According to the announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the invitation of President of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man, Chairman of the National Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin led the Russian high-ranking delegation to officially visit Vietnam and co-chaired the 4th Session of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee between the National Assembly of Vietnam and the National Duma of Russia from September 28-29, 2025.
Mr. Vyacheslav was born on February 4, 1964, has a PhD in engineering science and a PhD in law.
From 1990-1992, he was a member of the Saratov City Council
From 1992-1994: Vice Chairman of Saratov City
From 1994-1996: Vice Chairman of the Saratov Regional House of Representatives
From 1999-2001: Delegate of the Russian State Duma (lower house) of the Russian Federation, term III, under the "Fatherland - All Russia" bloc.
From 2001-2003: Leaders of the "Fatherland - All Russia" bloc.
From 2003-2007: Vice Chairman of the 4th Russian State Duma.
From 2007-2019: Vice Chairman of the Russian State Duma, term V.
From 2010-2011: Head of the Government Office, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
From 2011-2016: First Deputy Director of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation.
From October 2016 to present: Chairman of the Russian State Duma, Standing Member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.