Valentina Matviyenko
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Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko is a Russian politician and diplomat serving as a Senator from Saint Petersburg and the Chairwoman of the Federation Council since 2011. Previously she was Governor of Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2011.
Matviyenko in 2024
Deputy Prime Minister Valentina Matviyenko signs joint documents in Greece on behalf of the Russian Federation while accompanying President Vladimir Putin.
French President Jacques Chirac, Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder and Valentina Matviyenko during the celebration of the 300th anniversary of Saint Petersburg in 2003.
Vladimir Putin and Valentina Matviyenko in 2008.
Federation Council (Russia)
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The Federation Council, unofficially Senate, is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia. It was established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 1993.
Federation Council (Russia)
Federation Council Building in 2017
President Vladimir Putin before the Federation Council. May 21, 2002.
President Boris Yeltsin was instrumental in the creation of the Federation Council in 1993.