The vice president of Kyrgyzstan was a political position in the government of

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. ...

created in December 1990. The position was abolished in 1993. The Vice President was charged with assuming the duties of the president should the president be unable to perform them. Under article 50 of the 2007

constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When ...

, the

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

now bears that responsibility.

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{{reflist Politics of Kyrgyzstan Government of Kyrgyzstan Vice presidents of Kyrgyzstan

1990 establishments in the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic 1993 disestablishments in Kyrgyzstan

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