Government Apparatus

Secretariat of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Secretariat of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan is a structural subdivision of the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 

The main objective of the Secretariat of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan is: organisational, information and analytical support of the Prime Minister's operations.

Key functions:

• providing the Prime Minister with timely and reliable information;
• receiving, checking the completeness, prompt consideration, transmission in the prescribed manner for execution of correspondence received by the Prime Minister and the Government;
• monitoring the implementation of protocol and personal orders of the Prime Minister;
• verification of necessary approvals and documents before sending to the Prime Minister for his signature the drafts of laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Decrees and Orders of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the Government and the Prime Minister;
• arrangement of a daily personal reception by the Prime Minister of managers and representatives of ministries, agencies, state holdings, development institutions, local executive bodies, diplomatic corps and international organizations accredited in the Republic of Kazakhstan, members of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, officials of the Government Apparatus, representatives of public and other organizations, foreign firms and companies;
• 24-hour functioning of the reception room of the Prime Minister;
• organizational and protocol support of the Prime Minister's activities;
• preparation and conducting of working visits of the Prime Minister to the regions of the country;
• preparation and conducting of foreign visits of Prime Minister, as well as other international events;
• consulting support for the activities of the Prime Minister.

Head of the Secretariat of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Ruslan Atygaev

Ruslan Atygayev was born in 1988 in Akmola region. He graduated from Kazakh Humanitarian Law University and Karaganda Economic University of KazPotrebsoyuz.

He began his career in 2011 as a specialist of the Finance Department of Astana. For many years he worked in the office of the Akim of the capital, the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on combating corruption.

He also held the positions of inspector, deputy head of the secretariat of the Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In February 2024, he was appointed Head of the Secretariat of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Chief of Protocol to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Rassul Tynysbayev

Rassul Tynysbayev was born in 1990 in the Almaty region.

He began his career in 2013 as a specialist of Economic Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan RSE. 

In different years he worked as an attaché of the Department of Eurasian Integration of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Russian Federation, Third Secretary of the Department of Work with Diplomatic Corps of the State Protocol Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 

Since 2021 he was the desk officer, expert of the Protocol Service of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Since May 2024 he was appointed Chief of Protocol of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Press Secretary of the Prime Minister

Dilyara Alenova
 

She was born in 1993, graduated from KazGUU University. 

She started her career in 2014 as a journalist. In different years she worked in the Central Communications Service under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Information Committee of the Ministry of Information and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazkontent JSC, the press service of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. She held the positions of Head of the Regional Communications Service of Almaty, Head of the Communication Practices Department of the Public Development Department of Almaty, Head of the Press Service of the Almaty Akimat.

In February 2024, she was appointed Deputy Head of the Secretariat – Press Secretary of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Press Service of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The main tasks and functions:

The prompt release of information materials on the work of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan and his Deputies

• the rapid preparation of official information about the performance of the Prime Minister and his Deputies;
• preparation of photo and video products about the Prime Minister's activities, including on working trips to the regions and abroad;
• collaboration with press services (or structures performing their functions) of foreign countries, organizations;
• placement of the Government decisions, orders of the Prime Minister and other documents to be published on the official information resource;
• informational content of the official Internet resource of the Government and its official pages in social networks.

Interaction with domestic and foreign media to cover the performance of the Prime Minister and the Government

• prompt provision of official information to the media on the activities of the Prime Minister and the Government, and distribution of press releases and other information and awareness-raising materials to the media;
• ensuring the operation of the Government press centre;
• holding of press conferences, briefings, interviews, meetings and other events of the Prime Minister and his deputies, members of the Government with media representatives;
• accreditation of journalists and other representatives of mass media, assisting them to disseminate information about the activities of the Prime Minister and the Government in the most complete and broadest possible way.

Coordination of the central executive bodies in the implementation of the priority areas of the communication work of the Government

• determination of the priority thematic areas of the information work of the central executive bodies;
• coordination of the work of the press services of central and local executive bodies on media coverage of the Government operations.

Head of Press Service of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan 

Maksat Tulegenov

He was born in the North Kazakhstan region in 1993. He graduated from Buketov Karaganda State University.

