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
1959-63
Deputy Premier Minister Zaure S. Omarova
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 Kapitolina 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-ca. 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- Minister of Finance.
(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-
Vice-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
2005- Minister of Justice Zagipa Yakhyanovna Baliyeva
2006-09 Vice-Minister of Labour and Social Protection
Gulshara Abdykalikova
2009-
Minister of Labour and Social Protection
Last update 11.01.10