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| Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
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| Қазақстан Республикасының Премьер-Министрі(Kazakh) Премьер-Министр Республики Казахстан(Russian) | |
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| 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 |
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Theprime minister of Kazakhstan[a] is thehead of government of theRepublic of Kazakhstan and the holder of its fourth highest office, after thepresident of Kazakhstan, the chairman of the Senate, and the chairman of the Majilis. The prime minister heads thecabinet and advises the president in the every day execution of the functions of theParliament of Kazakhstan. The incumbent prime minister isOljas Bektenov, who replacedRoman Sklyar on 6 February 2024 after the previous government's resignation.
Sincethe country's independence, it has had 12 prime ministers, none of whom were women. The longest-serving Prime minister wasKarim Massimov, whose two non-consecutive terms combined to be more than eight years long. Massimov, who is ofUyghur andTajik descent, is the only non-Kazakh prime minister sinceSergey Tereshchenko.
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 | .jpg) | 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 | .svg) | Balgimbayev, NurlanNurlan Balgimbayev (1947–2015) | 10 October 1997 | 1 October 1999 | 1 year, 356 days | People's Union | Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019) | Balgimbayev | . |
| 4 | _(49858644462%2c_cropped).jpg) | Tokayev, KassymKassym-Jomart Tokayev (born 1953) | 1 October 1999 | 28 January 2002 | 2 years, 119 days | Nur Otan | Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019) | Tokayev | . |
| 5 | .jpg) | Tasmagambetov, ImangaliImangali Tasmagambetov (born 1956) | 28 January 2002 | 11 June 2003 | 1 year, 136 days | Nur Otan | Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019) | Tasmagambetov | . |
| 6 | _01_(cropped).jpg) | Akhmetov, DaniyalDaniyal Akhmetov (born 1954) | 11 June 2003 | 10 January 2007 | 3 years, 211 days | Nur Otan | Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019) | Daniyal Akhmetov | . |
| 7 | .jpg) | Massimov, KarimKarim Massimov (born 1965) | 10 January 2007 | 24 September 2012 | 5 years, 258 days | Nur Otan | Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019) | Massimov I | . |
| 8 | .jpg) | 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 | _(cropped).jpg) | Sagintayev, BakhytzhanBakhytzhan Sagintayev (born 1963) | 8 September 2016 | 21 February 2019 | 2 years, 166 days | Nur Otan | Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 – 2019) | Sagintayev | . |
| 10 | .jpg) | Mamin, AskarAskar Mamin (born 1965) | 21 February 2019 | 5 January 2022 | 2 years, 318 days | Nur Otan | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (since 2019) | Mamin | . |
| 11 | _(cropped).jpg) | Smaiylov, AlihanAlihan Smaiylov (born 1972) | 5 January 2022 | 5 February 2024 | 2 years, 31 days | Amanat | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (since 2019) | Smaiylov | . |
| — | _(cropped).jpg) | 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, 293 days | Amanat | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (since 2019) | Bektenov | . |
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