidates speak at a meeting of the Chamber and answer questions from members of the Public Chamber. Members of the Public Chamber have the right to speak "for" or "against" the candidate, after which the discussion is terminated. The Secretary of the Public Chamber is considered elected if more than half of the total number of members of the Chamber voted for him. The Secretary of the Public Chamber is elected for the term of his office as a member of the Public Chamber.

Powers of the secretary

The Secretary of the Public Chamber is in charge of the internal regulations of the Public Chamber; organizes the work of the Council of the Public Chamber and chairs its meetings; carries out general management of the activities of the Office of the Public Chamber, coordinates the main documents regulating its activities; forms the draft agenda of the meeting of the Public Chamber; signs decisions, appeals, invitations and other documents adopted by the Public Chamber, the Council of the Public Chamber, as well as requests from the Public Chamber sent to federal government bodies, government bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, local governments, state and municipal organizations; prepares bills and other documents received for consideration at a meeting of the Council of the Public Chamber; sends bills and other documents received by the Civic Chamber to the commissions of the Civic Chamber; represents the House; sends the conclusions of the Public Chamber on the results of the examination of draft laws of the Russian Federation on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation; sends the conclusions of the Public Chamber on violations of the law; signs administrative documents, documents sent on behalf of the Public Chamber; participates in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation in the formation of public monitoring commissions.

Honorary Secretary

The Honorary Secretary of the Public Chamber is elected from among the members of the Public Chamber by open voting at the first plenary meeting of the Public Chamber. The candidature of the Honorary Secretary of the Public Chamber is proposed by the members of the Public Chamber. At the same time, each member of the Public Chamber has the right to propose only one candidate. The Honorary Secretary of the Public Chamber must have an impeccable reputation, enjoy unconditional authority among colleagues. The Honorary Secretary is a member of the Council of the Public Chamber with the right of a decisive vote. Powers of the Honorary Secretary of the Public Chamber: represents the Public Chamber in relations with international, foreign and domestic organizations, participates in the work of international organizations, as well as in the work of international conferences, meetings and other events; represents the Civic Chamber in relations with state and municipal authorities power, political, social and commercial organizations, mass media; carries out the awarding of public awards established by the Public Chamber; exercise other powers on behalf of the Council of the Public Chamber.

Honorary President of the Federal State budget institution"National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", Academician Russian Academy Sciences Velikhov Evgeny Pavlovich was elected Honorary Secretary of the new Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation on June 16, 2014 at the first plenary session of the chamber.

House elections

In 2014, the first online elections were held for a part of the Civic Chamber. 266 candidates competed for 42 seats, only those registered on the public services portal could vote. To register, it was necessary to fill out an online questionnaire (a passport and SNILS are required) and receive an access password at the Rostelecom branch; in an accelerated mode, you can register in the building of the chamber. During the Internet voting in 2014, according to a number of media reports, there was a sharp increase in votes for a number of candidates who did not actively election campaign, as well as accusations of using administrative resources in Moscow and St. Petersburg (mass transportation of people with payment for their services after voting, as well as the use of extras). Internet voting to the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation of the VI composition in 2017 was not held, as it was canceled.

Regional public chambers

Financing

As of 2013, the Civic Chamber was financed from the federal budget: the allocated funds were used to pay for business trips of members of the Civic Chamber, to hold meetings and to maintain the apparatus of the Chamber.

Reports of the Public Chamber

Ratings

Sociological studies show that the level of trust of the overwhelming majority of Russians in the Public Chamber is extremely low, and the majority of the country's population does not know about the very existence of this body. A survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation in 2012 showed that only 3% of respondents assess the activities of the Chamber positively, and 54% did not know about its existence at all. Similar results were shown by a study conducted by the Levada Center in February 2014: 53% of respondents heard about the existence of the Public Chamber, and 11% of respondents consider its activities useful for the country.

Criticism

Formally, the Public Chamber was created to take into account the needs and interests of citizens of the Russian Federation, protect their rights and freedoms, as well as the rights of public associations. Formally, the Public Chamber should not support any of the political parties. However, in practice this is not always the case. For example, in May 2016, the Public Chamber supported the primaries of the United Russia party by publishing positive articles about this intra-party event before voting began and campaigning for some of the participants in this intra-party event. Many Russian non-governmental human rights organizations consider the activities of the Public Chamber to be an imitation [ ] . The Civic Chamber annually submits a report on the state of civil society in Russia, which is prepared not by members of the chamber, but selected by competition commercial structure, which may not be human rights (for example, in 2016, the report was entrusted to a company engaged in tailoring).

The Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation is being criticized by non-governmental human rights organizations in Russia. In 2016, Valery Borshchev, a representative of the Moscow Helsinki Group, noted that the Civic Chamber has never taken into account the opinion of large human rights non-profit organizations and “always distances itself from society” . The head of the movement “For Human Rights” Lev Ponomarev said: “The OP was created from above and from the very beginning we were against its appearance”

TASS-DOSIER. On June 19, 2017, the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation of the new, sixth, convocation at its first plenary session elected journalist Valery Fadeev as its secretary.

Valery Alexandrovich Fadeev was born on October 10, 1960 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR (now the Republic of Uzbekistan).

In 1983 he graduated from the Faculty of Control and Applied Mathematics of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) in Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region.

From 1983 to 1984 he worked at the Almaz Central Design Bureau (now the Almaz Research and Production Association named after Academician A. A. Raspletin).

In 1984-1986 served in the Strategic Rocket Forces of the Armed Forces of the USSR.

From 1986 to 1988 - Researcher at the Computing Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences (USSR Academy of Sciences; now - Computing Center named after A. A. Dorodnitsyn of the Russian Academy of Sciences). Worked on macroeconomics.

In 1988-1990. worked at the Institute of Energy Research of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. In 1990-1992 - Senior Researcher at the Institute of Market Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

In 1993, he moved to the Expert Institute of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs ("Exin"; now - the Scientific and Educational Foundation "Expert Institute"). In 1993-1995 was the deputy director of "Exin" Yevgeny Yasin.

At the same time in 1992-1995. - Expert, scientific editor of the magazine "Kommersant-Weekly" of the publishing house "Kommersant". In 1995, he left the editorial office together with a number of employees, including the founder of Kommersant-Weekly CJSC Mikhail Rogozhnikov. He took part in the creation of a new analytical publication - the magazine "Expert".

From 1995 to 1998 he was the scientific editor, the first deputy chief editor of the magazine "Expert" Mikhail Rogozhnikov, since 1996 - Nikita Kirichenko.

In 1998, he worked part-time as Ivan Laptev, First Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Izvestia newspaper.

Since November 1998 - Chief Editor magazine "Expert".

In 2001-2004 - one of the co-founders, co-chairman of the All-Russian public organization"Business Russia".

Since July 2006 - CEO, co-owner of ZAO Mediaholding Expert. Creator of the TV channel Expert-TV.

In 2006-2014 was a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation of the first - fourth compositions (OP RF). He entered the OP on the presidential quota. In 2006-2008 served as Deputy Chairman of the Commission on Globalism and National Development Strategy. In 2008-2014 headed the commission for economic development and support of entrepreneurship, was a member of the Council of the OP. He was one of the developers of the law "On the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation".

In 2008, he was elected president of the All-Russian organization of media workers "Mediasoyuz". Head of the Guild of Business Journalism at Media Union.

Since October 20, 2011 - Member of the Supervisory Board - Chairman of the Expert Council of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.

Since 2011 - member of the Central Headquarters of the All-Russian Popular Front. Head of the ONF working group "Quality of everyday life".

In 2012, he became one of the confidants of the presidential candidate Vladimir Putin.

Since October 2014 - host of the social and political talk show "The Structure of the Moment" on Channel One. In September 2016, he became the host of the Sunday edition of the Vremya TV program instead of Irada Zeynalova. December 15, 2016 participated in the annual program "Conversation with Dmitry Medvedev" as a representative of Channel One.

In 2015, he joined the interdepartmental group on housing and communal services of the Russian government.

In May 2016, he took part in the preliminary voting of the United Russia party for the selection of candidates for deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the Republic of Komi. According to the voting results, he took sixth place, but was not included in the final list of candidates.

On March 20, 2017, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was approved as a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation of the sixth composition.

Director of the autonomous non-profit organization "Institute of Public Design".

Member of the Council of Elders of the All-Russian public organization "Business Russia".

Member of the Supreme Council of the All-Russian political party "United Russia". Co-coordinator of the party Liberal platform.

Member of the Board of Trustees of the Volnoe Delo Foundation of Oleg Deripaska. Member of the Coordinating Committee for the promotion of social, educational, informational, cultural and other initiatives under the auspices of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Married. Wife - Tatyana Igorevna Gurova (born 1963), co-owner of the media holding "Expert", first deputy chief editor of the magazine "Expert".

Public Chamber- an advisory body created to communicate between civil society and government officials.

The Public Chamber is called upon to ensure the coordination of the socially significant interests of citizens of the Russian Federation, public associations, state authorities and local governments to resolve the most important issues of economic and social development, ensuring national security, protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation, the constitutional order of the Russian Federation and democratic principles of development of civil society in the Russian Federation.

The Public Chamber is formed in accordance with this Federal Law from forty-two citizens of the Russian Federation approved by the President of the Russian Federation, forty-two representatives of all-Russian public associations and forty-two representatives of interregional and regional public associations.

The main forms of work of the Civic Chamber are plenary meetings of the Civic Chamber, meetings of the Council of the Civic Chamber, commissions and working groups of the Civic Chamber.

