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(9) Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space (1963), became a prominent political figure after her space career. She was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in 1966 and later served in its Presidium, and she was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. As head of the Soviet Women's Committee, she represented the country at international women's forums. In modern Russia she has been a member of the State Duma (the lower house of parliament) since 2011, representing the United Russia party.