Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Republic of
Kazakstan/Qazaqstan Respublikasï/Kazakhstan (Female suffrage 1922)1731 part of the Russian Empire, which became
Soviet Republic in 1922, independent 16.12.91
Also
see Kazakstan Heads and Kazakstahan Parliament
Марьям ТУГАМБАЕВА was Vice-Chairperson 1932-37, and acted jointly with Mikhail
Ivanovich Us. Also known as Mariya Tuganbayeva, she lived (1907- 86).
1938 Acting Chairperson of the Executive Committee Kalima Amankulova
(b. 1915-).
1966-80 Minister of Social Affairs
First Deputy Chairperson of the Government of Alma-Ata
1963-66.
1960-62
Acting Chairperson of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Kapitalina Nikolaevna
Kryukova (25.8-31.1)
As chair of the Presidium she was the Republic Head of State. She was
Deputy Chairperson 1955-63.
1965-75
Minister of Culture Laila Galievna Galimzhanova
1975-77 Deputy Chairperson of the the State-Committee on Film in the Council of
Ministers
1977-circa 84 Chairperson of the State-Committee on Film in the Council of
Ministers
19??-66 Minister of Social Security Balzan Bultrikova
1966-72 Deputy Premier Minister for Culture and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Also former Minister of Education.
1974-80
Deputy Minister of Local Industry Manura Mergaliovna Akhmentova
1980-89 Minister of Social Affairs
1975-?84 Deputy Premier Minister Dametken Z. Sarsenova
1976-?89
Head of Statistics by the Council of Ministers Zinaida P. Tratsenko
1988-89 Acting Chairperson of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Vera V. Sidorova
(25.8-31.1)
As chair of the Presidium she was the Republic Head of State. She was Deputy
Chairperson 1955-63.
1989-91
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Akmaral Khaydarovna Arystanbekova
Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
1987-89,
Ambassador to the United Nation
and Cuba
1991-99, Vice-President of the 49th Session of the
UN General Assembly
1994-95, and Ambassador to France from 1999. (b. 1948-)
1990-94
Minister of Social Affairs Zaure Zh. Kadyrova
1993-96
Minister of Tourism, Youth and Sports Byrganym Sariyevna Aytimova
2004 Deputy
Prime Minister
2004-07 Minister of
Education and
Science
Also known as, Birganim Aitimova, she
was
member of the Upper House in 1996.
Ambassador
to Israel1996-2002, to
Italy 2002-04 and the United Nations from 2007. (1953-).
1996-99
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Natalia Artyomovna Korzhova
1999-2002 Deputy Minister of Finance
2002-2003 1. Deputy Minister of Finance
2003-06 Deputy Minister of Economics and Budget Planning
2006-07 Minister of Finance.
Executive Secretary of the Finance Ministry from 2008.
(1958-)
1997-99
1. Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy Zhanat Dzhurgalievna Ertlesova
2001 Deputy Minister of Defence
Her name is also transcribed as Zhannat Djurglievna
1997-2002
Deputy Minister of Education Shamsha Kopbayevna Berkimbayeva
2002-04 Minister of Education and Science
1997-99
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
Aitkul Baigaziyevna Samakova
1999
Deputy Premier Minister
1999-2002 Minister Without Portfolio and Chair of the National Committee on
Family and Women’s Issues
2002-06 Minister of Environmental Protection
1997-2002
Deputy
Minister of Justice Enlik Nurgaliyevna Nurgaliyeva
1997-99
Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Natalia Kadyrovna Kulmanova
1998-99
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Madina B. Jarbussynova
She was MP 1991-95 and a Diplomat afterwards. Ambassador to Cuba and
the United Nations 1999-2003. (b.
1954-)
1999-?
Deputy Minister of
Labour and
Social Protection
Valentina Sivrukova
Her surname is also transcribed Sevrykova
2001-07 Minister of Labour and Social Protection Gulzhana Dzhanpeisovna Karagusova
2001-?
Deputy Minister of Labour and
Social Protection
Khafiza Uteulina
2001-? Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection Yelena Bakhmutuva
2002-? Deputy Minister of Agriculture Lilya Musina
2002-? Deputy Minister of Health Olga Naymshina
2002-?
Deputy Minister Education Ayman
Abdykadyrova
2003-06 Vice-Minister of Labour and Social Protection
Gulshara Abdykalikova
2009-13
Minister of Labour and Social Protection
2013-14 Deputy Prime Minister
2005-14 Minister of Justice Zagipa Yakhyanovna Baliyeva
2006-08 and 2013 Deputy Minister of Labour and
Social Protection Tamara Duisenova
2013-14 Acting Minister of Labour and
Social Protection
2014-16 Minister of Labor and Social Protection
2016-
Minister of Health of Social Development
Deputy
Governor of South Kazakhstan region 2002-2006
2010 Deputy Minister of
Health Salidat Kairbekova
2014-16 Minister of Health
2010-11 Minister
of Economic Development and Trade Zhanar Aytzhanova
2011-16 Minister of
Economic Integration
Appointed Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent
Representative to the United Nations Office and other international
organizations in Geneva in 2016.
2015-16 Deputy Prime Minister Dariga Nursultanovna
Nazarbayeva
Chairperson of the Republican Public Defence Foundation in 2003.
Chairperson of the Asar (All Together) Party since 2003. The daughter of
President Nursultan Nazabayeva, she is considered in some aspects as his deputy
and possible successor. She was Director General of the Khabar News Agency
1995-2001 and has been Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Agency from
2001. Deputy Speaker of the Majilis in 2014-15 and became Chair of the Senate
Committee of International Affairs, Defence and Security in 2016.(b. 1963-).
Last update 16.09.16