Pyotr Stolypin's Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Cabinet of Pyotr Stolypin
Cabinet Number:3rd
Jurisdiction:Russia
Flag:Flag of Russia.svg
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:July 21, 1906
Date Dissolved:September 18, 1911
Government Head:Pyotr Stolypin
State Head:Nicholas II
Current Number:13
Previous:Goremykin I
Successor:Kokovtsov

Cabinet of Pyotr Stolypin – composition of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire, under the leadership of Pyotr Stolypin, worked from July 21, 1906 to September 18, 1911.[1]

Stolypin's government has worked until the death of the Prime Minister, as a result of the ensuing attempt in September 1911.

Formation

Immediately after his appointment, Stolypin began talks about the invitation in new cabinet popular public and parliamentary figures belonging to the Constitutional Democratic Party and "Union of October 17". Ministerial positions originally assumed Dmitry Shipov, Georgy Lvov, Peter Heyden, Nikolai Lvov, Alexander Guchkov; in the course of further negotiations also considered candidates Anatoly Koni and Yevgeny Trubetskoy. Public figures, confident that the future 2nd State Duma may force the government to create a cabinet responsible to the Parliament, had little interest in the activities as Ministers of the Crown in a mixed public and bureaucratic office; the possibility of entering the government they are hedged by such terms and conditions, which obviously could not be taken by Stolypin. Eventually, the negotiations failed completely. As this was the third failed attempt to attract public figures in the government (the first attempt was made by Sergei Witte in October 1905, immediately after the publication of the October Manifesto, the second -. By Stolypin in June 1906, before the dissolution of the First State Duma), Stolypin as a result of completely disappointed in the idea of public office and later headed the government purely bureaucratic structure.[2] [3]

On assuming office, the Prime Minister Stolypin insisted on the resignation of the Ministry of Agriculture Aleksandr Stishinsky and Procurator of Alexey Shirinsky-Shakhmotov, while maintaining the rest of the composition of the previous cabinet of Ivan Goremykin.

Ministers

Composition of the cabinet is constantly changing, which was connected with the fact that the ministers did not justify expectations of Stolypin.[4]

MinistryMinister
Prime MinisterPyotr Stolypin21 July 1906 – 18 September 1911
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Ministry of FinanceVladimir Kokovtsov
Ministry of Foreign AffairsAlexander Izvolsky21 July 1906 – 11 October 1910
Sergey Sazonov11 October 1910 – 18 September 1911
Ministry of RailwaysNikolay Shaufus21 July 1906 – 11 February 1909
Sergey Rukhlov11 February 1909 – 18 September 1911
Ministry of JusticeIvan Shcheglovitov21 July 1906 – 18 September 1911
Ministry of WarAleksandr Roediger21 July 1906 – 24 March 1909
Vladimir Sukhomlinov24 March 1909 – 18 September 1911
Ministry of National EducationPeter Kaufman21 July 1906 – 14 January 1908
Alexander Shvarts14 January 1908 – 8 October 1910
Lev Kasso8 October 1910 – 18 September 1911
Ministry of the Imperial CourtVladimir Frederiks21 July 1906 – 18 September 1911
Marine MinistryAleksei Birilev21 July 1906 – 24 January 1907
Ivan Dikov24 January 1907 – 21 January 1909
Voyevodsky21 January 1909 – 31 March 1911
Ivan Grigorovich31 March – 18 September 1911
Ministry of Trade and IndustryAleksandr Shtof21 July – 8 August 1906
Dmitry Filosofov8 August 1906 – 19 December 1907
Mikhail Ostrogradskiy (acting) 19 December 1907 – 12 February 1908
Ivan Shipov12 February 1908 – 26 January 1909
Vasily Timiryazev26 January – 18 November 1909
Sergey Timashev18 November 1909 – 18 September 1911
Ministry of AgricultureBoris Vasilchikov21 July 1906 – 3 June 1908
Alexander Krivoshein3 June 1908 – 18 September 1911
State controlPeter Shvanebakh21 July 1906 – 26 June 1907
Peter Kharitonov25 September 1907 – 18 September 1911
ProcuratorPeter Izvolsky9 August 1906 – 18 February 1909
Sergey Lukianov18 February 1909 – 15 May 1911
Vladimir Sabler15 May – 18 September 1911

Notes and References

  1. http://rusplt.ru/sub/ratings/vitte.html 7 Prime Ministers of the Russian Empire
  2. http://dlib.rsl.ru/viewer/01004860235 Memories and thoughts about their experiences
  3. http://referatwork.ru/refs/source/ref-43604.html Stolypin's Cabinet
  4. http://biofile.ru/his/28606.html Council of Ministers under the leadership of Stolypin