He started his career in 2014. In different years he worked as a press secretary of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, head of press service of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, public relations specialist in the commercial sector. From May 2022 to the present time was the Head of Press Service of NC QazaqGaz JSC.

He was appointed Head of Press Service of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan from June 2024.

Analytic Department

Main tasks and functions:

• analytical and information support for the activities of the Prime Minister and the Government;
• coordination of analytical work of the Government Apparatus and interaction with sectoral institutes in the field of analytics and scientific research;
• analysis and compilation of materials for the meetings of the Government and meetings of the Prime Minister;
• coordination and monitoring of the Smart Data Ukimet IS;
• project support for the implementation of the Head of State's instructions, the President's pre-election programme and analysis of the achievement of objectives and results of strategic and programme documents.

Head of the Analytic Department

Glukhikh Dmitry 

He was born April 19, 1974, in the city of Tselinograd, Kazakh SSR. In 1996, he graduated from the Gumilyov Eurasian National University.

He worked as a journalist in newspapers and magazines "Esil,” "Stolichnyi Prospect,” "Niva," "Azamat Times," “Vechernyaya Astana,” the Khabar agency.

Since 1999, he was chief expert, head of the sector at the Press Service of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, chief inspector of the Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Since 2005, he was deputy head of the Department of Information and Inter-Parliamentary Relations, Head of the Press Service of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Since 2007, he was advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Since 2019, he was head of the Consolidated and Analytical Division of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Since 2023, he holds the position of Head of the Analytic Department of the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Legal Department

Main tasks and functions:

Coordination of activities of central state and local executive bodies on issues of normative work, legal support, interaction with the Parliament

• carrying out analytical work on topical issues;
• participation in the work of consultative and advisory bodies under state bodies. 

Expert-analytical, organizational, informational and legal support of the activities of the Prime Minister, the Government and the Apparatus on the issues of normative work, legal support, interaction with the Parliament

• examination of draft laws and acts of the President, as well as draft decisions adopted by the Government, Prime Minister, preparation of conclusions based on the results;
• organization of meetings to consider disagreements of state bodies on draft laws, acts of the President, the Government and the Prime Minister;
• coordination of work of state bodies on revision of legislative acts for excessive (over-regulation) of norms and decentralization of functions and powers of the Government, central and local executive bodies;
• coordination of activities of state bodies on proceedings in international arbitration and foreign courts. 

Legislative implementation of the program documents defined by the President, the Government and coordination of the passage of bills in Parliament

• monitoring and informing the Prime Minister and his deputies on the implementation of activities under the documents of the State Planning System on issues within the competence of the Legal Department and the Government's Plan of Legislative Works for the relevant year, as well as on existing problems and risks. 

Coordination of the Government's interaction with the Houses of Parliament

• control over compliance with the Rules of the Government by state bodies when considering draft laws in Parliament;
• interaction with factions of political parties, deputy groups and the deputy corps of the Chambers of the Parliament.

Head of Legal Department

Ilyas Tolessov

He was born on 17 October 1988 in Aktobe.

In 2010, he graduated from Moscow Plekhanov Russian Economic University with a degree in economics.

In 2014 he graduated from KazGYU Faculty of Jurisprudence in Astana.

He started his labour activity in 2013.

• From 2013 to 2014, he worked as an expert of the Department of Estimated Norms in Construction of the Committee for Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana.
• In the period from June 2014 to October 2014, he was Chief Expert of the Department of Estimated Norms in Construction of the Committee for Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana city.
• In 2014-2015, he was Chief Expert of the Department of Estimated Norms in Construction of the Committee for Construction, Housing and Communal Services and Land Resources Management of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana city.
• In 2015-2016, he was Chief Expert of the Legal Support Department of the Committee for Construction, Housing and Communal Services and Land Resources Management of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana city.
• From July 2016 to October 2016, he was Chief Expert of the Legal Support Department of the Committee for Construction, Housing and Communal Services of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.
• In 2016-2018, he was Chief Consultant of the Legal Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.
• In 2018-2019, he was Head of the sector for work with governmental acts and acts of the Prime Minister on non-productive sphere, regional development and systematisation of legislation of the Legal Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.
• In 2019-2020, he was Chief Inspector of the Legal Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan.
• In 2020-2022, he was Managing Director of "Kazakhstan Investment Development Fund management company" in Nur-Sultan.
• In the period from March 2022 to June 2022, he was Assistant to the First Head of the Service of ensuring the activities of the First Head of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan.
• Since July 2022, he was Chief Inspector of the Legal Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.
• Since February 2023, he was Deputy Head of the Legislation, Defence and Law Enforcement Division of the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.
• Since November 2023, he was Deputy Head of the Legal Department of the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.
• From 27 March 2024, he was appointed Head of the Legal Department of the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the Decree of the Government.

