Nazarbayev rearranges Kazakh government

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has declared a government reorganization during today’s expanded cabinet meeting, Tengrinews correspondent reports.

“We need to create an effective system of public administration. We need a compact government. We do not need more officials than are required," Nursultan Nazarbayev said.

“I have made a decision on the new structure of the government. It will consist of 12 ministers and about 30 committees instead of 17 ministries, nine agencies, 54 committees and 272 departments. Do you catch the difference? All nine agencies will enter the ministries in the form of committees,” the head of state declared.

“Five new ministries shall be created. The Ministry of National Economy, which shall absorb the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning, the Ministry of Regional Development, Statistics Agency, Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies (Anti-Monopoly Agency), Agency for Competition Protection and Agency for Consumer Protection. Upon recommendation of the Prime Minister, Yerbolat Dossayev (former Minister of Economy) shall be appointed the Minister,” Nazarbayev said.

The President continued: “The Ministries of Health and of Social Protection shall be joined into one. It shall be called the Ministry of Health and Social Development. Tamara Duisenova (former Minister of Labour and Social Protection) shall be appointed the Minister. (Salidat) Kairbekova (former Health Minister) has not done anything wrong, we are consolidating (the Ministries), so if we have your consent, you shall be First Deputy Minister and will be responsible for the same field of work as before.

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