Gavriil Golovkin

Gavriil Golovkin
Гавриил Головкин
Portrait by Ivan Nikitin, 1720s
Head of the Posolsky Prikaz
In office
1706–1708
Preceded byPyotr Shafirov
Succeeded byHimself as Head of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs
Head of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs
In office
1717–1734
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAndrey Osterman
Personal details
BornGavriil Ivanovich Golovkin
1660
Moscow, Russia
Died20 January 1734(1734-01-20) (aged 73–74)
Moscow, Russia
Profession
  • Statesman
  • diplomat
AwardsOrder of St. Andrew
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Order of the White Eagle

Count Gavriil (Gavrila) Ivanovich Golovkin (Russian: Гаврии́л (Гаври́ла) Ива́нович Голо́вкин; 1660 – 20 January 1734) was a Russian statesman who formally presided over Russian foreign affairs from 1706 until his death. Real control during his lengthy term in office was exercised by Boris Kurakin until 1727 and by Andrey Osterman after his death.