Main functions and tasks:

• coordination of activities of central and local executive bodies on issues within the competence of the Department;
• interaction with local executive and central state bodies, Presidential Administration, chambers of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan on issues within the competence of the Department;
• participation in solving cross-sectoral issues within the competence of the Department;
• control over the quality and timing of execution of acts and instructions of the President and his Administration, given to the Government, decisions of the Government and the Prime Minister, instructions of the Prime Minister and his deputies on issues within the competence of the Department;
• expert-analytical, organizational, informational and forecasting support for the activities of the Prime Minister and the Government on issues within the competence of the Department;
• organization and implementation of inspections of implementation by local executive bodies, local self-government bodies and state organizations of normative acts and instructions of the Government management, analysis of the causes of identified shortcomings and violations, preparation of relevant materials, making proposals on taking measures to eliminate them;
• preparation of working trips of the Prime Minister and his deputies to the regions of the country;
• coordination of the work of structural subdivisions of the Apparatus, central and local executive bodies on regional development issues, including preparation of regional trips of the Prime Minister, his deputies, Head of the Apparatus;
• analyzing and monitoring the activities of local executive bodies, the socio-political situation, the socio-economic situation of the regions, including compliance of their development plans with the plan of territorial development of the country, national projects, comprehensive plans of socio-economic development and other documents of the State Planning System with informing the Government leadership about the situation in the regions;
• Study of best regional practices for the purpose of subsequent scaling up throughout the country;
• organizing and holding meetings with local executive bodies on issues within the competence of the Department, including control over the progress of execution of instructions of the Head of State and the Government leadership with signing of the relevant minutes in accordance with the established procedure;
• organization of Government sessions, meetings with the Prime Minister, his deputies, Head of the Government Apparatus, preparation of minutes of sessions and meetings on issues within the competence of the Department.

Head of the Regional Development and Control Department

Dzhakenov Berik

Industrial and Infrastructure Development Department

Main tasks and functions:

Coordination of activities of state bodies in the process of preparation and execution of acts of the Government and the Prime Minister in supervised areas, as well as inter-sectoral coordination on issues within the competence of the Department

• analysing, monitoring, coordinating and preparing decisions of the Government and the Prime Minister on issues related to the development of land relations, land resources management, geodesy and cartography;

• analysing, monitoring, coordinating and preparing decisions of the Government and the Prime Minister on issues related to the development of the electric power industry, nuclear (atomic) and alternative energy, renewable energy sources, uranium industry;

• analysis, monitoring, coordination and preparation of decisions of the Government and Prime Minister on issues related to the areas of automation and optimisation of public services, e-government, innovative development and startup ecosystem, venture capital market, e-industry, e-commerce;

• analysis, monitoring, coordination and preparation of decisions of the Government and the Prime Minister on issues related to digitalisation, telecommunications and communications, radio frequency spectrum, digital television broadcasting (technical part) and Internet, postal industry, local content development, metrology and technical regulation, export control;

• analysing, monitoring, coordinating and preparing decisions of the Government and the Prime Minister on issues related to the spheres of development of the geological industry, subsoil use and development of the mining and metallurgical industry, development of special economic zones, energy saving and energy efficiency, coal industry and unconventional gas, ecology;

• analysing, monitoring, coordinating and preparing decisions of the Government and the Prime Minister on issues related to the spheres of civil aviation development, water and road transport development, railway industry, transport control, road sector, transport logistics and infrastructure development;

