Sagintayev Government | |
---|---|
10th Cabinet of Kazakhstan | |
2016–2019 | |
Date formed | 9 September 2016 |
Date dissolved | 25 February 2019 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
Head of government |
Bakhytzhan Sagintayev Asqar Mamin (acting) |
Deputy head of government | Asqar Mamin |
Member party | Nur Otan |
Status in legislature | Supermajority |
History | |
Predecessor | Massimov II |
Successor | Mamin |
The Sagintayev Government ( Kazakh: Сағынтаев Үкіметі, romanized: Sağyntaev Ükımetı; Russian: Правительство Сагинтаева) was the 10th composition of the Government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev. It was formed after Sagintayev's predecessor, Karim Massimov was appointed as a head of the National Security Committee on 8 September 2016. [1] President Nursultan Nazarbayev nominated Sagintayev, who served as the First Deputy under Massimov's government to be the new Prime Minister. [2] He was confirmed by the Parliament the following day on 9 September. [3] Some speculated that Sagintayev was a close ally to Nazarbayev's daughter Dariga, and the reason for a cabinet reshuffle was to make way for Nazarbayev's succession after the neighboring country of Uzbekistan faced a political uncertainty over President Islam Karimov's death which occurred on 2 September. [4]
On 21 February 2019, as a result of growing public dismay, President Nazarbayev dismissed Sagintayev and instead appointed Askar Mamin as the Acting Prime Minister who was approved by the Parliament on 25 February, thus forming a new government. [5] [6]