The Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Republic of Kazakhstan was a post in the upper house of the Parliament, which is the Senate of Kazakhstan. The Deputy Chairman was nominated by the Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan who were then elected by the deputies of the Senate. The position was abolished on 1 July 2026 following the adoption of a new constitution that abolished the bicameral parliament and established a unicameral Kurultai.
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. The Deputy Chairman carried out tasks made by Senate Chair and responsibilities if the chairman wasn't able to fulfill them.
The Deputy Chairman could be dismissed by the senators only with the proposal by the Chairman.
List of Deputy Chairmen ConvocationNameTook officeLeft officeSenate Chair1st(1996–1999)Sergey Tikhonov30 January 199615 May 1998Omirbek BaigeldiAitkul Samaqova15 May 199810 March 1999Äbilgazy Qusaiynov10 March 19991 December 19992nd(1999–2004)Omirbek Baigeldi1 December 19991 December 2005Oralbay AbdykarimovNurtai Abykayev3rd(2004–2007)Muhambet Kopeev1 December 200524 November 2011Kassym-Jomart Tokayev4th(2007–2012)Aleksandr Sudin3 September 200726 August 2013Qairat Işçanov24 November 201114 January 2016Kairat Mami5th(2012–2016)Sergey Gromov3 September 201316 September 2016Asqar Beisenbaev14 January 201612 August 2019Kassym-Jomart Tokayev6th(2016–2021)Bektas Beknazarov16 September 201628 August 2020Asqar Şäkirov2 September 201924 January 2023Dariga NazarbayevaNurlan Äbdirov1 September 202025 January 2022Mäulen Äşimbaev7thOlga Perepechina27 January 20221 July 2026Jaqyp Asanov26 January 20231 July 2026
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