• analysing, monitoring, coordinating and preparing decisions of the Government and the Prime Minister on the development of agriculture, forestry, wildlife, the system of specially protected natural areas, tourism;

• analysis, monitoring, coordination and preparation of decisions of the Government and the Prime Minister on issues related to the spheres of industrial and innovation policy, space activities, light and other manufacturing industries, oil and gas industry, petrochemical and chemical industries, precious metals and stones, machine-building industry, development of the defence industry complex;

• analysing, monitoring, coordinating and preparing decisions of the Government and the Prime Minister on issues related to the spheres of architectural, town-planning and construction activities, construction industry, housing relations;

• analysing, monitoring, coordinating and preparing decisions of the Government and the Prime Minister on issues related to environmental protection, the transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to a "green economy", current activities and development of corporate governance of Samruk-Kazyna JSC and Baiterek NMH JSC;

• analysis, monitoring, coordination and preparation of Government decisions on the activities of the Council for Attracting Investments (Investscale) and the National Centre for Investment Activities.

Expert-analytical, organisational and information support for the activities of the Prime Minister, the Government leadership and the Government Apparatus

• on behalf of the management of the Government and the Apparatus, within the competence of the Department, reviews and prepares opinions (recommendations) on draft laws, acts of the President, the Government and the Prime Minister, draft orders of the Head of the Apparatus, other draft acts, conducts expert examinations of financial, economic, legal and other aspects of draft decisions of the Government and the Prime Minister, the conclusion on the results of which is informative and recommendatory for the Prime Minister, his deputies and the Head of the Apparatus when making decisions

• organises meetings with the Prime Minister, his deputies, Chief of Staff on issues within the competence of the Department, inviting officials of state bodies to participate in them;

• preparation of analytical notes on topical issues and citizens' appeals;

• takes part in analysing the practical implementation and application of normative legal acts and other acts of the Government and the Prime Minister on issues within the competence of the Department;

• proactive control over the execution of acts and instructions of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, State Counsellor, Head of the Presidential Administration, Secretary of the Security Council, acts of the Government and the Prime Minister, decisions of the Government meetings, instructions of the Prime Minister and his deputies;

• organises the activities of the National Centre for Investment Activities and the Secretariat of the Investment Attraction Council.

Head of the Industrial and Infrastructure Development Department

Daniyar Kussainov

He was born on March 31, 1977 in Almaty.

He graduated from the International School of Business at KazSAU, Karaganda Economic University, National School of Public Policy.

He started his career in 1999 in structural subdivisions of the Ministry of State Revenue.

In 2002-2005 he worked in the national companies “Food Contract Corporation” and “Kazakhstan Engineering”.

Since 2006, he held various positions in the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan (formerly the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan).

In August 2024, he was appointed Head of the Department of Industrial and Infrastructure Development of the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Economic Department

Main tasks and functions:

