The Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Сенатының Төрағасы) is the head of the upper house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan who is responsible for opening sessions, preside over regular and extraordinary joint meetings.[1] The post was created on 30 January 1996 at the first newly Senate session opening after the 1995 Kazakh constitutional referendum which was held in 30 August 1995 that formed the Senate of Kazakhstan.[2]
| Chairman of the Kazakh Senate | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Appointer | Senate of Kazakhstan |
| Term length | None |
| Inaugural holder | Omirbek Baigeldi |
| Formation | 30 January 1996 |
| Website | senate.parlam.kz |
List of chairmen
edit| № | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omirbek Baigeldi
(1939–2024) |
30 January 1996 | 29 November 1999 | |
| 2 | Oralbay Abdykarimov
(1947–) |
1 December 1999 | 10 March 2004 | |
| 3 | 
|
Nurtai Abykayev
(1947–) |
10 March 2004 | 11 January 2007 |
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Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
(1953–) |
11 January 2007 | 15 April 2011 |
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|
Kairat Mami
(1955–) |
15 April 2011 | 16 October 2013 |
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|
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
(1953–) |
16 October 2013 | 20 March 2019 |
| 7 | Dariga Nazarbayeva
(1963–) |
20 March 2019 | 2 May 2020 | |
| 8 |
|
Mäulen Äşimbaev
(1971–) |
4 May 2020 | Present |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan". akorda.kz. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ "History – Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan". senate.parlam.kz. Retrieved 2020-10-22.