Sergey Alexandrovich Tereshchenko (Cyrillic: Сергей Александрович Терещенко; 30 March 1951 – 10 February 2023) was a Kazakhstani politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 1994 and later as the acting chairman of Otan from 1999 to 2002.
Sergey Tereshchenko | |
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Сергей Терещенко | |
.jpg) Tereshchenko in 2016 | |
| 1st Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 16 December 1991 – 12 October 1994 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| First Deputy | Yevgeny Ezhikov-Babakhanov Oleg Soskovets Daulet Sembaev Akezhan Kazhegeldin |
| Preceded by | Office established; he himself as the Prime Minister of the Kazakh SSR |
| Succeeded by | Akezhan Kazhegeldin |
| Prime Minister of the Kazakh SSR | |
| In office 16 October 1991 – 16 December 1991 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Uzakbay Karamanov |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished; he himself as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan |
| Chairman of Otan | |
Acting | |
| In office 1 March 1999 – 21 October 2002 | |
| Leader | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Amangeldı Ermegiaev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergey Alexandrovich Tereshchenko 30 March 1951 Lesozavodsk, Primorsky Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Died | 10 February 2023 (aged 71) |
| Political party | Amanat (from 1999) |
| Other political affiliations | CPSU (until 1991) Independent (1991–1999) |
| Spouse | Yevgenia Tereshchenko |
| Children | 2 (Nina and Elena) |
Life and career
editTereshchenko was born in the town of Lesozavodsk, which was in the Primorsky Krai of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. In 1969, he moved to the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, where he studied mechanical engineering at the Kazakh National Agrarian University, where he graduated in 1973. After graduation, Tereshchenko was sent to work as chief engineer of the collective farm in Shymkent (known at the time as Chimkent). In 1975, he was elected First Secretary of the Tulkubas District Komsomol Committee, where he worked for four years. In the seven years after leaving the post, Tereshchenko served as the head local party/executive positions in Shymkent.
In the spring of 1990, Tereshchenko served as deputy chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR. For about one and a half years after leaving that post, he was the first secretary of the Communist Party Central Committee in Chimkent. He briefly elected by Supreme Council as Vice President of the Kazakh SSR from April to May 1990.[1] In the remaining months of 1991, Tereshchenko assumed the post of Prime Minister of the Kazakh SSR.[2] When the country gained independence on 16 December, he was appointed to the newly created post of Prime Minister. During his tenure, his government began work to privatize formerly state-run companies.[3] He also proposed strengthening executive power in order to bring about economic reforms in the country.[4]
In late May 1994, Tereshchenko suffered a defeat when the Parliament of Kazakhstan passed a vote of no confidence in the Tereshchenko Government. He held out for several months until he was dismissed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev on 12 October following a corruption scandal involving his Minister of Internal Affairs that month. Akezhan Kazhegeldin was chosen to be Tereshchenko's successor, which followed his retirement from public service. After his dismissal, he served as the President of the International Foundation "Integration", the main goal of which is the start of a integration process of Kazakhstan into the economic, political, and cultural space of world stage. In 1998, he was among those supporting the re-election of Nursultan Nazarbayev for the presidency.[5]
Personal life and death
editTereshchenko was an ethnic Ukrainian and was one of the first from his ethnicity to take office in independent Kazakhstan. His wife, Yevgenia Grigorievna, was a Russian language teacher of literature. They had two daughters, Nina and Elena.
Tereshchenko died in 10 February 2023, at the age of 71.[6]
Awards
edit- Hero of Labor (2012)
- Order of Otan (2012)
- Presidential Peace and Spiritual Consent Award (1999)
- Order of Friendship 1st Degree (1999)
- Order of Barys 2nd Degree (2005)
- Order of Friendship (2004) (Russian Federation)[7]
- Order "Alғys" (2012) (Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Church of Kazakhstan)[8]
- Honorary Citizen of the South Kazakhstan Region
- Freedom of the city of Almaty (2014)
- Honorary Citizen of the City of Almaty
- Presidential Prize for Peace and Spiritual Consent of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1999)
External links
edit- История в лицах – Сергей Терещенко (in Russian)
References
edit- ^ Vassiliev, Alexei (1 September 2013). "Central Asia: Political and Economic Challenges in the Post-Soviet Era". Saqi.
- ^ "Постановление Верховного Совета Казахской ССР от 16 октября 1991 года Об утверждении тов. Терещенко С.А. Премьер-Министром Казахской ССР". Информационная система ПАРАГРАФ. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Elgie, Robert; Moestrup, Sophia (14 May 2016). Semi-Presidentialism in the Caucasus and Central Asia. ISBN 9781137387813.
- ^ Wyzan, Michael Louis (1995). First Steps Toward Economic Independence: New States of the Postcommunist World. ISBN 9780275947170.
- ^ "Kazakh ex-premier Tereshchenko explains support for president's re-election" Kazakh Television first channel, Astana – 26 November 1998 (BBC Monitoring Report) [1]
- ^ "Умер первый премьер-министр Казахстана Сергей Терещенко". rus.azattyq-ruhy.kz (in Russian). 10 February 2023.
- ^ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 12 December 2004 No. 1552 "On awarding the Order of Friendship to citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan "
- ^ "S.A. Tereshchenko, Deputy Chairperson of the Assembly of Peoples of Kazakhstan, awarded the Order of Alғys". Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
External links
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