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The '''Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan''' ({{langx|kk|Қазақстан Республикасының Үкіметі|}}, ''Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Ükımetı'') oversees a [[presidential system|presidential]] [[republic]]. The [[President of Kazakhstan]], currently [[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev]], is [[head of state]] and nominates the [[Prime Minister of Kazakhstan]], the [[head of government]]. [[Executive power]] is exercised by the government. [[Legislative power]] is vested in both the [[Executive (government)|government]] and the two chambers of parliament.

According to the 2016 World Development report prepared by the [[World Bank Group]], [[Kazakhstan]] ranks 28th among 193 countries in the e-Gov development rating. The "Information Kazakhstan – 2020" state program approved in 2013 helped the country transition to the information society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Expect no lines in front of the digital counters|url=https://blogs.worldbank.org/governance/expect-no-lines-front-digital-counters?cid=ECA_TT_ECA_EN_EXT|website=blogs.worldbank.org}}</ref>

The current cabinet is headed by [[Oljas Bektenov]], who [[Bektenov Government|was sworn in as Prime Minister]] on 6 February 2024.

==Executive branch==
{{office-table}}
|[[List of Presidents of Kazakhstan|President]]
|[[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev]]
|[[Amanat (political party)|Amanat]]
|20 March 2019
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Kazakhstan|Prime Minister]]
|[[Oljas Bektenov]]
|[[Amanat (political party)|Amanat]]
|6 February 2024 
|}

===President===
{{See also|President of Kazakhstan}}
The president is elected by popular vote for a single seven-year term.<ref>[https://www.akorda.kz/en/constitution-of-the-republic-of-kazakhstan-50912 Article 41 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan]</ref> The prime minister and first deputy prime minister are appointed by the president. The Council of Ministers is also appointed by the president. Then-president [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] expanded his presidential powers by decree: only he can initiate [[constitutional amendment]]s, appoint and dismiss the government, [[Dissolution of parliament|dissolve Parliament]], call [[referendum]]s at his discretion, and appoint [[Akim|administrative heads]] of [[Regions of Kazakhstan|regions]] and [[City|cities]].

The president is the head of state and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan|armed forces]] and may veto legislation that has been passed by the Parliament.

=== Prime minister ===
{{See also|Prime Minister of Kazakhstan}}
The prime minister, who serves at the pleasure of the president, chairs the Council of Ministers and serves as Kazakhstan's head of government. There are three deputy prime ministers and 17 ministers in the council. The most recent Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan is [[Oljas Bektenov]].

===Agencies and committees===
Kazakhstan's [[National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan|National Security Committee]] (NSC) was established on 13 June 1992. It includes the Service of Internal Security, Military Counterintelligence, Border Guard, several Commandos units, and [[Foreign Intelligence Service (Kazakhstan)|Foreign Intelligence (Barlau)]]. The latter is considered by many as the most important part of NSC. Penitentiary Service Committee is a part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

==Legislative branch==
The [[legislature]], known as [[Parliament of Kazakhstan|the Parliament]] (''Parlamenti''), has two [[bicameralism|chambers]].

=== Assembly ===
The [[Majilis|Assembly]] (''Mäjilis'') has 98 seats, elected for a five-year term, 69 by [[proportional representation]] and 29 in [[Electoral districts of Kazakhstan|single-member constituencies]]. Mäjilis deputies and the government both have the right of legislative initiative, though most legislation considered by the Parliament is proposed by the government.

=== Senate ===
The [[Senate of Kazakhstan|Senate]] (''Senat'') has 47 members, 40 of whom are elected for six-year terms in double-seat constituencies by the local assemblies, half renewed every two years, and 7 presidential appointees. In addition, former presidents are [[Ex officio member|''ex officio'']] [[Senator for life|senators for life]].

==Judicial branch==
There are 65 judges on the [[Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan]], which sits on top of the judicial hierarchy. Kazakhstan's judiciary also consists of courts of general jurisdiction, criminal courts, which handle grave crimes,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Trochev|first=Alexei|date=2017|title=Between Convictions and Reconciliations: Processing Criminal Cases in Kazakhstani Courts|url=https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/cintl50&id=115&div=&collection=|journal=Cornell International Law Journal|volume=50|pages=107}}</ref> juvenile courts, economic courts, administrative offenses courts, and administrative justice courts (the last of which was created in 2021). There is an eleven-member Constitutional Court (set up in 2022), even though formally this tribunal is not a part of the judicial branch.<ref>[https://www.akorda.kz/en/constitution-of-the-republic-of-kazakhstan-50912 Article 71 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan]</ref> With regard to the legal profession, the Republican Collegiate was created in 2012 and it represents Kazakhstan's lawyers' associations on the national level.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web|url=http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/530f03374.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729220855/https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/530f03374.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 29, 2019|title=Independence of the Legal Profession in Central Asia|website=International Commission of Jurists}}</ref>

==Administrative divisions==
Kazakhstan is divided into 16 [[region]]s and the three municipal regions (cities of republican significance) of [[Almaty]], [[Astana]], and [[Shymkent]]. Each is headed by an akim (provincial governor) appointed by the president. Municipal akims are appointed by province akims. The Government of Kazakhstan transferred its capital from Almaty to Astana on 10 June 1998. The regions or ''oblystar'' (singular — ''oblys'') and cities (''qalalar'', singular — ''qala'')* are : [[Abai Region|Abai]] ([[Semey]]), [[Almaty Region|Almaty]] ([[Qonayev]]), [[Almaty]]*, [[Almaty Region|Akmola]] ([[Kokshetau]]), [[Astana]]*, [[Aktobe Region|Aktobe]] ([[Aktobe]]), [[Atyrau Region|Atyrau]] ([[Atyrau]]), [[West Kazakhstan Region|West Kazakhstan]] ([[Oral, Kazakhstan|Oral]]), [[Baykonur]]*, [[Mangystau Region|Mangystau]] ([[Aktau]]), [[Shymkent]]*, [[Turkistan Region|Turkistan]] ([[Turkistan (city)|Turkistan]]), [[Pavlodar Region|Pavlodar]] ([[Pavlodar]]), [[Karagandy Region|Karagandy]] ([[Karaganda]]), [[Kostanay Region|Kostanay]] ([[Kostanay]]), [[Kyzylorda Region|Kyzylorda]] ([[Kyzylorda]]), [[East Kazakhstan Region|East Kazakhstan]] ([[Oskemen]]), [[North Kazakhstan Region|North Kazakhstan]] ([[Petropavl]]), [[Jambyl Region|Jambyl]] ([[Taraz]]), [[Jetisu Region|Jetisu]] ([[Taldykorgan]]), and [[Ulytau Region|Ulytau]] ([[Jezkazgan]]). The administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of Kazakhstan and [[Russia]] entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of {{convert|6000|km²|0|abbr=on}} enclosing the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur space launch facilities]] and the city of [[Baikonur]].

== Current composition ==
{{Main article|Bektenov Government}}

== See also ==
*[[Monthly calculation index]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Government of Kazakhstan}}
* [http://www.government.kz/index.php/en/ Government of Kazakhstan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230205346/http://www.government.kz/index.php/en/ |date=2014-12-30 }} (English)
* [https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5487.htm U.S. Relations With Kazakhstan] at the US Department of State

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