Tokayev Cabinet

Tokayev Cabinet
4th Cabinet of Kazakhstan
1999–2002
Date formed	12 October 1999
Date dissolved	28 January 2002
People and organisations
Head of state	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Head of government	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Deputy head of government	Aleksandr Pavlov Daniyal Akhmetov Imangali Tasmagambetov
Member party	Otan Independents
Status in legislature	Minority
Opposition party	Communist Party
Opposition leader	Serikbolsyn Abdildin
History
Predecessor	Balgimbayev
Successor	Tasmagambetov

The Tokayev Cabinet was the 4th government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. It was formed shortly after Prime Minister Nurlan Balgimbayev resigned from his post on 1 October 1999 shortly before the legislative election to become the president of Kazakhoil. President Nursultan Nazarbayev named Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as the Acting Prime Minister, who, prior to that, served as the Deputy Prime Minister as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs under Balgimbayev's cabinet. On 12 October, the Parliament approved Tokayev's nomination to the post of the PM.^[1]

On 20 November 2001, Tokayev threatened to resign if Nazarbayev would not dismiss several government officials who formed Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (QDT) as he accused of them of working for the "outsiders", which sparked a political crisis.^[2] In December 2001, Nazarbayev removed several cabinet members such as Deputy Prime Minister Oraz Jandosov and Deputy Defense Minister Jannat Ertlesova. On 28 January 2002, Tokayev himself resigned stating that "it was time for new people with new ideas" without further explanations.^[3] That same day, he was appointed as the State Secretary and Foreign Affairs Minister, while his successor, Imangali Tasmagambetov, became the new PM.^[4]

Composition

Functions	Holder		Start	End
Prime Minister		Kassym-Jomart Tokayev	12 October 1999	28 January 2002
First Deputy Prime Minister		Aleksandr Pavlov	12 October 1999	November 2000
		Daniyal Akhmetov	21 December 2000	21 November 2001
Deputy Prime Minister		Erik Otembaev	October 1999	December 2000
Deputy Prime Minister		Daniyal Akhmetov	October 1999	December 2000
Deputy Prime Minister		Oraz Jandosov	December 2000	November 2001
Deputy Prime Minister		Imangali Tasmagambetov	December 2000	January 2002
Deputy Prime Minister		Vladimir Shkolnik	December 2000	January 2002
Deputy Prime Minister		Karim Massimov	27 November 2001	June 2003
Prime Minister's Office		Kanat Saudabayev	13 October 1999	13 December 2000
		Altai Tleuberdin	13 December 2000	10 January 2007
Ministry of Foreign Affairs		Erlan Idrissov	12 October 1999	29 January 2002
Ministry of Defense		Sat Tokpakbaev	13 October 1999	8 December 2001
		Mukhtar Altynbayev	8 December 2001	10 January 2007
Ministry of Internal Affairs		Kairbek Suleimenov	October 1995	December 2000
		Bulat Iskakov	December 2000	January 2002
		Kairbek Suleimenov	January 2002	12 September 2003
Ministry of Agriculture		Sauat Mynbayev	July 1999	May 2001
		Akhmetzhan Yessimov	18 May 2001	14 May 2004
Ministry of Justice		Bauyrzhan Mukhamedzhanov	October 1997	September 2000
		Igor Rogov	13 September 2000	29 January 2002
Ministry of Education and Science		Krymbek Kusherbayev	October 1999	18 December 2000
		Nuraly Bekturganov	18 December 2000	January 2002
Ministry of Healthcare		Jaqsylyq Doskaliev	17 October 2001	4 April 2004
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population		Nikolai Radostovets	October 1999	August 2000
		Alikhan Baimenov	August 2000	November 2001
		Gulzhan Karagusova	22 November 2001	12 July 2007
Ministry of Transport and Communications		Serik Burkitbaev	September 1998	August 2000
		Karim Massimov	7 August 2000	27 November 2001
		Ablai Myrzahmetov	November 2001	April 2002
Ministry of Culture, Information and Public Accord		Altynbek Sarsenbayuly	January 1999	May 2001
		Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed	4 May 2001	13 September 2003
Ministry of Finance		Aleksandr Pavlov	29 January 2002	27 August 2002
Ministry of Economy		Zhaksybek Kulekeyev	13 October 1999	December 2000
Ministry of Economy and Trade			December 2000	January 2002
Ministry of Energy, Industry and Trade		Vladimir Shkolnik	October 1999	13 December 1999
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources			13 December 1999	19 January 2006
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection		Serikbek Daukeev	22 January 1999	22 December 2000
		Andar Shoqpytov	22 December 2000	August 2000

References

1. "Kazakh Report: October 12, 1999". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
2. "Заявление премьер-министра Казахстана Касымжомарта ТОКАЕВА". zonakz.net (in Russian). 2001-11-21. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
3. "Kazakhstan: Tasmagambetov Appointed New Prime Minister After Tokaev Resigns". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 2002-01-28. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
4. "Central Asia Report: January 31, 2002". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 2002-01-31. Retrieved 2020-05-09.