Eduard Pleske

Eduard Pleske
Эдуард Дмитриевич Плеске
Russian Finance Minister
In office
18 August 1903  4 February 1904
Monarch Nicholas II
Preceded by Sergei Witte
Succeeded by Vladimir Kokovtsov
Personal details
Born (1852-10-25)25 October 1852
Died 9 May 1904(1904-05-09) (aged 51)
Nationality Russian
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Eduard Pleske (25 October 1852 – 9 May 1904) (Russian: Эдуард Дмитриевич Плеске, Eduard Dmitrievich Pleske)

Eduard Pleske was born into a noble family in the Russian Empire. He was educated in the Imperial Alexander Lyceum. After graduation he joined the Ministry of Finance. Pleske was Assistant Director and later Director of the Special Credit Office.

Eduard Pleske also held the position of Head of the State Bank of the Russian Empire, and his signature can be seen in many Russian banknotes dated 1895–1899.

He was appointed Assistant Minister of Finance under Sergei Witte in 1903. He succeeded Witte on 16 August 1903 after Witte was shunted aside to the position of Chairman of the Committee of Ministers. He died in office on the 4 February 1904. He was also briefly a member of the Imperial State Council in 1904.

Eduard Pleske published in 1885, Reference Guide to Tax collectors, State Chambers and Treasuries

References

    Government offices
    Preceded by
    Yuliy Zhukovskiy
    Governor of the State Bank of the Russian Empire
    1894–1903
    Succeeded by
    Sergei Timashev
    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Sergei Witte
    Finance Minister
    1903–1904
    Succeeded by
    Vladimir Kokovtsov
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