Aiqyn Oiratuly Qongyrov (; born 28 November 1972) is a Kazakh politician who is serving as a member of the Mazhilis since 2012. He was the chairman of the
People's Party of Kazakhstan
The People's Party of Kazakhstan ( abbr. QHP),, NPK originally the Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan (QKHP),, KNPK is a left-wing political party in Kazakhstan, currently led by Ermūhamet Ertısbaev. The Secretaries of the Central Commit ...
(QHP) from 11 November 2020 before being succeeded by
Ermūhamet Ertısbaev
Ermukhamet Qabidenuly Ertisbaev ( kk, Ермұхамет Қабиденұлы Ертісбаев, ; born 19 November 1956) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who has served as the chairman of the People's Party of Kazakhstan since 27 March 2022. ...
on 27 March 2022 and was the party's secretary from 2013 to 2020. He is currently a
parliamentary leader
A parliamentary leader is a political title or a descriptive term used in various countries to designate the person leading a parliamentary group or caucus in a legislative body, whether it be a national or sub-national legislature. They are the ...
of QHP in the Mazhilis from 17 September 2018.
Biography
Early life and career
Qongyrov was born in the village of Kuibyshevsky in the Kokshetau Region. After graduating from high school in 1989, he joined worked as a locksmith at the motor depot of the Kuybyshevsky District Agricultural Administration. In 1997, Qongyrov graduated from Kokshetau State University and eventually attended the Themis Law Academy of Karaganda, where he received a law degree in 2005.
From 2004 to 2011, Qongyrov was actively engaged in entrepreneurial activities and led the News Print LLP, which was responsible for the publication of the Moscow Komsomolets in Kazakh newspapers.
Political career
In 2004, Qongyrov became a member of the Organizing Committee for the establishment of the
Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan
The People's Party of Kazakhstan (abbr. QHP),, NPK originally the Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan (QKHP),, KNPK is a left-wing political party in Kazakhstan, currently led by Ermūhamet Ertısbaev. The Secretaries of the Central Committ ...
(QKHP) and the moment of the party's registration, he headed the apparatus of the Central Committee until 2012. During his tenure, in 2005–2006, Qongyrov worked in
Almaty
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
as the second secretary of the city committee of Almaty and then became a member of the bureau of the QKHP Central Committee in 2008.
In the
2004
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Events January
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and
2007
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legislative elections, Qongyrov was amongst people that ran for MP from the QKHP for the lower house
Mazhilis, though the party failed to win any seats during its early years. It wasn't until in
2012
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, as the QKHP managed to bypass the needed
electoral threshold
The electoral threshold, or election threshold, is the minimum share of the primary vote that a candidate or political party requires to achieve before they become entitled to representation or additional seats in a legislature. This limit can ...
to enter the parliament resulted in Qongyrov being elected as a lawmaker. During his first term in office, he served as a member of the Mazhilis Committee on Agricultural Issues.
On 17 September 2018, Qongyrov became the
parliamentary leader
A parliamentary leader is a political title or a descriptive term used in various countries to designate the person leading a parliamentary group or caucus in a legislative body, whether it be a national or sub-national legislature. They are the ...
of the People's Communist Party, succeeding
Vladislav Kosarev
Vladislav Borisovich Kosarev (russian: Владислав Борисович Косарев; born 16 November 1937) is a Kazakhstani politician who served as a member of the Mäjilis, First Secretary and then Honorary Secretary of the Communist ...
.
In April 2019, Qongyrov stated that he considered running for president in the
2019 Kazakh presidential election, however, the QKHP chose
Jambyl Ahmetbekov
Jambyl Aujanuly Ahmetbekov ( kk, Жамбыл Аужанұлы Ахметбеков, ''Jambyl Aujanūly Ahmetbekov,'' ; born 11 February 1961) is a Kazakh politician, Secretary of Central Committee of the People's Party of Kazakhstan since 2007, ...
who had previously ran in
2011
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to be the candidate.
On 11 November 2020, the QKHP changed its name to the
People's Party of Kazakhstan
The People's Party of Kazakhstan ( abbr. QHP),, NPK originally the Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan (QKHP),, KNPK is a left-wing political party in Kazakhstan, currently led by Ermūhamet Ertısbaev. The Secretaries of the Central Commit ...
. From there, Qongyrov was unanimously elected as the party's chairman at its
15th Extraordinary Congress.
Controversies
Qongyrov in 2014 during an interview with Vlast.kz insisted that the Kazakh government wouldn't allow gay parades nor legalise same-sex marriage to influence the decision by the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
(IOC) in letting Kazakhstan hold the
2022 Winter Olympics
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while not ruling out the possibility of dropping Olympic bid, calling the IOC's demands "unfounded", asserting that the Kazakh society is against same-sex marriage and that the
Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan
The People's Party of Kazakhstan (abbr. QHP),, NPK originally the Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan (QKHP),, KNPK is a left-wing political party in Kazakhstan, currently led by Ermūhamet Ertısbaev. The Secretaries of the Central Committ ...
(QKHP) would "unequivocally oppose it."
Following the
2016 shooting of Almaty police officers
On 18 July 2016, Ruslan Kulikbayev, a 26-year-old Salafi jihadist and ex-convict, shot and killed 10 people—8 police officers and 2 civilians—in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan before being apprehended in a chase and shootout with law enforc ...
which sparked debate on capital punishment, Qongyrov stressed that if a moratorium on death penalty in Kazakhstan is lifted, it would lead to "a serious blow to the image" to the country, suggesting that Kazakhstan's desire in being in top 30 list of countries in the
OECD
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would be problematic as Qongyrov noted that member countries within the organisation have no capital punishment in place.
References
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1972 births
Living people
People from Akmola Region
Communist Party of Kazakhstan politicians
Members of the Mazhilis