• to provide a coordinating role and assistance in shaping the country's economic policy over the medium term;
• development of proposals and coordination of activities to improve the implementation of economic reforms, and elimination of interdepartmental disagreements;
• improvement of the forecasting process and strengthening the expert and analytical work in the main economic sectors;
• coordination of work on the formation and development of the state planning system, state statistics system, macroeconomic forecasting and analysis of the results of the social and economic development of the country, demonopolisation of the economy;
• monitoring of execution of documents of the state planning system, national plans for implementation of the annual Addresses of the Head of State to the people of Kazakhstan, the anti-crisis programme of the Government; and
• coordination of work on improvement of the fiscal and monetary policy, accounting, auditing and implementation of IFRS, public procurement and quasi-public sector procurement within the Government's competence;
• Inter-agency cooperation on antimonopoly regulation, consumer protection, coordination of issues related to the development of entrepreneurship, public-private partnerships, natural monopolies;
• interaction on the banking sector, currency regulation, securities market, insurance activities, the National Fund, the Unified Accumulative Pension Fund within the competence of the Government;
• preparation of information and analytical materials (talking points, references, biographical data) for meetings, meetings with the Government and the Government Office on international cooperation;
• organisation of international meetings and negotiations of the Prime Minister and his Deputies;
• preparation of analytical information to support international activities of the Prime Minister and his deputies on the political and economic situation in foreign countries with which diplomatic relations are maintained, on the progress of implementation of international treaties and agreements, on the work of intergovernmental commissions for cooperation with foreign countries, as well as other information on interstate relations and international cooperation;
• participation in coordinating the activities of state bodies on issues of joint intergovernmental commissions (committees, councils) on cooperation with foreign countries;
• analysis, monitoring and preparation of decisions of the Government and the Prime Minister on issues related to the development of foreign trade policy, investments, export, as well as cooperation with international financial institutions;
• preparation of draft instructions, regulatory legal acts and correspondence of the Government and the Government Apparatus on matters of international and diplomatic nature with the relevant bodies of international organizations to which the Republic of Kazakhstan is a party
• Participation in monitoring the implementation of decisions taken within the framework of international organizations to which the Republic of Kazakhstan is a party;
• elaboration of organizational and protocol arrangements for international meetings, negotiations, foreign visits and working visits of the Prime-Minister, as well as his participation in international conferences, meetings, forums, summits, symposiums, seminars, exhibitions and fairs, etc;
• advising the Prime Minister on matters of State and diplomatic protocol;
• coordinating matters relating to the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Social Development Department

Main tasks and functions:

• coordinating the activities of the central and local executive bodies on issues falling within the Division's competence;
• proactive control over execution of acts and instructions of the President, State Advisor of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Management of the Administration of the President, Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the Government and Prime Minister, decisions of meetings of the Government, instructions of the Prime Minister and his deputies, informing the Prime Minister on these issues; 
• monitoring of the activities of central and local executive bodies on the issues of socio-cultural development;
• expert and analytical support of the activities of the Prime Minister and the Government on issues falling within the competence of the Division;
• monitoring of national projects and the level of achievement of the basic KPIs for the social wellbeing of the population;
• organising and conducting focus groups and express surveys on the socio-cultural sphere;
• analysis and forecasting of social risks with the development of proposals to improve the effectiveness of measures taken;
• resolving cross-sectoral issues falling within the Division's competence;
• coordination of the activities of State agencies in resolving intersectoral and interdepartmental issues in the social sphere;
• participation in the preparation of analytical materials for the Prime Minister, his deputies and Head of the Government Apparatus on the issues that fall within the competence of the Department, as well as other information on the orders of the Prime Minister, his deputies and Head of the Government Apparatus;
• organization of work to resolve disagreements between the central and local executive bodies and other government agencies;
• ensuring the activity of advisory bodies under the President and the Government, headed by the Prime Minister and his deputies;
• examining and organising the preparation of responses to parliamentary enquiries, letters of deputies, recommendations and resolutions of the Accounts Committee on controlling the execution of the republican budget, as well as on acts of prosecutorial response with measures to remedy identified irregularities;
• consideration of written appeals of citizens and legal entities on issues within the competence of the Division in accordance with the procedure established by law and preparation of its conclusions and proposals on them.

Head of the Social Development Department

Yerbol Tuyakbaye

He was born in 1992. 

He graduated from the Gumilyov Eurasian National University.

• In 2011-2013, he had an internship in National Information Technologies JSC, The Committee for the Execution of Judicial Acts of the Ministry of Justice, and the Engineering Center of the Economic Department of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
• In 2013-2018, he was an expert, chief expert, acting head of the Department of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• In 2019-2020, he was the manager of the Department of Media and Public Relations of Information and Analytical Center JSC, chief manager of the Department of Strategy and Consolidated Analytics, Department of Digitalization and Entrepreneurship Support of Astana Social-Entrepreneurial Corporation NJSC.
• In 2020-2021, he was the chief specialist, chief inspector, head of department of organizational and control work of Akim's Office of Astana.
• In 2021-2022, he was the head of the Inspector and Territorial Work Department of the Akim's Office of Astana.
• In 2022-2023, he was the Deputy Head of the Office of the Akim of Astana.
• On February 20, 2023 he was appointed as a head of the Social Development Department of the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan by a Government Decree.

