Dmitry Sergeyvich Sipyagin | |
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Дмитрий Сергеевич Сипягин | |
Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire | |
In office 20 October 1899 – 2 April 1902 |
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Monarch | Nicholas II |
Preceded by | Ivan Goremykin |
Succeeded by | Vyacheslav von Plehve |
Governor of Moscow | |
In office 20 December 1891 – 31 May 1893 |
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Preceded by | Vladimir Golitsyn |
Succeeded by | Alexander Bulygin |
Governor of Courland | |
In office 31 March 1888 – 20 December 1891 |
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Preceded by | Konstantin Pahschenko |
Succeeded by | Dmitry Sverbeyev |
Personal details | |
Born |
Dmitry Sergeyevich Sipyagin 20 March 1853 Kiev, Russian Empire |
Died | 2 April 1902 Mariinsky Palace, Russian Empire |
(aged 49)
Nationality | Russian |
Dmitry Sergeyevich Sipyagin (Russian: Дми́трий Серге́евич Сипя́гин; 20 March [O.S. 8 March] 1853 – 15 April [O.S. 2 April] 1902) a Russian statesman.
Born in Kiev, Sipyagin graduated from the Judicial Department of St Petersburg University in 1876. Served in the MVD as Vice-Governor of Kharkov (1886-1888), Governor of Courland (1888-1891) and Governor of Moscow (1891-1893). Deputy of the Minister of State Property (1893); Deputy of the Minister of Interior (1894); Executive Director on the petitions of the Imperial Chancellery (1895-1899); Director of the Ministry of Interior (1899); Minister of Interior (1899). He remained the interior minister from 20 October 1899 to 2 April 1902.
He was assassinated in the Mariinsky Palace by Socialist-Revolutionary Stepan Balmashov. His death was a severe setback to Sergei Witte, the finance minister, who had been supported by Sipyagin but would be challenged by his successor, Vyacheslav von Plehve.
Sipyagin received the Order of Saint Vladimir as an Imperial favour for the New Year 1900, shortly after accepting the position as Minister.