Alexander Abaza
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Ageevich Abaza (Александр Агеевич Абаза 1821–1895) was one of the most liberal of the advisors of Alexander II of Russia. He served as minister of finance from 1880-1881, and unsuccessfully urged the tsar to transform Imperial Russia into a constitutional monarchy. In his career he also served as State Comptroller (1871-1874) and as chairman of State Council's Department of the State Economy (1874-1880 and 1884-1892).
Preceded by Samuil Greyg |
Finance Minister 1880—1881 |
Succeeded by Nikolay Bunge |