Ministry of Information and Social Development (Kazakhstan)

The Ministry of Information and Social Development (Kazakh: Ақпарат және әлеуметтік даму министрлігі) is a central executive body of the Government of Kazakhstan. Formed by the presidential decree on 13 September 2016 as the Ministry of Social Development.[1] The Ministry is responsible for interaction with religious associations, ensuring the rights of citizens to freedom of religion, interaction between the state and the civil sector, and youth policy.

Ministry of Information and Social Development
Ақпарат және әлеуметтік даму министрлігі
Emblem of Kazakhstan

House of Ministries
Agency overview
Formed13 September 2016
JurisdictionGovernment of Kazakhstan
HeadquartersNur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Agency executive

History

In the field of interaction with religious associations, the authority was exercised by the Committee on Religious Affairs under the Ministry of Culture and Sports.

On 25 February 2019, by decree of the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Ministry of Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan was reorganized into the Ministry of Information and Social Development with the transfer of functions and powers in the field of information from the Ministry of Information and Communications.[2]

References
  1. "О мерах по дальнейшему совершенствованию системы государственного управления Республики Казахстан — Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан". Akorda.kz. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  2. "Назарбаев поручил упразднить министерство информации и коммуникаций". Zakon.kz. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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