State Counsellor of Kazakhstan

State Counsellor of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Қазақстан Республикасының Мемлекеттік кеңесшісі
Incumbent
Erlan Karin
since 5 January 2022
ResidenceAstana, Kazakhstan
AppointerPresident
Inaugural holderAkhmetzhan Yessimov
Formation12 March 1996
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The State Counsellor of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Мемлекеттік кеңесшісі, romanizedQazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Memlekettık keñesşısı), formerly the State Secretary of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Мемлекеттік хатшысы, romanizedQazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Memlekettık hatşysy), is an appointed post under the direct supervision of the president of Kazakhstan.

The state counsellor develops proposals for the president on domestic and foreign policy and coordinates activities on social and cultural issues.