The Second Smaiylov Government (; ) was the 18th composition of the

Government of Kazakhstan The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (, ''Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Ükımetı'') is the collegial body that exercises Executive branch, executive power in the Kazakhstan, Republic of Kazakhstan; The government heads the system of execu ...

under the leadership of Prime Minister Alihan Smaiylov. It was formed shortly after the 2023 legislative election, where the

First Smaiylov Government The First Smaiylov Government (; ) was the 17th composition of the Government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Prime Minister Älihan Smaiylov. It was formed after the Mamin Cabinet, previous government, led by Prime Minister Askar Mamin, was ...

previously resigned. On 30 March 2023, Smaiylov was reappointed as PM by President

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev (born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakhstani politician and diplomat who has served as the second president of Kazakhstan since 2019. He previously served as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002 ...

after the lower house

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' confirmation in an 82–7 vote with eight abstentions. In February 2024, President Tokayev dismissed Smaiylov from the post of Prime Minister, leading to

Roman Sklyar Roman Vasilievich Sklyar (; , ; born 8 May 1971) is a Kazakh politician and economist who's currently serving as the First Deputy Prime Minister from January 2022. During his tenure, he was briefly the Acting Prime Minister of Kazakhstan in Febr ...

briefly assuming the role of acting PM. Subsequently,

Oljas Bektenov Oljas Abaiūly Bektenov ( ; born 13 December 1980) is a Kazakh politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, prime minister of Kazakhstan since 2024. Before his premiership, Bektenov held various positions, including deputy cha ...

was appointed by the parliament to officially succeed Smaiylov as the Prime Minister and form the 15th government.

Formation

According to Article 67(4) of the

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and his cabinet shall resign in advance of the newly elected

, which held its March 2023 legislative election. Incumbent PM

Älihan Smaiylov Älihan Ashanūly Smaiylov (; , ; born 18 December 1972) is a Kazakh politician who served as the prime minister of Kazakhstan from 2022 to 2024. Previously, he served as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan under PM Asqar Mamin. He ...

on 19 March 2023 announced that his

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would resign after the election, leading to a

caretaker government A caretaker government, also known as a caretaker regime, is a temporary ''ad hoc'' government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. Depending on specific practice, it co ...

to be in place stating, "We are going to resign and will stay in office until the new cabinet is formed. It’s up to the president and the new parliament who is going to be the new prime minister. Of course, my colleagues and I are ready for any scenario." If chosen as PM again, Smaiylov vowed to reduce inflation by 50%. On 29 March, Smaiylov and his government officially resigned at the first plenary session of the 8th Mäjilis, with Smaiylov continuing to serve acting prime minister.

Parliamentary vote

After President Tokayev's proposal in nominating Smaiylov for PM, a parliamentary confirmation took place in the Mäjilis, to which an overwhelming majority of 82 deputies that included

Auyl The Auyl Party (; lit. 'Aul, Village', , ') is a political party in Kazakhstan. It was originally founded by Gani Qaliev on 30 January 2000 before eventually merging with the Party of Patriots of Kazakhstan on 5 September 2015. The party is curre ...

voted in favour of Smaiylov's candidacy with the opposition

Nationwide Social Democratic Party The Nationwide Social Democratic Party (, JSDP; , OSDP), sometimes translated as the All-National Social Democratic Party, is a political party in Kazakhstan led by Ashat Raqymjanov. It was founded by a former presidential candidate and the Ma ...

(JSDP) voting against Smaiylov. Following the vote, JSDP chairman Ashat Raqymjanov explained the party's decision in opposing Smaiylov, stressing that "The results of last year are disappointing; we have inflation of more than 20%, unfinished disasters in hesitation, and even a simple car loan raises a lot of questions. It is not up to us to nominate a candidate for the Prime Minister, but I know what it should be," though not fully specifying the exact name.

Nurlan Äuesbaev Nurlan Satybaldyuly Auesbaev (, , born 5 May 1957) is a Kazakh politician who serves as the chairman of the Astana city branch of the Nationwide Social Democratic Party (JSDP) since 2021 and was the party's nominee for the 2022 Kazakh presidenti ...

, JSDP deputy, argued that a better PM candidate could've been found amongst "20 million people" in Kazakhstan.

Composition

In the aftermath of ministerial appointments, the government composition featured two (or 8.6%) new ministers out of 23 cabinet officials. The members of the cabinet are: Cabinet members

References

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