Human Resources Department

Main tasks and functions:

• formation of an effective human resources management system;

• work with the personnel of the Government Apparatus, as well as those on the list of positions appointed by the Government or in agreement with the Prime Minister;

• organization of selection and admission of personnel, formalization of civil servants' civil service;

• analysis, planning of the Government Apparatus' needs in human resources, as well as the composition and turnover of staff according to the information systems of the central public authorities;

• coordination of the provision of professional development of civil servants of the Government Apparatus;

• formation of a corporate culture and the development of a favorable social and psychological climate in the team;

• implementation of other tasks and functions on personnel management, determined by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of civil service.

Head of the Human Resources Department

Ibrayeva Amangul

She was born on July 17, 1968 in Semipalatinsk region.

In 1990, she graduated from the Almaty Architectural and Construction Institute with a degree in construction engineering and technology, retrained and upgraded her skills at the ASU under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National School of Public Administration of France (ENA), Duke University (USA).

She began her career in 1990 as an engineer in the technological department of the State Research Institute “Kazgiproagropromstroyindustriya”.

• From 1992 to 1994, she worked in Alma-Ata city administration;

• From 1994 to 1998, she was an inspector of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a senior inspector, a consultant, a senior assistant of the Office of the State Commission on the Relocation of the Supreme and Central Executive Bodies to Akmola City;

• From 1998 to 2010, she was a senior assistant, consultant, head of sector of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

• From 2010 to 2019, she was Deputy Head of the Department of Civil Service and Personnel Work, Deputy Head of the Department of Financial and Economic and Personnel Work, Head of the Management Secretariat of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

• From 2019 to 2023, she was Head of the Human Resources Management Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

• From Feb. 2023 she is the Head of the Human Resources Department of the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Law, Defense and Law Enforcement Department

Main tasks and functions

Coordination of the activities of the central state and local executive bodies on defence, law and order, civil protection, mobilisation training, standard-setting, legal provision and cooperation with Parliament

• conducting analytical work on topical issues;
• participation in the work of advisory and consultative bodies of public authorities.

Expert, analytical, organisational, information and legal support for the activities of the Prime Minister, the Government and the Apparatus on matters of defence, law and order, civil protection, mobilisation training, rule-making, legal support, and interaction with Parliament

• expertise of draft laws and acts of the President, as well as draft decisions adopted by the Government and the Prime Minister; preparation of conclusions based on the results;
• organisation of meetings to consider disagreements between state bodies on draft laws, acts of the President, the Government and the Prime Minister;

Head of Law, Defense and Law Enforcement Department

Oleg Fedorov

He was born on Feb. 28, 1963, in Almaty.

He graduated from the Karaganda Higher School of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1984 with a degree in Jurisprudence. He was a police colonel.

• From 1984 to 2008, he held various posts in the internal affairs system;
• From 2008 to 2009, he was Deputy Minister of the Interior of Kazakhstan;
• From 2009 to 2013, he was Head of the Defence and Law Enforcement Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan;
• From 2013 to 2019, he was Advisor to the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan;
• From April 2019 to Feb. 2023, he was Head of the Defence and Law Enforcement Division of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• From February 2023, he was Head of the Defense and Law Enforcement Department of the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

State Secrets Protection Department

Main tasks and functions:

• protection of state secrets and ensuring secrecy in the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Head of the State Secrets Protection Department

Beibitkali Aitkeshuly

He was born Nov. 15, 1977, in the Karaganda region.

He graduated from Seifullin Akmola Agrarian University and Turan-Astana University.

He began his career in 1999 at the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Protection of State Secrets.

