Ministry of Culture (Kazakhstan)

The Ministry of Culture (Kazakh: Мәдениет министрлігі) was an agency in the Government of Kazakhstan that was responsible for carrying out state regulation, as well as, within the limits provided for by law, intersectoral coordination in the spheres of culture, interethnic and interfaith harmony, ensuring the rights of citizens to freedom of religion and interaction with religious associations, the development of languages, archival affairs, documentation, and state symbols.

Ministry of Culture
Мәдениет министрлігі
Emblem of Kazakhstan

House of Ministries
Agency overview
Formed12 February 1992 (1992-02-12)
Dissolved6 August 2014 (2014-08-06)
Superseding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Kazakhstan
HeadquartersAstana, Kazakhstan

The Ministry was originally created in 1990 as the State Committee of the Kazakh SSR for Culture. Its first chairman was Kanat Saudabayev. On 12 February 1992, the Ministry was formed into the Ministry of Culture.[1]

On 6 August 2014, it was reorganized into the Ministry of Culture and Sports.[2][3]

History
  1. Первый Президент Республики Казахстан Нурсултан Назарбаев. Хроника деятельности. 1992–1993 годы (PDF) (in Russian). Astana: Деловой Мир Астана. 2011. p. 33. ISBN 978-601-7259-61-7.
  2. August 2014, Zhanara Abdulova in Nation on 8 (2014-08-08). "President Restructures, Reshuffles Kazakh Government". The Astana Times. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  3. INFORM.KZ (2014-08-06). "Kazakhstan President reorganizes the Government". www.inform.kz. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
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