Penza, 5 October 2016. PenzaNews. State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the seventh convocation, leader of the All-Russian Women's Union “Hope of Russia” Tamara Pletneva, representing the Penza region, will head the committee of the lower house of parliament for the family, women and children

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Chairmen of the committees were approved during the first plenary session of the State Duma of the seventh convocation, which took place on Wednesday, October 5. Most of them represent the “United Russia” — 13 people, CPRF and LDPR are represented by 5 officials, “The Just Russia” —three.

In total, the State Duma of the seventh convocation has 26 committees.

As PenzaNews reported earlier, Tamara Pletneva became the only representative of the Communist Party of the Penza region in the State Duma. In the parliamentary elections, she led the regional group No. 26, which united the Penza, Lipetsk and Tambov regions.