New Government of Kazakhstan formed, Ministers retain their portfolios

Source:enbek.gov.kzPresident of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a decree on forming new Cabinet of Ministers of Kazakhstan, azh.kz reoprts, citing the President's press service.

Post of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan was given to Karim Masimov, who had previously headed the Cabinet from 2007 to 2012.

Ex-Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov was appointed as the Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan.

- Bakytzhan Sagintayev is now First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Gulshara Abdykalykova - Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Aset Isekeshev - Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Minister of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Bakhyt Sultanov - Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Asylzhan Mamytbekov - Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Berik Imashev - Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Aslan Sarinzhipov - Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Salidat Kairbekova - Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Tamara Duisenova - Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Zhenis Kasymbek - Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Nurlan Kapparov - Minister of Environment and Water Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Muhamediuly Arystanbekov - Minister of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Uzakbay Karabalin - Minister of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Bolat Zhamishev - Minister of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Yerlan Idrisov - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Vladimir Bozhko - Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Kalmukhanbet Kasymov - Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Erbolat Dosayev - Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Zhanar Aitzhanova - Minister of Economic Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Askar Zhumagaliev - Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Communications and Information - member of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.