Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan

Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan
Қазақстан Сенаты төрағасының орынбасары
Incumbent

since 27 January 2022 (Perepechina)
since 26 January 2023 (Asanov)
NominatorChair of the Senate of Kazakhstan
AppointerSenate of Kazakhstan
Term lengthNone
Inaugural holderSergey Tikhonov
Formation30 January 1996
Websitesenate.parlam.kz

The Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Сенаты төрағасының орынбасары, romanizedQazaqstan Respublikasy Senaty törağasynyñ orynbasary; Russian: Заместитель Председателя Сената Республики Казахстан) is a post in the upper house of the Parliament, which is the Senate of Kazakhstan. The Deputy Chairman is nominated by the Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan who are then elected by the deputies of the Senate.

The post was established on 30 January 1996 and since the constitutional amendments in May 2007, the office has been occupied by two people at the same time. The Deputy Chairman carries out tasks made by Senate Chair and responsibilities if the chairman isn't able to fulfill them.

The Deputy Chairman could be dismissed by the senators only with the proposal by the Chairman.