Aynuru Toychiyevna Altybayeva (born 28 February 1958) is a

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politician, and current member of the

Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan The Supreme Council ( ky, Жогорку Кеңеш, Zhogorku Kengesh, ; russian: Верховный Совет, ''Verkhovny Sovet'') is the unicameral Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic. It was known as the Supreme Soviet of the Kirghiz Soviet S ...

Early life and education

Altybayeva was born on 28 February 1958 in the city of

Osh Osh (Kyrgyz: Ош, romanised Osh; uz, O‘sh/Ўш) is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south". It is the oldest city in the country (e ...

Osh Oblast Osh Region ( ky, Ош облусу, translit=Osh oblusu; russian: Ошская область, Oshskaya oblast) is a region (''oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh, which is not part of the region. It is bounded by (clockwise) Jalal-Abad R ...

in the

Kirgiz SSR The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (Kirghiz SSR; ky, Кыргыз Советтик Социалисттик Республикасы, Kyrgyz Sovettik Sotsialisttik Respublikasy, ky, Кыргыз ССР, Kyrgyz SSR, russian: Киргизск ...

, now

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

. In 1979 she graduated from

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with a degree in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

. She returned to the same university and received a degree in

jurisprudence Jurisprudence, or legal theory, is the theoretical study of the propriety of law. Scholars of jurisprudence seek to explain the nature of law in its most general form and they also seek to achieve a deeper understanding of legal reasoning a ...

in 1998.

Career

Civil service roles, regional and national, 1979–2010

After graduation, Altybayeva worked in various roles in the Osh Oblast regional government for eighteen years, leaving in 1997. She moved to the country's tax collection department, working in its subdivisions for nine years, leaving in 2006. In 2007, Altybayeva worked for a year as the advisor to head of the Social Fund of the Kyrgyz Republic, and also as the deputy head of the fund's chapter at the Sverdlovsk district administration. Between 2008 and 2010 she was a consultant in the Supreme Council, and for a brief period before becoming deputy she was chairman of the public association Ayaldar Keneshi and chairman of the Birimdik political party.

Jogorku Kenesh deputy, 2010–present

Altybayeva was elected as deputy for the

Ar-Namys Ar-Namys ( ky, Ар-Намыс, meaning ''Dignity'') is a political party in Kyrgyzstan founded on July 9, 1999, by former Prime Minister Felix Kulov. The party quickly became the nation's leading opposition party but was barred from the 2000 pa ...

party in the 2010 parliamentary election, and then switched allegiance to the

Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan The Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (Russian: , ''Sotsial-demokraticheskaya partiya Kyrgyzstana''; Kyrgyz: , ''Kyrgyzstan sotsial-demokratiyalyk Partiyasy'') was a political party in Kyrgyzstan. Members formed the party on 1 October 1993, ...

in the 2015 parliamentary election.

Personal life

Altybayeva is married, and has two children.

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