Dania Espaeva

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Dania Espaeva
MP
Дәния Мадиқызы Еспаева
Dania Espaeva, June 2019 (cropped).jpg
Member of the Mazhilis
Assumed office
20 March 2016
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Personal details
Born (1961-03-05) 5 March 1961 (age 60)
Jaisan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyAk Zhol
OccupationPolitician, economist

Dania Madiqyzy Espaeva (Kazakh: Дәния Мадиқызы Еспаева, Dánııa Madıqyzy Espaeva, born 5 March 1961) is a Kazakh politician and a member of the Mazhilis from 24 March 2016. She was the first ever Kazakh women to be a presidential candidate during the 2019 Kazakh presidential election.[1]

Biography[]

Espaeva was born on 5 March 1961 in the village of Jaisan in the of the Aktobe Region.

In 1982, she graduated with honors from the Alma-Ata Credit and Accounting College and then from the Kazakh State Academy of Management of Alma-Ata with a degree in economics in 1993.

From 2008 to 2016, Espaeva was a member of the Aktobe Regional Maslihat, on the commission on family and women.

Since 24 March 2016, she is a member of the Mazhilis from the Ak Zhol Democratic Party on the Finance and Budget Committee.[2]

On 24 April 2019, Espaeva became registered as candidate for the 2019 Kazakh presidential election for the Ak Zhol party which took place on 9 June, winning 5% of the popular vote.[3]

Personal life[]

Espaeva is married and has two sons and two grandchildren.

References[]

  1. ^ "Kazakhstan's first female presidential candidate sees mass entrepreneurship as vehicle to improve lives". The Astana Times. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  2. ^ NUR.KZ. "Утвержден новый состав мажилиса парламента Казахстана". NUR.KZ. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  3. ^ "Сообщение об итогах внеочередных выборов Президента Республики Казахстан, состоявшихся 9 июня 2019 года". election.kz. Retrieved 2019-07-30.[permanent dead link]
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