Smaiylov Cabinet

Smaiylov Cabinet
Smaiylov Cabinet
; 12th Cabinet of Kazakhstan
11 January 2022
Date formed	11 January 2022
People and organisations
Head of state	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Head of government	Alihan Smaiylov
Total no. of members	21
Member party	Nur Otan; Independent
Status in legislature	Supermajority
History
Predecessor	Mamin

The Smaiylov Cabinet is the 12th composition of the Government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Prime Minister Alihan Smaiylov. It was formed after the previous government, led by Prime Minister Askar Mamin, was dismissed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on 5 January 2022 as a result of the 2022 Kazakh protests. The membership of the cabinet was announced by the president on 11 January 2022.^[1] Eight of the 21 ministers of the previous cabinet were replaced.

Formation[]

On 5 January 2022, while in amidst of the nationwide instability, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Älihan Smaiylov to take over Prime Minister Asqar Mamin's role in leading the government temporarily as acting PM until a new composition would be formed.^[2] Prior to that, Smayilov served as First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister in Mamin's government.^[3]

During an extraordinary session of the CTSO on 10 January 2022, President Tokayev announced that he would submit proposed candidacies for ministerial posts to the Parliament the following day to form a new cabinet.^[4] On 11 January, at the lower house Majilis session, Tokayev named Smaiylov for prime ministerial candidacy where he was unanimously elected by all present 89 MPs across party lines.^[5]

Composition[]

A majority of ministers from the previous composition retained their posts while eight portfolios saw new appointees with two of them formerly serving in the cabinet before returning which were:^[6]

Minister of Healthcare Ajar Giniat, previously served as the vice minister
Minister of Information and Social Development Asqar Omarov, previously served as the vice minister
Minister of Justice Qanat Musin, previously headed the judicial board for administrative cases and was judge in the Kazakh Supreme Court
Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Qaiyrbek Uskenbaev, previously served as the first vice minister
Minister of Culture and Sports Dauren Abaev, previously worked in the Presidential Administration under Tokayev
Minister of National Economy Alibek Quantyrov, previously served as the vice minister
Minister of Energy Bulat Aqchulaqov, previously worked in the Samruk-Kazyna
Deputy Prime Minister Bakhyt Sultanov, previously served as the Minister of Trade and Integration

Members of the cabinet are:^[7]

Ministers

Portfolio	Image	Holder	Term of office
Portfolio	Image	Holder	Start	End
Prime Minister Премьер-министр		Älihan Smaiylov	11 January 2022	Present
Deputy Prime Ministers
First Deputy Премьер-министрдің бірінші орынбасары		Roman Sklyar	11 January 2022	Present
Deputy Prime Minister Премьер-Министрдің орынбасары		Eraly Togjanov	11 January 2022	Present
Deputy Prime Minister Премьер-Министрдің орынбасары		Mukhtar Tleuberdi	11 January 2022	Present
Deputy Prime Minister Премьер-Министрдің орынбасары		Bakhyt Sultanov	11 January 2022	Present
Prime Minister's Office
Office Head Кеңсе Басшысы			11 January 2022	Present
Ministries
Minister of Foreign Affairs Сыртқы істер министрі		Mukhtar Tleuberdi	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Defence Қорғаныс министрі		Murat Bektanov	11 January 2022	19 January 2022
Minister of Defence Қорғаныс министрі		Ruslan Jaqsylyqov	19 January 2022	Present
Ministry of Internal Affairs Ішкі істер министрі		Erlan Turgymbaev	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Information and Social Development Ақпарат және қоғамдық даму министрі		Asqar Umarov	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Agriculture Ауыл шаруашылығы министрі			11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Justice Әділет министрі		Qanat Musin	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Education and Science Білім және ғылым министрі		Ashat Aimagambetov	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Healthcare Денсаулық сақтау министрі		Ajar Giniat	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population Еңбек және халықты әлеуметтік қорғау министрі		Serik Şapkenov	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Индустрия және инфрақұрылымдық даму министрі		Qaiyrbek Uskenbaev	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Finance Қаржы министрі		Erulan Jamaubaev	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Culture and Sports Мәдениет және спорт министрі		Dauren Abaev	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Trade and Integration Сауда және интеграция министрі		Bakhyt Sultanov	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Emergency Situations Төтенше жағдайлар министрі		Yuri Ilyin	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of National Economy Ұлттық экономика министрі		Alibek Quantyrov	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry Цифрлық даму, инновациялар және аэроғарыш өнеркәсібі министрі		Bağdat Musin	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Экология, геология және табиғи ресурстар министрі		Serıkqali Brekeşev	11 January 2022	Present
Minister of Energy Энергетика министрі		Bulat Aqchulaqov	11 January 2022	Present

References[]

^ "Токаев назначил новое правительство после протестов". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
^ "Kazakh president sacks cabinet, declares emergency amid unrest". www.aljazeera.com. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
^ "Kazakhstan explainer: Who's in, who's out as Tokayev tries to take back control?". eurasianet.org. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
^ "Токаев внесет в парламент предложения по новому составу правительства". Kursiv Media KZ (in Russian). 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
^ Мұхади, Айнұр (2022-01-11). "Әлихан Смайылов ҚР премьер-министрі болып тағайындалды". Stan.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
^ "Сформирован новый состав правительства Казахстана". Interfax.ru (in Russian). 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
^ "Government Composition". primeminister.kz. Retrieved 2022-01-12.

[1] "Токаев назначил новое правительство после протестов". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.

[2] "Kazakh president sacks cabinet, declares emergency amid unrest". www.aljazeera.com. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-03-25.

[3] "Kazakhstan explainer: Who's in, who's out as Tokayev tries to take back control?". eurasianet.org. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-03-25.

[4] "Токаев внесет в парламент предложения по новому составу правительства". Kursiv Media KZ (in Russian). 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-03-25.

[5] Мұхади, Айнұр (2022-01-11). "Әлихан Смайылов ҚР премьер-министрі болып тағайындалды". Stan.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2022-03-25.

[6] "Сформирован новый состав правительства Казахстана". Interfax.ru (in Russian). 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-03-25.

[7] "Government Composition". primeminister.kz. Retrieved 2022-01-12.

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Kazak ASSR (1925–1936)	(1925–1928) (1928–1936)
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See also: Soviet Government Cabinets (1922–1991)

Smaiylov Cabinet
12th Cabinet of Kazakhstan
11 January 2022

Date formed	11 January 2022
People and organisations
Head of state	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Head of government	Alihan Smaiylov
Total no. of members	21
Member party	Nur Otan Independent
Status in legislature	Supermajority
History
Predecessor	Mamin