The Deputy Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan () is a post in the upper house of the Parliament which is the Senate of Kazakhstan. The Deputy Chair is nominated by the Senate Chair who are then elected by the Senators. The post was established on 30 January 1996 and since the constitutional amendments in May 2007, the office has been occupied by two people at the same time. The Deputy Chair carries out tasks made by Senate Chair and responsibilities if the chair isn't able to fulfill them. The Deputy Chair could be dismissed by the Senators only with the proposal by the Chair.

List of Deputy Chairs

{, class="wikitable" width="70%" !Convocation !Name !Took office !Left office !Senate Chair , - ! rowspan="3" align="center" , 1st (1996–1999) , align="center" , Sergey Tikhonov , align="center" , 30 January 1996 , align="center" , 15 May 1998 , rowspan="3" align="center" ,

Omirbek Baigeldi Ömirbek Bäigeldi (, ''Ömırbek Bäigeldı''; born 15 April 1939) is a retired Kazakh politician who was a member of the Senate of Kazakhstan where he served as the Chair from 30 January 1996 to 29 November 1999 and then its Deputy Chair from ...

, - , align="center" , Aitkul Samaqova , align="center" , 15 May 1998 , align="center" , 10 March 1999 , - , align="center" ,

Äbilgazy Qusaiynov Äbilgazy Qaliaqparuly Qusaiynov (, ''Äbılğazy Qaliaqparūly Qūsaiynov,'' ; born 6 February 1952) is a Kazakh politician who served as a Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan from 2013 to 2017. He was the Äkim of Karaganda ...

, align="center" , 10 March 1999 , align="center" , 1 December 1999 , - ! rowspan="2" align="center" , 2nd (1999–2004) , rowspan="2" align="center" ,

, rowspan="2" align="center" , 1 December 1999 , rowspan="2" align="center" , 1 December 2005 , align="center" ,

Oralbay Abdykarimov Oralbay Abdykarimov ( kk, Oralbai Äbdıkärımov; born 18 December 1944)
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Nurtai Abykayev Nurtai Abykayev ( kk, Нұртай Әбіқайұлы Әбіқаев, translit=Nūrtai Äbıqaiūly Äbıqaev; born 15 May 1947) is a Kazakh politician who was the chairman of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan from August 2010 to Dece ...

, - ! rowspan="2" align="center" , 3rd (2004–2007) , rowspan="3" align="center" ,

Muhambet Kopeev Muhammet Jumanazaruly Kopeev (, , romanized: ''Mūhammet Jūmanazarūly Kopeev''; born 15 November 1949) is a Kazakhstani politician who served as a member of the Senate of Kazakhstan from 29 November 2005 to 24 November 2011 and was its Deputy ...

, rowspan="3" align="center" , 1 December 2005 , rowspan="3" align="center" , 24 November 2011 , - , rowspan="3" align="center" ,

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev ( kk, Қасым-Жомарт Кемелұлы Тоқаев, Qasym-Jomart Kemelūly Toqaev ; born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who is currently serving as the President of Kazakhstan since 12 J ...

, - ! rowspan="3" align="center" , 4th (2007–2012) , - , align="center" ,

Aleksandr Sudin Alexander Sergeevich Sudin (; born 2 August 1950) is a Kazakhstani politician who served as a Deputy Chair of the Kazakh Senate from 3 September 2007 to 26 August 2013. He served as the Chief of Staff of the Senate from September 2013 to January ...

, align="center" , 3 September 2007 , align="center" , 26 August 2013 , - , align="center" ,

Qairat Işçanov Qairat Qydyrbaiūly İşanov (; 28 September 1950 – 24 November 2022) was a Kazakh politician who served as a Senator for Atyrau Region from 2005 to 2017 and was its Deputy Chair from 24 November 2011. Biography Early life and education ...

, align="center" , 24 November 2011 , align="center" , 14 January 2016 , rowspan="2" align="center" , Kairat Mami , - ! rowspan="2" align="center" , 5th (2012–2016) , align="center" ,

Sergey Gromov Sergey Nikolayevich Gromov (; 6 January 1959) is a Kazakh politician who served as a Deputy Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan from January 2016 to August 2019. Biography Early life and education Gromov was born in the village of Aksu in A ...

, align="center" , 3 September 2013 , align="center" , 16 September 2016 , - , rowspan="2" align="center" ,

Asqar Beisenbaev Asqar Asanūly Beisenbaev (; born 31 January 1961) is a Kazakh politician who's serving as Ambassador to Belarus since 12 August 2019. Prior to that, he served as a Deputy Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan from 2013 to 2019, and member of the Ma ...

, rowspan="2" align="center" , 14 January 2016 , rowspan="2" align="center" , 12 August 2019 , rowspan="3" align="center" ,

, - ! rowspan="4" , 6th (2016–2021) , - , align="center" , Bektas Beknazarov , align="center" , 16 September 2016 , align="center" , 28 August 2020 , - , align="center" ,

Asqar Şäkirov Asqar Orazalyūly Şäkirov (, ''Asqar Orazalyūly Şäkırov''; born 2 February 1956) is a Kazakh politician who serves as a Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan since 2 September 2019. Biography Early life and education Şäkirov was born in ...

, align="center" , 2 September 2019 , align="center" , Present , align="center" ,

Dariga Nazarbayeva Dariga Nursultanqyzy Nazarbayeva ( kk, Дариға Нұрсұлтанқызы Назарбаева, '; born 7 May 1964) is a Kazakh businesswoman and politician who is the daughter of the first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. She ...

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Nurlan Äbdirov Nūrlan Mäjitūly Äbdırov (; born 12 January 1961) is a Kazakh politician who's serving as Deputy Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan since 1 September 2020. He served as a member of the Mazhilis from 2009 to 2020. Since January 2022, Chairman o ...

, align="center" , 1 September 2020 , align="center" , Present , align="center" ,

Mäulen Äşimbaev Maulen Sagatkhanovich Ashimbayev (russian: Маулен Сагатханович Ашимбаев, born 28 January 1971) is a Kazakh politician serving as the Chair and the member of the Senate of Kazakhstan. He served as the First Deputy Head of ...

References

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