Sergei Witte's Cabinet

Cabinet of Sergei Witte – composition of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire, under the leadership of Sergei Witte, worked from November 6, 1905 to May 5, 1906.[1]

Cabinet of Sergei Witte

1st Cabinet of Russia
Date formedNovember 6, 1905
Date dissolvedMay 5, 1906
People and organisations
Head of stateNicholas II
Head of governmentCount Sergei Witte
No. of ministers13
History
SuccessorGoremykin I

Cabinet of Sergei Witte was the first Cabinet in Russian history. Despite his short work during this period has been done so many important affairs of state, created by the State Duma.[2]

The first step of Sergei Witte as Prime Minister was the invitation to his dacha on Stone island editors of all the major St. Petersburg Newspapers, to the media to announce the creation of a coalition Cabinet. However, the venture he did not. The editors said Mr. Witte that "don't trust the government" and demanded the withdrawal of troops from Petersburg.

As a result, the Witt has not received love and recognition from the liberal part of Russian society, nor the circle of the king. After five months on the post of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers Witte asked for king's resignation. Nicholas II easily took her in.

Ministers

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Ministry Image Minister Term
Prime Minister   Sergei Witte 6 November 1905 – 5 May 1906
Ministry of Internal Affairs   Pyotr Durnovo
Ministry of Finance   Ivan Shipov
Ministry of Foreign Affairs   Vladimir Lamsdorf
Ministry of Railways   Clavdy Nemeshayev
Ministry of Justice   Sergey Manukhin 6 November – 29 December 1905
  Mikhail Akimov 29 December 1905 – 5 May 1906
Ministry of War   Aleksandr Roediger 6 November 1905 – 5 May 1906
Ministry of National Education   Ivan Tolstoy
Ministry of the Imperial Court   Vladimir Frederiks
Marine Ministry   Aleksei Birilev
Ministry of Trade and Industry   Vasily Timiryazev 6 Novemeber 1905 – 18 February 1906
  Mikhail Fedorov 18 February – 5 May 1906
Ministry of Agriculture   Peter Schwanebach 6 November – 8 November 1905
  Nikolai Kutler 8 November 1905 – 18 February 1906
  Alexander Nikolsky 12 March – 5 May 1906
State control   Dmitry Filosofov 6 November 1905 – 5 May 1906
Procurator   Alexey Obolensky

References

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  1. ^ "7 царских председателей Совета министров".
  2. ^ "Правительство Витте — Дурново: Революция резко ускорила течение времени. На долю нового, «послеок-". texts.news.