ASTANA, Kazakhstan, January 27. Askarbek
Yertaev has been appointed the new Minister of Labour and Social
Protection of the Population of Kazakhstan, Trend reports via the press
service of the Kazakh president.
The corresponding decree was signed by Kazakhstan’s President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Earlier, Svetlana Zhakupova, who had previously held the
position, was dismissed from office by a decree issued by President
Tokayev.
She served as the Vice Minister of Labor and Social Protection
of the Population from 2024 to 2025. On June 9, 2025, she was
appointed First Vice Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the
Population of Kazakhstan.
