Gülmira Esimbaeva
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Gülmira Estaibekqyzy Esimbaeva (born 23 August 1957) is a Kazakh politician who's served as the member and Deputy Chairwoman of the Mäjilis from 2016 to 2020. She was a
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of
Nur Otan Amanat (; ; officially stylized in all caps), previously known as Nur Otan (; ), is a Ruling party, ruling List of political parties in Kazakhstan, political party of Kazakhstan and the largest political association in the country, with around 8 ...
from 2016 to 2019 and member of the
Supreme Soviet The Supreme Soviet () was the common name for the legislative bodies (parliaments) of the Soviet socialist republics (SSR) in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). These soviets were modeled after the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, establ ...
from 1990 until its dissolution in 1993.


Early life and education

Esimbaeva was born the village of
Usharal Usharal or Üşaral (, ''Üşaral''; ) is a town in the Alakol District of Jetisu Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazak ...
. In 1978 she graduated from the philological faculty of the Jambyl Pedagogical Institute, specializing in Russian language and literature. In 1994 Esimbaeva graduated from the
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (), also called KazNU or KazGU, is a national research university located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Named after philosopher and scholar al-Farabi, it is one of the country's largest universities. KazNU is Kaza ...
, specializing in law.


Early career

After graduating in 1978, Esimbaeva taught Russian language, and organized of extracurricular activities at the Usharal Secondary School until 1990. From 1993 to 2007, she served as a director of the Department, Head of the Education Department in
Almaty Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains ...
.


Political career

Esimbaeva was elected as the member of the Supreme Soviet of Kazakhstan in the 1990 Kazakh election. She served as a secretary and the deputy chair of the Committee for the Development of Science and Public Education until the Parliament's dissolution in December 1993. She became the member of the
Mäjilis The Mäjilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (; ), commonly shortened as Mäjilis or Mazhilis ( Kazakh Cyrillic: Мәжіліс , 'Assembly'), is the lower house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, alongside the upper house Senate ...
after being elected in the 2007 legislative election on a party list, and served as a member of the Committee for Social and Cultural Development. After the 2016 legislative election, Esimbaeva became the deputy chairwoman of the Mäjilis and the
parliamentary leader A parliamentary leader is a political title or a descriptive term used in various countries to designate the person leading a parliamentary group or caucus in a legislature, legislative body, whether it be a national or sub-national legislature. ...
of
Nur Otan Amanat (; ; officially stylized in all caps), previously known as Nur Otan (; ), is a Ruling party, ruling List of political parties in Kazakhstan, political party of Kazakhstan and the largest political association in the country, with around 8 ...
. On 22 August 2019, her role as a parliamentary leader was taken over by Mazhilis Chair Nurlan Nigmatulin.


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