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Nursultan Nazarbayev (2015-09-02) (cropped).jpg Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2019-11-07) 01.jpg President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Askar Mamin (2020-01-31).jpg Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin

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Nikolay Chebotko Nikolay Chebotko Cross-Country World Cup 2012 Quebec.JPG
Nikolay Chebotko

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Kazakh legislative election</span> 2023 Kazakh Legislative Elections

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The Second Mamin Government was the 12th composition of the Government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Prime Minister Askar Mamin. It was formed on 15 January 2021 following the 2021 legislative election, where Mamin, who has headed the government since February 2019, was re-appointed as PM by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. This also marked the first time that a government cabinet was formed in Kazakhstan as a result of the election due to a 2017 constitutional reform law, with his prime-ministrial nomination being supported by 78 deputies of the lower house Mäjilis.

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    Citations

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    2. ↑ "Что ждет Казахстан в 2021 году" (in Russian). Vlast.kz. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
    3. ↑ "Роль Казахстана как председателя в ЕАЭС важна для дальнейшей интеграции" (in Russian). Arminfo. 9 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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    17. ↑ Famed Kazakhstani skier Nikolay Chebotko dies in car accident
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    19. ↑ Клавдия Антоновна Пищулина (in Russian)

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