PRESIDENT(S) -- Nursultan Nazarbaev

10 January 1999 -- Elected president of Republic of Kazakhstan

29 April 1995 -- Nationwide referendum extends Nazarbaev's term in office until 2000

1 December 1991 -- Elected president of Republic of Kazakhstan

24 April 1990 -- Elected president of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic

22 February 1990 -- Elected chairman of the Supreme Soviet, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic

VICE PRESIDENT (the post was abolished in 1996)

16 October 1991--1 December 1996 -- Erik Asanbaev

PRIME MINISTERS

13 June 2003--present -- Danial Akhmetov

28 January 2002--11 June 2003 -- Imangali Tasmagambetov

1 October 1999--28 January 2002 -- Qasymzhomart Tokaev

10 October 1997--1 October 1999 -- Nurlan Balgimbaev

11 October 1994--10 October 1997 -- Akezhan Kazhegeldin

16 October 1991--10 October 1994 -- Sergei Tereshchenko

FOREIGN MINISTERS

28 January 2002--present -- Qasymzhomart Tokaev

13 October 1999--28 January 2002 -- Yerlan Idrisov

11 October 1994--13 October 1999 -- Qasymzhomart Tokaev

18 April 1994--11 October 1994 -- Kanat Saudabaev

24 December 1991--18 April 1994 -- Toleutay Suleimenov

INTERIOR MINISTERS

12 September 2003--present -- Zautbek Turisbekov

14 June 2003--12 September 2003 -- Kairbek Suleimenov

20 December 2001--11 June 2003 -- Bolat Iskakov

October 1995--20 December 2001 -- Kairbek Suleimenov

11 October 1994--October 1995 -- Bulat Bayekenov

17 April 1992--16 September 1994 -- Vladimir Shumov

25 April 1990 – 17 April 1992 -- Mikhail Bersenev

NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

11 December 2001--present -- Nurtai Dutbaev

4 May 2001--11 December 2001 -- Marat Tazhin

9 August 1999--4 May 2001 -- Alnur Musaev

1 September 1998--9 August 1999 -- Nurtay Abikaev

12 May 1997--1 September 1998 -- Alnur Musaev

November 1995--12 May 1997 -- Zhenisbek Zhimanbekov

28 December 1993-- November 1995 -- Sat Tokpakbaev

October 1991--28 December 1993 -- Bulat Bayekenov

DEFENSE MINISTERS

8 December 2001--present -- Mukhtar Altynbaev

13 October 1999--8 December 2001 -- Sat Tokpakbaev

9 August 1999--13 October 1999 -- Bakhytzhan Ertaev

31 October 1996--9 August 1999 -- Mukhtar Altynbaev

16 October 1995--31 October 1996 -- Alibek Kasymov

25 October 1991--16 October 1995 -- Sagadat Nurmagambetov