Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan

The Deputy Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Сенаты Төрағасының Орынбасары) is a post in the upper house of the Parliament which is the Senate of Kazakhstan. The Deputy Chair is nominated by the Senate Chair who are then elected by the Senators. The post was established on 30 January 1996 and since the constitutional amendments in May 2007, the office has been occupied by two people at the same time.[1] The Deputy Chair carries out tasks made by Senate Chair and responsibilities if the chair isn't able to fulfill them.[2]

Deputy Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan
since 1 September 2020
NominatorChair of the Senate of Kazakhstan
AppointerSenate of Kazakhstan
Term lengthNone
Inaugural holderSergey Tikhonov
Formation30 January 1996
Websitesenate.parlam.kz

The Deputy Chair could be dismissed by the Senators only with the proposal by the Chair.[2]

List of Deputy Chairs

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Convocation Name Took office Left office Senate Chair
1st

(1996–1999)

Sergey Tikhonov 30 January 1996 15 May 1998 Omirbek Baigeldi
Aitkul Samaqova 15 May 1998 10 March 1999
Äbilgazy Qusaiynov 10 March 1999 1 December 1999
2nd

(1999–2004)

Omirbek Baigeldi 1 December 1999 1 December 2005 Oralbay Abdykarimov
Nurtai Abykayev
3rd

(2004–2007)

Muhambet Kopeev 1 December 2005 24 November 2011
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
4th

(2007–2012)

Aleksandr Sudin 3 September 2007 26 August 2013
Qairat Işçanov 24 November 2011 14 January 2016 Kairat Mami
5th

(2012–2016)

Sergey Gromov 3 September 2013 16 September 2016
Asqar Beisenbaev 14 January 2016 12 August 2019 Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
6th

(2016–2021)

Bektas Beknazarov 16 September 2016 28 August 2020
Asqar Şäkirov 2 September 2019 Present Dariga Nazarbayeva
Nurlan Äbdirov 1 September 2020 Present Mäulen Äşimbaev

References

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  1. ^ "ТӨРТІНШІ САЙЛАНҒАН ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ ПАРЛАМЕНТІ СЕНАТЫ ҚЫЗМЕТІНІҢ ҚОРЫТЫНДЫЛАРЫ". senate.parlam.kz (in Kazakh). Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  2. ^ a b "THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN". akorda.kz. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2020-10-23.