Vice President of Kazakhstan

Vice President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Vice President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының вице-президенті; Russian: Вице-президент Республики Казахстан
	Emblem of Kazakhstan (1992–2014)
	Flag of Kazakhstan (from 1992)
Status	Abolished
Member of	Cabinet
Appointer	Popular vote, or if vacant, President
Term length	5 years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Kazakhstan (1990)
Precursor	Vice President of the Kazakh SSR
Formation	20 April 1990;35 years ago (Kazakh SSR); 16 December 1991;34 years ago (Republic)
First holder	Sergey Tereshchenko (Kazakh SSR); Yerik Asanbayev (Republic)
Final holder	Yerik Asanbayev
Abolished	22 February 1996;29 years ago
Superseded by	Chairman of the Senate (de facto)
Succession	First

Last updated January 23, 2026

The vice president of Kazakhstan was a political position in Kazakhstan from 1991 to 1996. In 1990, there was also the post of vice-president of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.

History

President Nursultan Nazarbayev issued a decree on 22 February 1996 removing Erik Asanbayev from his post.^{[ citation needed ]}

According to Article 48 in the constitution. the presidential line of succession is now as follows:

The chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan
The chairman of the Mäjilis
The prime minister

In 2026, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in an address to the National Kurultai, announced plans to reinstate the position of Vice President in case the initiative is supported during that year's constitutional referendum.

List of vice presidents (1990–1996)

Kazakh SSR (1990–1991)

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Ref	President
1	Sergey Tereshchenko	April 1990	May 1990	QKP ^{[ citation needed ]}	^[1]^[2]	Nursultan Nazarbayev
2	Yerik Asanbayev	16 October 1991	16 December 1991	QKP ^{[ citation needed ]}	—	Nursultan Nazarbayev