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On March 4, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed Gulshara Abdykalikova as the Republic’s Labour and Social Protection Minister. She replaced Berdybek Saparbayev, who became the governor of the East Kazakhstan Region.
Gulshara Abdykalikova was born in the Kyzylorda region, on May 15, 1965. In 1987 she graduated from the economics department of the Dzhambul Technological Institute of Light and Food Industry. She holds the bachelor’s degree in economics.
In 1987-1994 she worked as senior inspector and later as the head of the Kyzylorda region’s department for social protection of the population.
In 1994-1995 she was an advisor to the Kazakh Supreme Council’s social welfare committee.
In 1995-2005 she served as deputy head and head of the pension department, as deputy director and director of the social welfare department as well as vice-minister of health and social protection.
In 2005-2006 Abdykalikova chaired the board of directors of the State Annuity and Life Insurance Company.
Since October 2006 she was the Republic’s Vice-Minister of Labour and Social Protection.
Since October 2007 to January 2008 she served as executive secretary of the Labour and Social Protection Ministry.
Since January 30, 2008 she was the president’s adviser and chaired the national commission for women’s affairs, family and demographic policy.
Source: www.akorda.kz
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