Cabinet Name: | Sagintayev Government |
Jurisdiction: | Kazakhstan |
Cabinet Number: | 10th |
Flag: | Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg |
Incumbent: | 2016–2019 |
Date Formed: | 9 September 2016 |
Date Dissolved: | 25 February 2019 |
Government Head: | Bakhytzhan Sagintayev Asqar Mamin (acting) |
Deputy Government Head: | Asqar Mamin |
State Head: | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
Political Party: | Nur Otan |
Legislature Status: | Supermajority |
Previous: | Massimov II |
Successor: | Mamin |
The Sagintayev Government (;) 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]