Vice President of Kazakhstan
| Vice President of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
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| Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының вице-президенті Russian: Вице-президент Республики Казахстан | |
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| Status | Abolished |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Appointer | Popular vote, or if vacant, President |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Kazakhstan (1990) |
| Precursor | Vice President of the Kazakh SSR |
| Formation | 20 April 1990 (Kazakh SSR) 16 December 1991 (Republic) |
| First holder | Sergey Tereshchenko (Kazakh SSR) Yerik Asanbayev (Republic) |
| Final holder | Yerik Asanbayev |
| Abolished | 22 February 1996 |
| Superseded by | Chairman of the Senate (de facto) |
| Succession | First |
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The vice president of Kazakhstan was a political position in Kazakhstan from 1991 to 1996. From 1990 to 1991, there was also the post of vice-president of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
History of the office
[edit]President Nursultan Nazarbayev issued a decree on 22 February 1996 removing Erik Asanbayev from his post.[citation needed]
According to Article 48 in the constitution. the presidential line of succession is now as follows:
- The chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan
- The chairman of the Mäjilis
- The prime minister
List of vice presidents (1990–1996)
[edit]Kazakh SSR (1990–1991)
[edit]| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Election | President |
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| 1 | Sergey Tereshchenko | 24 April 1990 | 16 October 1991 | QKP | 1990 | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| 2 | Yerik Asanbayev | 16 October 1991 | 16 December 1991 | QKP | — |
Vice President of Kazakhstan (1991–1996)
[edit]| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Election | President |
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| 1 | Sergey Tereshchenko | 16 December 1991 | 22 February 1996 | Independent | 1991 | Nursultan Nazarbayev |