• 2002-2013, he was aconsultant, sector head, chief inspector, deputy head of the Department for the Protection of State Secrets of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• 2013-2017, he was head of the sector of the Department of Informatization and Protection of Information Resources of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• In July-Dec. 2017, he was deputy head of the Control and Documentation Division of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Since January 2018, he was head of the Department for the Protection of State Secrets and Special Types of Communications.
• In Feb. 2023, he was appointed Head of the SState Secrets Protection Department of the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Finance Department

Main tasks and functions:

• information and analytical functions on financial-economic and logistical support, creating favourable conditions for the timely and continuous work of the Government Apparatus;
• organization of measures to improve the efficiency of the Government Apparatus;
• formation and maintenance of electronic database on the objects of monitoring of financial and budgetary activities of the Apparatus;
• improving the forecasting process of the main financial and organisational areas of the Apparatus;
• coordinating technical work for the development of modern digital support for the Government and Government Apparatus;
• ensuring the fulfilment of other functional responsibilities assigned to the department in accordance with the current regulations.

Head of Finance Department

Meirbekov Berdibek 

Meirbekov Berdibek was born in 1962 in the South Kazakhstan region.

He graduated from the Kazakh State Economic University, Kazakh Humanitarian Law University, he is a candidate of economic sciences.

• From 1983-1991, he worked in various positions in the branch of the State Bank in the village of Sholakkorgan in the Suzak District of the South Kazakhstan Region.
• From 1991 to 1998, he was head of the branch of Agromprombank in the village of Taukent of Suzak region of South Kazakhstan region, leading and chief economist, head of department, deputy chairman of the board Alem Bank of Kazakhstan, vice president of the Central Asian Bank for Cooperation and Development.
• From 1998-1999, he was deputy head of the Control and Documentation Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• From 1999-2012, he was head of the Financial and Economic Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• From 2012 to 2014, he worked as the head of the Department of Financial, Economic and Personnel Work of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, deputy head of the Control and Documentation Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• From 2014 to 2023, he was Head of the Financial and Economic Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• In Feb. 2023, he was appointed Head of the Financial Department of the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Control and Documentation Department

Main tasks and functions:

• organizes and conducts the office work of the Government, except for the secret one; handles the processing of correspondence;
• keeps records and records, performs preliminary consideration, distribution of incoming correspondence, promptly delivers it to the Prime Minister, his/her deputies, the leadership and structural units of the Government Apparatus, exercises control over the timely passage of documents;
• takes measures to reduce and optimize document flow, introduce modern information technologies, effective forms of record keeping, debureaucratization;
• forms the Archive Fund of the Government Apparatus, organizes the current archival storage of original documents in the departmental archive, with the exception of classified documents;
• supervises the observance by the structural units of the Government Apparatus, state agencies of the Rules of Procedure of the Government, instructions for record-keeping and control;
• ensures execution and support of the orders of the Head of State, Executive Office of the President and the Government in the area under supervision;
• initiates optimization/re-engineering of processes of the Government Office and government agencies to ensure the objectives of digital transformation, including business processes;
• coordinates the work on debureaucratisation of the state bodies of the Government;
• submits, on a periodic basis, reporting information to the Management of the Government Apparatus, as well as on the main trends of optimization of business processes, introduction of technological processes, including improvement of the system of control over implementation of instructions;
• organizes preparation of a quarterly list of issues to be considered at the Government meetings as proposed by the Government members, heads of joint-stock companies (national management holding companies, national holdings and national companies);
• issues Government decisions and orders of the Prime Minister, their registration, distribution and storage, followed by preparation for submission to the departmental archive;
• conducts editorial expertise of the texts of draft in the state and Russian languages of the normative legal acts, submitted for consideration by the Government Apparatus, replies to the Head of the State, Members of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, draft opinions of the Government on the amendments of the Members of the Parliament to the draft laws, draft minutes of the meetings and sessions, including those of secret nature, chaired by Prime Minister.

Head of Documentation and Control Department

Bakhtiyar Mukhametkaliyev
 

Bakhtiyar was born in 1990 in Almaty.

He graduated from Turar Ryskulov Kazakh Economic University, International Business School, MBA program, Kazakh Agrotechnical University named after Saken Seifullin, improved his qualifications at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and at the University of California.

He is a member of the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve and a finalist of the El Umiti program.

