Dania Espaeva

Dania Madiqyzy Espaeva (Kazakh: Дәния Мадиқызы Еспаева, Dánııa Madıqyzy Espaeva, born 5 March 1961) is a Kazakh politician and a member of the Mazhilis from 24 March 2016. She was the first ever Kazakh women to be a presidential candidate during the 2019 Kazakh presidential election.[1]

Dania Espaeva

MP
Дәния Мадиқызы Еспаева
Member of the Mazhilis
Assumed office
20 March 2016
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Personal details
Born (1961-03-05) 5 March 1961
Jaisan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyAk Zhol
OccupationPolitician, economist

Biography

Espaeva was born on 5 March 1961 in the village of Jaisan in the Martukst District of the Aktobe Region.

In 1982, she graduated with honors from the Alma-Ata Credit and Accounting College and then from the Kazakh State Academy of Management of Alma-Ata with a degree in economics in 1993.

From 2008 to 2016, Espaeva was a member of the Aktobe Regional Maslihat, on the commission on family and women.

Since 24 March 2016, she is a member of the Mazhilis from the Ak Zhol Democratic Party on the Finance and Budget Committee.[2]

On 24 April 2019, Espaeva became registered as candidate for the 2019 Kazakh presidential election for the Ak Zhol party which took place on 9 June, winning 5% of the popular vote.[3]

Personal life

Espaeva is married and has two sons and two grandchildren.

References
  1. "Kazakhstan's first female presidential candidate sees mass entrepreneurship as vehicle to improve lives". The Astana Times. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  2. NUR.KZ. "Утвержден новый состав мажилиса парламента Казахстана". NUR.KZ. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  3. "Сообщение об итогах внеочередных выборов Президента Республики Казахстан, состоявшихся 9 июня 2019 года". election.kz. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
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