Eraly Togjanov

Eraly Luqpanuly Togjanov (born 13 May 1963) is a Kazakh politician who's serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.

Eraly Togjanov
Ералы Тоғжанов
Togjanov in 2016
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Assumed office
11 February 2020
Prime MinisterAskar Mamin
Akim of Mangystau Region
In office
14 March 2017 – 13 June 2019
Preceded byAlik Aidarbaev
Succeeded bySerikbai Turymov
Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions
In office
16 September 2019 – 11 February 2020
Preceded byBaqytjan Abdiraiym
Succeeded bySatybaldy Dauletalin
Personal details
Born (1963-05-13) 13 May 1963
Shagatai, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityKazakh
Spouse(s)Gülnar Togjanova
Children4
Alma materKaragandy State Universityy
Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences

Biography

Early life and education

Born in the village of Shagatai, Togjanov graduated in 1988 from Karagandy State University, majoring in law. In 1994 he graduated from the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences.

Career

From 1988 to 1991, Togjanov was a lecturer in the Department of Theory and History of State and Law at the Karaganda State University. In 1994, he became a senior lecturer and the deputy dean at the Faculty of Public Administration and International Law of the Kazakh Humanitarian Law University. In 1997 Togjanov became its dean. From 1999 to 2001, he was the director of the branch, then the Institute of Rights and Public Service in the university.

In 2001, Togjanov became the deputy akim of Karaganda Region. From 2006 to 2008, he served as the chairman of the Council for Religious Affairs of the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan. From 2008 to 2017, Togjanov was the deputy chairman and the administrative secretary of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan in the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan.[1]

On 14 March 2017, Togjanov was appointed as the akim of the Mangystau Region until he was dismissed on 13 June 2019.[2][3] From 16 September 2019 to 11 February 2020, Togjanov served as the chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan.[4]

On 11 February 2020, he was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.[5] While serving as Deputy Prime Minister, Togjanov had tested positive for COVID-19 on 19 June 2020.[6] In response, he went into self-isolation. On 1 July 2020, it was reported that Togjanov had recovered from the virus.[7]

References
  1. "Ералы Тугжанов стал акимом Мангистауской области". kapital.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  2. "Ералы Тугжанов стал акимом Мангистауской области". kapital.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  3. tengrinews.kz (2019-06-13). "Акимом Мангистауской области стал Серикбай Трумов". Главные новости Казахстана - Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  4. "Экс-аким Мангистауской области Ералы Тугжанов стал председателем Федерации профсоюзов РК". informburo.kz. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  5. "Yeraly Tugzhanov appointed deputy prime minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan". primeminister.kz. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  6. "Vice Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Yeraly Tugzhanov contracted coronavirus". kaztag.info. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  7. "Yeraly Tugzhanov recovers from COVID-19". lenta.inform.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-07-20.
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