Count Gavriil (Gavrila) Ivanovich Golovkin was a Russian statesman and diplomat who headed Russian foreign policy from 1706 until his death. In 1709, he became the first formally appointed State Chancellor of Russia, and from 1721 served as the first Chancellor of the Russian Empire. He was also the first President of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs (1717–1734) and a prominent member of both the Supreme Privy Council and the Cabinet of Ministers.
- Occupation
- diplomat, politician, statesperson, minister
- Position held
- President of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Born
- 1660
