Vice President of Kazakhstan
| Vice President of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
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Incumbent since 1 July 2026Vacant | |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Appointer | Popular vote, or if vacant, President |
| Term length | 7 years |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Kazakhstan |
| Formation | 1 July 2026 (current)[a] |
| First holder | Sergey Tereshchenko (Kazakh SSR) Yerik Asanbayev (Republic) |
| Succession | First |
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The Vice President of Kazakhstan[b] is the second-highest ranking political office in Kazakhstan, after the President of Kazakhstan. The position has been re-established since 1 July 2026 and is currently vacant.
The position existed previously from 1991 to 1996. In 1990, there was also the post of vice-president of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
History
President Nursultan Nazarbayev issued a decree on 22 February 1996 removing Erik Asanbayev from his post.
In 2026, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in an address to the National Kurultai, announced plans to reinstate the position of Vice President in case the initiative is supported during that year's constitutional referendum. After the 2026 Kazakh constitutional referendum, Tokayev's proposed Constitution was adopted and the position of Vice President was re-established on 1 July 2026.
During a 23 August 2026 press conference after having voted in the 2026 Kazakh legislative election, President Tokayev announced that his vice presidential appointee would be revealed next week, which is until 30 August, or in 10 days, which is 2 September.[1]
List of vice presidents (1990–present)
Kazakh SSR (1990–1991)
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Election | Party | President | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Tereshchenko | April 1990 | May 1990 | 1990 | QKP | Nursultan Nazarbayev | [2][3] |
| 2 | Yerik Asanbayev | 16 October 1991 | 16 December 1991 | – | QKP | — |
Vice President of Kazakhstan (1991–present)
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Election | President | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yerik Asanbayev | 16 December 1991 | 22 February 1996 | Independent | 1991 | Nursultan Nazarbayev | [4][5] |
| Office abolished (30 years, 129 days) | |||||||
| Vacant (60 days) |
– | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | [6] | ||||
See also
Notes
- ↑ 16 December 1991 (Republic)
20 April 1990 (Kazakh SSR) - ↑
References
- ↑ Алмасұлы, Ақтілек (23 August 2026). "Вице-президент кім екені келесі аптада немесе он күн ішінде белгілі болады" [Who will be Vice Predident will be known next week or in ten days]. aikyn.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ Vassiliev, Alexei (1 September 2013). "Central Asia: Political and Economic Challenges in the Post-Soviet Era". Saqi.
- ↑ "| ЦентрАзия".
- ↑ Europa Publications (2003). The International Who's Who 2004. Psychology Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-85743-217-6.
- ↑ "Top Officials in Central Asia". Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence. 6 June 1992 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Taubay, Aigerim; Iskakov, Yerlan (20 January 2026). "Kazakhstan to introduce vice president and rename its parliament". kz.kursiv.media. Retrieved 20 July 2026.