The Ministry of Culture () was an
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in the
Government of Kazakhstan
The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Үкіметі, tr, ''Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Ükımetı'') oversees a presidential republic. The President of Kazakhstan, currently Kassym- ...
that was responsible for carrying out state regulation, as well as, within the limits provided for by law, intersectoral coordination in the spheres of culture, interethnic and interfaith harmony, ensuring the rights of citizens to freedom of religion and interaction with religious associations, the development of languages, archival affairs, documentation, and state symbols.
The Ministry was originally created in 1990 as the State Committee of the Kazakh SSR for Culture. Its first chairman was
Kanat Saudabayev
Kanat Bekmyrzauly Saudabayev ( kk, Қанат Бекмырзаұлы Саудабаев, ''Qanat Bekmyrzaūly Saudabaev'') (born 18 July 1946) is a Kazakh politician who served as the State Secretary of Kazakhstan from 2007 to 2012. Prior to that, ...
. On 12 February 1992, the Ministry was formed into the Ministry of Culture.
On 6 August 2014, it was reorganized into the
Ministry of Culture and Sports.
[{{Cite web, last=INFORM.KZ, date=2014-08-06, title=Kazakhstan President reorganizes the Government, url=https://www.inform.kz/en/article/2684851, access-date=2020-09-06, website=www.inform.kz, language=en]
History
Government of Kazakhstan