Prime Minister of Kazakhstan

The prime minister of Kazakhstan^[a] is the head of government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the holder of its fourth highest office, after the president of Kazakhstan, the chairman of Senate, and the chairman of Majilis. The prime minister heads the cabinet and advises the president in the every day execution of the functions of the Parliament of Kazakhstan.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Қазақстан Республикасының Премьер-Министрі (Kazakh) Премьер-Министр Республики Казахстан (Russian)
Incumbent Oljas Bektenov since 6 February 2024
Prime Minister's Office
Style	Mr Prime Minister (informally) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Head of government
Member of	Security Council
Residence	Astana, Kazakhstan
Appointer	President of Kazakhstan in agree with Majilis Parliament
Term length	Five years, renewable
Precursor	Prime Minister of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
Formation	16 December 1991; 33 years ago (1991-12-16)
First holder	Sergey Tereshchenko
Deputy	First Deputy Prime Minister

During the Soviet period, the post was formerly known as the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic prior to its independence in 1991.

The current incumbent prime minister is Oljas Bektenov, who replaced Roman Sklyar on 6 February 2024 after the government's resignation.

List (1917–present)

This is a list of prime ministers of Kazakhstan from the establishment of the office in 1917 to the present day.

Alash Autonomy (1917–1920)

  Alash

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party
1		Alikhan Bukeikhanov (1866–1937)	13 December 1917	5 March 1920	Alash

Kyrgyz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1920–1925)

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars

• Viktor Radus-Zenkovich (12 October 1920 – 1921)
• Mukhamedkhafiy Murzagaliyev (1921 – September 1922)
• Saken Seyfullin (September 1922 – October 1924)
• Nygmet Nurmakov (October 1924 – 19 February 1925)

Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1925–1936)

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars

• Nygmet Nurmakov (19 February 1925 – May 1928)
• Uraz Isayev (May 1928 – 5 December 1936)

Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991)

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars

• Uraz Isayev (5 December 1936 – September 1937)
• Ibragim Tazhiyev (September 1937 – 17 July 1938)
• Nurtas Undasynov (17 July 1938 – 15 March 1946)

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

• Nurtas Undasynov(15 March 1946 – 24 March 1951)
• Elubai Taibekov (24 September 1951 – 31 March 1955)
• Dinmukhamed Kunaev (31 March 1955 – 20 January 1960) (1st time)
• Zhumabek Tashenev (20 January 1960 – 6 January 1961)
• Salken Daulenov (6 January 1961 – 13 September 1962)
• Masymkhan Beysembayev (13 September – 26 December 1962) (1st time)
• Dinmukhamed Kunaev (26 December 1962 – 7 December 1964) (2nd time)
• Masymkhan Beysembayev (7 December 1964 – 31 March 1970) (2nd time)
• Bayken Ashimov (31 March 1970 – 22 March 1984)
• Nursultan Nazarbayev (22 March 1984 – 27 July 1989)
• Uzakbay Karamanov (27 July 1989 – 20 November 1990)

Prime minister

• Uzakbay Karamanov (20 November 1990 – 14 October 1991)
• Sergey Tereshchenko (16 October – 16 December 1991)

Republic of Kazakhstan (1991–present)

Prime ministers

  People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity / Nur Otan   Independent

No.	Portrait	Prime Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	President	Cabinet	Ref.
1		Tereshchenko, SergeySergey Tereshchenko (1951–2023)	16 December 1991	12 October 1994	2 years, 300 days	Independent	Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019)	Tereshchenko	.
2		Kazhegeldin, AkezhanAkezhan Kazhegeldin (born 1952)	12 October 1994	10 October 1997	2 years, 363 days	People's Union	Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019)	Kazhegeldin	.
3		Balgimbayev, NurlanNurlan Balgimbayev (1947–2015)	10 October 1997	1 October 1999	1 year, 356 days	People's Union	Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019)	Balgimbayev	.
4		Tokayev, KassymKassym-Jomart Tokayev (born 1953)	1 October 1999	28 January 2002	2 years, 119 days	Nur Otan	Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019)	Tokayev	.
5		Tasmagambetov, ImangaliImangali Tasmagambetov (born 1956)	28 January 2002	11 June 2003	1 year, 136 days	Nur Otan	Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019)	Tasmagambetov	.
6		Akhmetov, DaniyalDaniyal Akhmetov (born 1954)	11 June 2003	10 January 2007	3 years, 211 days	Nur Otan	Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019)	Daniyal Akhmetov	.
7		Massimov, KarimKarim Massimov (born 1965)	10 January 2007	24 September 2012	5 years, 258 days	Nur Otan	Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019)	Massimov I	.
8		Akhmetov, SerikSerik Akhmetov (born 1958)	24 September 2012	2 April 2014	1 year, 190 days	Nur Otan	Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019)	Serik Akhmetov	.
(7)		Massimov, KarimKarim Massimov (born 1965)	2 April 2014	8 September 2016	2 years, 159 days	Nur Otan	Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019)	Massimov II	.
9		Sagintayev, BakhytzhanBakhytzhan Sagintayev (born 1963)	8 September 2016	21 February 2019	2 years, 166 days	Nur Otan	Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019)	Sagintayev	.
10		Mamin, AskarAskar Mamin (born 1965)	21 February 2019	5 January 2022	2 years, 318 days	Nur Otan	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (since 2019)	Mamin	.
11		Smaiylov, AlihanAlihan Smaiylov (born 1972)	5 January 2022	5 February 2024	2 years, 31 days	Amanat	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (since 2019)	Smaiylov	.
—		Sklyar, RomanRoman Sklyar (born 1971) Acting	5 February 2024	6 February 2024	1 day	Amanat	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (since 2019)	–	.
12		Sklyar, RomanOljas Bektenov (born 1980)	6 February 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 193 days	Amanat	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (since 2019)	Bektenov	.

Timeline

See also

• List of leaders of Kazakhstan
• President of Kazakhstan
• Vice President of Kazakhstan

Notes

1. • Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Премьер-Министрі, romanized: Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Premier-Ministrı, IPA: [qɑzɑqˈstɑn rʲɪsˌpublʲɪkəsəˈnəŋ prʲɪmˈjer mʲɪˈnʲistrɘ]
   • Russian: Премьер-Министр Республики Казахстан, romanized: Premier-Ministr Respubliki Kazahstan, IPA: [prʲɪmˈjer mʲɪˈnʲistr rʲɪˈspublʲɪkʲɪ kəzɐxˈstan]