Article 8

1. The President of the Russian Federation, in accordance with part 14 of this article, based on the results of consultations with public associations, associations of non-profit organizations, Russian academies of sciences and creative unions, nominates forty-two citizens of the Russian Federation who have special merits to the state and society, and invites these citizens to enter to the Public Chamber.

2. Citizens of the Russian Federation who have received an offer to join the Civic Chamber shall, within thirty days, notify the President of the Russian Federation in writing of their consent or refusal to join the Civic Chamber.

3. The President of the Russian Federation, within thirty days from the date of receipt of the written consent of the citizens of the Russian Federation to join the Civic Chamber, or after the expiration of the period established by part 2 of this article, approves by decree the members of the Civic Chamber determined by him and invites them to proceed with the formation of the full composition of the Civic Chamber .

4. Not later than thirty days from the date of approval by the President of the Russian Federation of the members of the Public Chamber determined by him, all-Russian, interregional and regional public associations shall send to the Public Chamber applications on the desire to include their representatives in the composition of the Public Chamber, formalized by decisions of the governing collegiate bodies of the relevant associations. These applications must contain information about the activities of the public association, as well as information about the representative who may be sent to the Public Chamber.

5. Members of the Civic Chamber, approved by the President of the Russian Federation, within sixty days from the date of their approval in accordance with the procedure for competitive selection established by the Regulations of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, make a decision on admission to the members of the Civic Chamber of forty-two representatives of all-Russian public associations - one representative from public association.

6. Members of the Civic Chamber approved by the President of the Russian Federation, together with representatives of all-Russian public associations accepted as members of the Civic Chamber, within thirty days after the expiration of the period specified in part 5 of this article, in the manner established by the Rules of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, make a decision on admission to the members of the Public Chamber of forty-two representatives of interregional and regional public associations - one representative from a public association.

29 Constitutional and legal basis for the activities of political parties.

Political Party is a public association created for the purpose of participation of citizens of the Russian Federation in the political life of society through the formation and expression of their political will, participation in public and political actions, in elections and referendums, as well as in order to represent the interests of citizens in state authorities and local governments .

In order for a public association to receive the status of a political party, it must have: 1) regional branches in more than half of the subjects of the Russian Federation, and in one subject of the Russian Federation there can be only one regional branch of the party; 2) at least 10 thousand members of a political party; 3) governing and other bodies of a political party, as well as regional branches and other structural subdivisions on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Political parties in the Russian Federation are created in purposes: 1) formation of public opinion; 2) political education and upbringing of citizens; 3) expressing the opinion of citizens on any issues of public life, bringing it to the attention of the general public and public authorities; 4) nomination of candidates for elections to legislative (representative) bodies of state power and representative bodies of local self-government, participation in elections to these bodies and in their work.

A political party must pass state registration.

Each political party must have its charter, which indicates the name of the party, the official symbols of the party, the procedure for acquiring its membership, the governing bodies of the party and other basic information about the party.

The activities of political parties in the Russian Federation should be built in accordance with principles: 1) voluntariness; 2) equality; 3) self-government (that is, parties are free to determine their internal structure, goals, forms and methods of activity);

4) legality (i.e., the activities of parties should not violate the rights and freedoms of man and citizen and other requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation); 5) publicity (i.e., information about parties, their activities, constituent and program documents should be publicly available).

Restrictions in the creation of political parties: 1) it is prohibited to create and operate political parties whose goals or actions are aimed at carrying out extremist activities and inciting racial, national, social hatred, etc.; 2) it is prohibited to create political parties on the grounds of professional, racial, national or religious affiliation, and equal on the grounds of belonging to the same profession); 3) the activities of political parties and their structural subdivisions in state authorities and local self-government bodies, in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in law enforcement and other state bodies, in the apparatus of legislative (representative) bodies of state power, in state organizations are not allowed; 4) it is prohibited to create and operate on the territory of the Russian Federation political parties of foreign states and their structural subdivisions;

5) the activities of parties are limited in the event of a state of emergency or martial law being introduced throughout the territory of the Russian Federation or in its individual areas. According to the current legislation, a political party is “a public association created for the purpose of participation of citizens of the Russian Federation in the political life of society through the formation and expression of their political will, participation in public and political actions, in elections and referendums, as well as in order to represent the interests of citizens in state authorities and local self-government bodies. The Law "On Political Parties" (Article 3, paragraph 1) determines, among other things, that a political party must have regional branches in more than half of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, have at least fifty (from 2010 - forty-five, from 2012 - forty) thousand members of the participants, its governing and other bodies must be located on the territory of the Russian Federation. In Russia, political parties have the right to nominate candidates for any elective positions and to any representative bodies, and the exclusive right to nominate lists of candidates during elections to the State Duma, as well as during elections to the legislative (representative) bodies of the subjects of the Russian Federation under the proportional system.