• In 2010-2014, he worked in various positions in Almaty post office of Kazpost JSC.
• In 2014-2016, he worked in various positions in the transformation team at Samruk Kazyna JSC.
• In 2016-2020, he worked in senior positions in Kazpost JSC.
• In 2020-2021, he worked as technical director at BI Group.
• In 2018-2022, he was a mentor at JSC National Welfare Fund Samruk Kazyna, a mentor at AIFC, an independent director at KazNPU named after Abay, a member of the Independent Directors Association, a regular speaker at ICPO, a mentor at IQanat PF.
• From 2021 to 2022, he worked as the Managing Director for the services of the Government for Citizens.
• Since April 2022, he worked as a Head of Control and Documentary Support Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• Since February 2023, he is the Head of the Control and Documentation Department of the Government Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Public Relations Department

Main tasks and functions:

Ensuring the recording and registration, monitoring the handling of appeals from individuals and legal entities

• organising and keeping records on applications from citizens, with the exception of secret applications, and processing correspondence;
• ensuring the reception and registration of appeals from individuals and legal entities received electronically and in hard copy through official channels, received in hard copy through the reception room of the Apparatus, as well as left by the applicant in the "correspondence box" of the Apparatus;
• control over quality of consideration of appeals from individuals and legal entities by structural divisions of the Apparatus;
• informing the Prime Minister and the leadership of the Apparatus about the progress of execution of acts and instructions of the Head of State, the Presidential Administration, the acts of the Government and the Prime Minister, instructions of the Prime Minister and his deputies, protocol decisions of the Government meetings, meetings of the Prime Minister, his deputies, the Head of the Apparatus in the framework of consideration of citizens' appeals;
• coordination of work on further development and improvement of the information system "e-Otinish" and analytical tools.

Arranging personal reception for individuals and representatives of legal entities

• organization and conduct of online and offline personal reception of individuals and representatives of legal entities by the Head and officials of the Government Apparatus by appointment;
• posting the schedule of receptions of the first heads of state bodies, the Heads of the Government and the Government Apparatus on the official website of the Government;
• providing advisory assistance to individuals and representatives of legal entities who have applied to the reception room of the Government Apparatus;
• control over the consideration of appeals and instructions given in the course of personal reception of individuals and representatives of legal entities.

Analysis of incoming enquiries, identification of systemic problems and development of proposals and recommendations for solutions

• analysis of appeals and identification of systemic problems raised by the population in appeals in the context of state bodies and regions, as well as the development of proposals for their resolution to be submitted to the Government or the Apparatus;
• coordination of analytical work with appeals in the central government and local executive bodies with submitting the most critical systemic problems to the meetings of the Government;
• development of proposals for further improvement of legislation and law-enforcement practice on consideration of appeals of individuals and legal entities.

Coordination of interaction with public authorities and civil society

• ensuring control and monitoring of the organisation and conduct of personal reception of individuals and representatives of legal entities by the management of the central state and local executive bodies, as well as coordination of the work of the front offices of the central state and local executive bodies;
• ensuring interaction between the central government authorities and representatives of the quasi-public sector and local executive bodies in identifying systemic problems and developing proposals;
• coordination of the work on the formation of the National Report on the handling of appeals and the actions taken on them;
• coordination of the issue of optimization of communication channels and regulation of their activities.

Head of the Public Relations Department

Daniyar Khassenov 

He was born in 1984 in Almaty.

He graduated from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

He began his career in 2006 as an expert of Forecasting and Analytical Department, leading expert of Social and Economic Research Department of Information-Analytical Center of Kazakhstan.
He began his career in 2006 as an expert of Forecasting and Analytical Department, Leading Expert of Social and Economic Research Department of Information and Analytical Center in Almaty.

• From 2007 to 2008, he was a leading specialist of the Department of Public and Political Work and Public Relations of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• In 2008-2012, he was the chief specialist, head of the Division of Information Policy and Media Monitoring of the Department of Internal Policy of Astana. 
• From 2012 to 2017, he worked as a Vice President of the Vienna Euro-Asian Forum and in private structures (Vienna, Austria).
• From 2018 to 2023, he held the positions of an expert of the Internal Policy Division of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, consultant and inspector of the Division for Control over Review of Appeals of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.