The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is the highest body of the
Communist Party of the Russian Federation. The members of the Central Committee are elected through secret ballot by the Congress of the party for a 4-year term. The Central Committee determines the activities of the party.
Gennady Zyuganov has been the chairman of the Central Committee since 1993.
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Central Committee is standing administrative body of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. The Committee addresses any issues outside the exclusive jurisdiction of the Party Congress and not settled by rulings of the Congress.
Planeries of the Central Committee are held by the Presidium at least once a 4 months.[1]
Presidium and Secretariat
Presidium and Secretariat are central bodies inside the Central Committee.
Presidium implements the rulings of the Congress and is the main executive authority of the party between the Central Committee Plenaries. Presidium is elected from the members of the Central Committee. Chairman of the Central Committee is the head of the Presidium and this position is held by
Gennady Zyuganov since 1993.
Secretariat is accountable for day-to-day party operations and is mainly a technical body to the Presidium. Members of the Secretariat are also elected by the Central Committee.[2]
Current composition
Current composition of the Central Committee was formed in April 2021 at the XVIII Congress of CPRF.[3] A total of 188 members were elected to the Central Committee and 141 gained the status of candidates for membership. The most notable changes were made to the Presidium as
Yury Afonin became First Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee and several notable politicians left the Presidium, including first secretary of
Moscow city committee
Valery Rashkin, former Governor of
Irkutsk OblastSergey Levchenko, former first secretary of
Saint Petersburg city committee Olga Khodunova and former
State Duma member
Sergey Reshulsky.[4]
Presidium
Gennady Zyuganov, Member of
State Duma (since 1993), Leader of CPRF caucus in State Duma, Chairman of the Central Committee
Ivan Melnikov, Member of State Duma (since 1995), First Vice Speaker of State Duma, First Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee
Sergey Obukhov, Member of State Duma (since 2007), First Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee
Vladimir Kashin, Member of State Duma (since 2003), Chairman of the Duma Committee an Agriculture