Government Reform of Peter The Great - Collegia

On 12 December 1717 Peter I established nine collegia or boards which replaced old Prikazs. Each collegium had a President and Vice-President, but some Vice-Presidents were never appointed.

The original nine were:

  • Collegium of Foreign Affairs, which replaced Posolsky Prikaz.
    • President: Fyodor Golovin.
    • Vice-President: Baron Pyotr Shafirov.
  • Collegium of State Income (Kamer-kollegiia), or Collegium of Tax Collection, or Revenue.
    • President: Prince Dmitry Golitsin.
    • Vice-President: Baron Karl Nirot.
  • Collegium of Justice, or Collegium of civics.
    • President: Andrey Matveev.
    • Vice-President: Hermann von Brevern.
  • Collegium of Accounting (Revizion-kollegiia), or Revision or Audit Collegium.
    • President: Prince Vasily Dolgorukov.
    • Vice-President: has not been appointed.
  • Collegium of War
    • President: Prince Alexander Menshikov.
    • Vice-President: Adam Veyde.
  • Collegium of the Navy or Amiralteyskiy Collegium.
    • President: Count Fyodor Apraksin.
    • Vice-President: Cornelius Cruys.
  • Collegium of Commerce
    • President: Count Pyotr Tolstoy.
    • Vice-President: Shmidt.
  • Collegium of State Expenses (Shtats-Kontor)
    • President: Count Ivan Musin-Pushkin.
    • Vice-President: has not been appointed.
  • Collegium of Mining and Manufacturing
    • President: Jacob Bruce.
    • Vice-President: was not appointed.

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