Sergey Tikhonov

Sergey Tikhonov
Сергей Тихонов
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan
In office
30 January 1996 – 15 May 1998
ChairmanOmirbek Baigeldi
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAitkul Samaqova[1]
Member of the Senate of Kazakhstan
In office
1996 – 15 May 1998[1]
Appointed byNursultan Nazarbayev[1]
Deputy Minister of Justice
In office
1994–1996
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Prime MinisterAkejan Kajegeldin
MinisterKonstantin Kolpakov
Personal details
EducationOmsk State University (1979)
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician

Sergey Viktorovich Tikhonov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Тихонов) is a Kazakh lawyer and former politician who served as the first Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan from 1996 to 1998.[2]

Early life and education

Tikhonov finished his studies in jurispudence at Omsk State University in 1979. He is a candidate of the judicial sciences.[2]

Career

In 1972, Tikhonov was allowed to exercise law.[2]

In 1991, he became the head of the Legislation Department of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan. Later, in 1994, he became Deputy Minister of Justice.[2]

From 30 January 1996 to 15 May 1998, Tikhonov served as the Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan under Chairman Omirbek Baigeldi. In this position and as Senator, he participated in the creation of the 1993 and 1995 Constitutions of Kazakhstan, among other major legislative projects.

From 1998, he worked as a lawyer and taught at KAZGUU University.[2][3]

Personal life

Tikhonov speaks Russian and German.[2]

In November 2019, Tikhonov pleaded President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to personally overlook the criminal prosecution of his attorney son Viktor, who was the former head of the Almaty city prosecutor's office. He believed the arrest and trial of Viktor to be biased and wrongful. He also mentioned that Viktor had 4 children.[4] In September 2022, Viktor was acquitted.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "НЕКОТОРЫЕ ИТОГИ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ СЕНАТА ПАРЛАМЕНТА РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН ПЕРВОГО СОЗЫВА (30 января 1996 года – 29 ноября 1999 года)" [Some results of the activities of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the first convocation (30 Januaru 1996 – 29 November 1999)]. Senate of Kazakhstan (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Тихонов Сергей" [Tikhonov Sergey]. dynasty.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Ayan, Aden (29 May 2019). "Первые депутаты первого созыва" [First members of parliament of the first convocation]. e-history.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original on 16 March 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Экс-замглавы сената обратился к Токаеву с просьбой о справедливости" [Former Deputy Head of the Senate addresses Tokayev with the request of justice]. time.kz (in Russian). 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Ramazan-Malik, Eleusiz (27 September 2022). "Верховный суд полностью оправдал экс-прокурора Виктора Тихонова" [Supreme Court completely acquitts former prosecutor Viktor Tikhonov]. orda.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2026.