<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1721--1725 (first) </Td> <Td> Peter I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1894--1917 (last) </Td> <Td> Nicholas II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Chairman of the Council of Ministers </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1905--1906 (first) </Td> <Td> Sergei Witte </Td> </Tr>

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