Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources

Yerlan Nyssanbayev

He was born in 1961 in Almaty region. 

He graduated from Kazakh Agricultural Institute, Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abay.

He started his labor activity in 1983 as a foreman of Uygur forestry in Almaty region.

From 1984 to 1989, he worked as an instructor, deputy head of the Organizational Department of the Uygur District Committee. 

From 1989 to 1991, he worked as the head of the sector of the Agricultural Department of the Almaty Regional Committee. 

From 1991 to 2004, he worked in the structure of commercial organizations. 

From 2004 to 2009, he held management positions in Astana-Zelenstroy JSC. 

In 2009, he was appointed Chairman of the Committee of Forestry and Hunting of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 

In 2013 to 2014 he held the position of Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 

From 2014 to 2021, he was Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Deputy Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 

From 2021 to 2023, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Board for Strategic Development and International Relations of Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University.

Since March 2023, he was an advisor to the Akim of Astana.

On Sept. 5, 2023 he was appointed Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

On February 6, 2024, he was appointed Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the Decree of the Head of State.

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