Eduard Pleske
| Eduard Pleske | |
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| Эдуард Дмитриевич Плеске | |
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| Russian Finance Minister | |
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In office 18 August 1903 – 4 February 1904 | |
| Monarch | Nicholas II |
| Preceded by | Sergei Witte |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Kokovtsov |
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| Born | 25 October 1852 |
| Died | 9 May 1904 (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 4th of 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
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| Government offices | ||
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| 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 |