The Tokayev Cabinet was the 4th government of

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

under the leadership of

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 ...

. It was formed shortly after Prime Minister

Nurlan Balgimbayev Nurlan Utebovich Balgimbayev ( kz, Нұрлан Өтепұлы Балғымбаев, ''Nūrlan Ötepūly Balğymbaev''; 20 November 1947 – 14 October 2015) was a Kazakh politician who served as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 10 October 1997 t ...

resigned from his post on 1 October 1999 shortly before the

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to become the president of Kazakhoil. President

Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...

named

as the Acting Prime Minister, who, prior to that, served as the

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as well as the

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under Balgimbayev's cabinet. On 12 October, the

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approved Tokayev's nomination to the post of the PM. On 20 November 2001, Tokayev threatened to resign if Nazarbayev would not dismiss several government officials who formed

Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстанның демократиялық таңдауы, Qazaqstannyñ demokratialyq tañdauy, QDT; russian: Демократический выбор Казахстана, DVK) is a political par ...

(QDT) as he accused of them of working for the "outsiders", which sparked a political crisis. In December 2001, Nazarbayev removed several cabinet members such as Deputy Prime Minister

Oraz Jandosov Oraz Aliuly Jandosov (, ''Oraz Aliūly Jandosov''; born 26 October 1961) is a Kazakh politician and businessman. He was the chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan from 1996 to 1998, First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from February 1998 ...

and Deputy Defense Minister Jannat Ertlesova. On 28 January 2002, Tokayev himself resigned stating that "it was time for new people with new ideas" without further explanations. That same day, he was appointed as the State Secretary and Foreign Affairs Minister, while his successor,

Imangali Tasmagambetov Imangali Nurgaliuly Tasmagambetov ( kk, Иманғали Нұрғалиұлы Тасмағамбетов, ''İmаnğаli Nūrğаliūly Таsmаğаmbеtоv''; born 9 December 1956) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat, who is the current Secretary ...

, became the new PM.

Composition

References

{{Cabinets of Kazakhstan Cabinets of Kazakhstan 1999 in Kazakhstan Cabinets established in 1999 1999 establishments in Kazakhstan