Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 30
By Elena Kosolapova - Trend:
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed the new composition of Cabinet of Ministers of the country, the press service of the president said April 30.
All members of the government of Kazakhstan retained their posts in accordance with the decision.
Bakytzhan Sagintayev has been appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan's government in accordance to the decree:
Berdibek Saparbayev- Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan,
Asylzhan Mamytbekov - Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan,
Berik Imashev - Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan,
Aslan Sarinzhipov - Minister of Education and Science of Kazakhstan,
Tamara Duisenova - Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Kazakhstan,
Aset Issekeshev - Minister of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan,
Bakhyt Sultanov - Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Finance of Kazakhstan,
Imangali Tasmagambetov - Defence Minister of Kazakhstan,
Arystanbek Muhamediuly - Minister of Culture of Kazakhstan,
Erlan Idrisov - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan,
Erbolat Dossayev - Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan,
Kalmukhanbet Kassymov - Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan,
Zhanar Aytzhanova - Minister of Economic Integration of Kazakhstan,
Vladimir Shkolnik - Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan.
This Decree comes into force from the date of signing.
Previously, in accordance with the law, after assumption of the newly elected president of Kazakhstan, the government resigned.
Kazakhstan held its presidential election on April 26.
Kazakhstan's incumbent president, Nursultan Nazarbayev nominated by the ruling Nur Otan Party, the secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist People's Party, Turgun Syzdykov nominated from this party and self-nominated candidate - the chairman of the Trade Unions Federation, Abelgazi Kusainov - were running for the president's position.
The CEC final data said some 8.83 million people voted for Nazarbayev, which is 97.75 percent of the votes.
The other two candidates - Abelgazi Kusainov and Turgun Syzdykov gathered 0.64 and 1.61 percent of votes, respectively.
The voter turnout in the election was 95.22 percent, according to the final data.
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