President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree appointing Askar Mamin as prime minister of the republic. This was reported by the press service of Kazakhstan's president on Friday.
Mamin, 55, had been the head of Kazakhstan's government since February 2019 and, according to the law, resigned with the cabinet before the newly elected Majilis (lower house of parliament).
"To appoint Mamin Askar Uzakpaevich as prime minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan," the text of the decree reads. Earlier on Friday, Majilis deputies, who met for the first time in their new composition, gave the president of Kazakhstan their consent by majority vote to approve Mamin's candidacy for the post.
Mamin had previously been appointed prime minister by Kazakhstan's first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev. At that time Nazarbayev criticized the work of the government led by Bakytzhan Sagintayev in the economic and social sphere, and sent the Cabinet of Ministers to resign. He tasked him to become an anti-crisis manager to correct the shortcomings of the previous government. Previously, Mamin was the first deputy prime minister of the republic, the president of the national company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakhstan Railways).
The Majilis elections took place on January 10. According to the law, the head of state after consultations with the factions of political parties in the Majilis submits the candidacy of the prime minister for the consent of the chamber.
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