The Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan (MJ RK, Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Әділет министрлігі, [qɑzɑqˈstʰɑn rʲɪˈspublʲɪkɑsɯnɯŋ ædɘlʲet minɪstʰərlɘɡɘ], ҚР ӘМ; Russian: Министерство юстиции Республики Казахстан, МЮ РК) is government ministry tasked with the duty of overseeing the country's legal agencies.[2]
| Қазақстан Республикасы Әділет министрлігі (Kazakh) Министерство юстиции Республики Казахстан (Russian) | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1920 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Kazakhstan |
| Headquarters | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Minister responsible |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Justice of the Kazakh SSR |
| Child agency | |
| Website | gov.kz/memleket/entities/adilet |
Organization
editThe ministry consists of the following departments:
- Nur-Sultan City Justice Department
- Almaty City Justice Department
- Akmola Regional Justice Department
- Aktobe Regional Justice Department
- Almaty Regional Justice Department
- Atyrau Regional Justice Department
- West Kazakhstan Regional Justice Department
- Jambyl Region Regional Justice Department
- Karaganda Regional Justice Department
- Karaganda City Justice Department
- Kostanay Regional Justice Department
- Kyzylorda Regional Justice Department
- Mangystau Regional Justice Department
- South Kazakhstan Regional Justice Department
- Mangystau Regional Justice Department
- Pavlodar Regional Justice Department
- North Kazakhstan Regional Justice Department
- East Kazakhstan Regional Justice Department
National governmental bodies:
- Strategic Planning Department
- Department of legislation
- Department of registration of legal acts
- Department of State Property Rights Protection
- Department of International Law and Cooperation
- Department of Expertise of International Economic Integration Projects
- Department of registration service and organization of legal services
- Department of Intellectual Property Rights
- Department for the execution of judicial acts
- Department of Economics and Finance
- Department of Public Service Monitoring and Internal Administration
- Human Resources Department
- Internal Audit Office
- Management of the organization of work to protect state secrets
- Information Management
- Information Security Management
Subordinate organizations of the ministry:
- Center for legal expertise
- Legislation Institute of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Center for Legal Information
- National Institute of Intellectual Property
List of ministers
editThe following is a list of ministers who have held the office since 1943:[3]
- Myrkazadyr Nurbayev (1943-1952)
- Kylyshbay Sultanov (1952-1960)
- Bekaydar Dzhussupov (1970-1984)
- Dolda Dospolov (1984-1990)
- Galikhan Yerzhanov (1990-1993)
- Nagashbay Shaykenov (1993-1995)
- Konstantin Kolpakov (1995-1997)
- Bayurzhan Mukhamedzhanov (1997-2000)
- Igor Rogov (2000-2002)
- Georgy Kim (2002-2003)
- Onalsyn Zhumabekov (2003-2005)
- Zagipa Baliyeva (2005-2009) (1st female to hold that office)
- Rashid Tusupbekov (2009-2012)
- Berik Imashev (2012-2016)
- Marat Beketaev (2016-2022)
- Kanat Musin (2022-2023)
- Azamat Eskaraev (2023-present)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Azamat Yeskarayev named Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan". www.inform.kz. 2023-01-04.
- ^ "Historical background | Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan". www.adilet.gov.kz. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
- ^ "Ministers of Justice | Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan". www.adilet.gov.kz. Retrieved 2018-06-25.