The Second Massimov Government (; ) was the 9th government of
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
, led by Prime Minister
Karim Massimov
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. It was formed on 8 April 2011 following Massimov's reappointment by President
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakhstani politician who served as the first president of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019. He also held the special title of Elbasy from 2010 to 2022 and chairman of the Security Council of ...
after the
2011 presidential election. Massimov's nomination was approved by the
Parliament
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on the same day. The composition of the government was announced on 12 April, with many ministers retaining their positions.
The government lasted until 24 September 2012, when Massimov was appointed as the Head of the Presidential Administration, making him the longest person in Kazakhstan to hold office as the Prime Minister. Massimov was succeeded by his First Deputy
Serik Akhmetov
Serik Nyghmetuly Akhmetov (; born 25 June 1958) was a Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2012 to 2014. He served as the Minister of Defense from April to October 2014.
Akhmetov served for a time as first deputy akim of Astana before being appointe ...
that day, after being approved by the Parliament to form a
new cabinet.
Composition
References
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