Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed the candidacy of the Prime Minister to the deputies of the Kurultai. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
Olzhas Bektenov is proposed for the post of head of government.
What we know about Olzhas Bektenov
Olzhas Bektenov was born on December 13, 1980, in Almaty. In 2001, he graduated with honors from the Kazakh State Law Academy with a degree in law. In 2014, he was awarded the Order of "Aibyn" II degree.
Career path
- 012002-2005: Chief specialist of the department of the Justice Department of Almaty.
- 022005-2006: Expert, chief expert of the legal department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
- 032006-2009: Worked in the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
- 042009-2012: Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Registration Service and Legal Assistance of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
- 052012-2014: Head of department in the central apparatus of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Combating Economic and Corruption Crimes (financial police).
- 062015-2016: Head of the apparatus of the akim of Astana, head of the secretariat of the head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
- 072016-2017: Head of the department of the National Bureau for Countering Corruption (Anti-Corruption Service) in Astana.
- 082017-2018: Deputy akim of Akmola region.
- 092018-2019: Deputy Chairman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
- 102019-2022: First Deputy Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency.
- 112022-2023: Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency.
- 12From April 3, 2023, to the present, he served as head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan.
- 13Since February 2024, he has been acting as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.