Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan

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Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan
  • Қазақстан Парламенті Сенатының төрағасы (Kazakh)
  • председатель Сената Парламента Казахстана (Russian)
StatusAbolished
AppointerSenate of Kazakhstan
Term lengthNone
Inaugural holderOmirbek Baigeldi
Formation30 January 1996
Final holderMäulen Äşimbaev
Abolished1 July 2026
SuccessionChairman of the Kurultai
Websitesenate.parlam.kz

The chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan[a] was a presiding officer of the upper house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, 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] The post was abolished on 1 July 2026 following the adoption of a new Constitution that transitioned the country to a unicameral parliament, the Kurultai.[3]

List of chairmen

№ Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
1 Omirbek Baigeldi
(1939–2024)		 30 January 1996 29 November 1999 3 years and 9 months
2 Oralbay Abdykarimov
(born 1947)		 1 December 1999 10 March 2004 4 years and 3 months
3 Nurtai Abykayev
(born 1947)		 10 March 2004 11 January 2007 2 years and 10 months
4 Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
(born 1953)		 11 January 2007 15 April 2011 4 years and 3 months
5 Kairat Mami
(born 1955)		 15 April 2011 16 October 2013 2 years and 6 months
6 Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
(born 1953)		 16 October 2013 20 March 2019 5 years and 5 months
7 Dariga Nazarbayeva
(born 1963)		 20 March 2019 2 May 2020 1 year and 1 month
8 Mäulen Äşimbaev
(born 1971)		 4 May 2020 1 July 2026 6 years and 1 month

See also

Notes

    • Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Парламенті Сенатының төрағасы
    • Qazaqstan Respublikasy Parlamentı Senatynyñ törağasy
    • Russian: председатель Сената Парламента Республики Казахстан
    • predsedatel' Senata Parlamenta Respubliki Kazakhstan

References

  1. "The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan". akorda.kz. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. "History – Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan". senate.parlam.kz. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. "New Kazakhstan constitution takes effect as political transition gathers pace". Reuters. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.