The First Smaiylov Government (; ) was the 17th composition of the Government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Prime Minister Älihan Smaiylov. It was formed after the previous government, led by Prime Minister Askar Mamin, was dismissed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on 5 January 2022 as a result of the 2022 Kazakh unrest. The membership of the government was announced by the president on 11 January 2022. Eight of the 21 ministers of the previous cabinet were replaced.
The government functioned before PM Älihan Smaiylov resigned following the 2023 legislative election on 29 March 2023, which was succeeded by the Second Smaiylov Government after Smaiylov was re-appointed to his position as the PM by Tokayev on 30 March.
Formation On 5 January 2022, while in amidst of the nationwide instability, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Älihan Smaiylov to take over Prime Minister Asqar Mamin's role in leading the government temporarily as acting PM until a new composition would be formed. Prior to that, Smayilov served as first deputy prime minister and finance minister in Mamin's government.
During an extraordinary session of the CTSO on 10 January 2022, President Tokayev announced that he would submit proposed candidacies for ministerial posts to the Parliament the following day to form a new cabinet. On 11 January, at the lower house Majilis session, Tokayev named Smaiylov for prime ministerial candidacy where he was unanimously elected by all present 89 deputies across party lines.
Composition A majority of ministers from the previous composition retained their posts while eight portfolios saw new appointees with two of them formerly serving in the cabinet before returning which were:
Minister of Healthcare Ajar Ğiniat, previously served as the vice minister Minister of Information and Social Development Asqar Omarov, previously served as the vice minister Minister of Justice Qanat Musin, previously headed the judicial board for administrative cases and was judge in the Kazakh Supreme Court Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Qaiyrbek Öskenbaev, previously served as the first vice minister Minister of Culture and Sports Dauren Abaev, previously worked in the Presidential Administration under Tokayev Minister of National Economy Älibek Quantyrov, previously served as the vice minister Minister of Energy Bulat Aqchulaqov, previously worked in the Samruk-Kazyna Deputy Prime Minister Bakhyt Sultanov, previously served as the Minister of Trade and Integration
Ministers
PortfolioImageHolderTerm of officeStartEndHead of governmentPrime MinisterПремьер-министрÄlihan Smaiylov11 January 20225 February 2024Deputy Prime MinistersFirst DeputyПремьер-министрдің бірінші орынбасарыRoman Sklyar11 January 2022PresentDeputy Prime MinisterПремьер-Министрдің орынбасарыMukhtar Tleuberdi11 January 20223 April 2023Deputy Prime MinisterПремьер-Министрдің орынбасарыBakhyt Sultanov11 January 20222 September 2022Serik Jumanğarin2 September 2022PresentDeputy Prime MinisterПремьер-Министрдің орынбасарыEraly Togjanov11 February 202031 August 2022Altai Kölgınov31 August 202211 April 2022Tamara Düisenova11 April 2022PresentPrime Minister's OfficeOffice HeadКеңсе БасшысыGalymjan Koishibaev11 January 2022Present MinistriesMinister of Foreign AffairsСыртқы істер министрі Mukhtar Tleuberdi11 January 202229 March 2023Minister of DefenceҚорғаныс министріMurat Bektanov11 January 202219 January 2022Ruslan Jaqsylyqov19 January 2022PresentMinister of Internal AffairsІшкі істер министріErlan Turgymbaev11 January 202225 February 2022Marat Ahmetjanov25 February 20222 September 2023Minister of Information and Social DevelopmentАқпарат және қоғамдық даму министріAsqar Omarov11 January 20222 September 2022Darkhan Kydyrali2 September 20224 September 2023Minister of AgricultureАуыл шаруашылығы министріErbol Qaraşökeev11 January 20224 September 2023Minister of JusticeӘділет министріQanat Musin11 January 202230 December 2022Azamat Esqaraev30 December 2022PresentMinister of Education and ScienceБілім және ғылым министріAshat Aimagambetov11 January 202211 June 2022Minister of EducationОқу-ағарту министріAshat Aimagambetov11 June 20224 January 2023Ğani Beisembaev4 January 2023Present Minister of Science and Higher EducationҒылым және жоғары білім министріSaiasat Nurbek11 June 2022PresentMinister of HealthcareДенсаулық сақтау министріAjar Ğiniat11 January 2022PresentMinister of Labour and Social Protection of the PopulationЕңбек және халықты әлеуметтік қорғау министріSerik Şapkenov11 January 202211 April 2022Tamara Düisenova11 April 20224 September 2023Minister of Industry and Infrastructure DevelopmentИндустрия және инфрақұрылымдық даму министріQaiyrbek Öskenbaev11 January 20224 January 2023Marat Qarabayev4 January 20234 September 2023Minister of FinanceҚаржы министріErulan Jamaubaev11 January 2022PresentMinister of Culture and SportsМәдениет және спорт министріDauren Abaev11 January 20224 January 2023Ashat Oralov4 January 20234 September 2023Minister of Trade and IntegrationСауда және интеграция министріBakhyt Sultanov11 January 20222 September 2022Serik Jumanğarin2 September 20224 September 2023Minister of Emergency SituationsТөтенше жағдайлар министріYuri Ilyin11 January 202210 June 2023Minister of National EconomyҰлттық экономика министріÄlibek Quantyrov11 January 2022PresentMinister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace IndustryЦифрлық даму, инновациялар және аэроғарыш өнеркәсібі министрі Bağdat Musin11 January 202230 April 2024Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural ResourcesЭкология, геология және табиғи ресурстар министріSerıkqali Brekeşev11 January 202214 March 2023Zülfia Süleimenova14 March 20224 September 2023Minister of EnergyЭнергетика министріBolat Aqşolaqov11 January 20224 April 2023
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