First Massimov Government

First Massimov Government
9th Cabinet of Kazakhstan
2007–2011
Date formed	10 January 2007
Date dissolved	8 April 2011
People and organisations
Head of state	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Head of government	Karim Massimov
Deputy head of government	Umirzak Shukeyev Serik Akhmetov
Member party	Nur Otan
Status in legislature	Supermajority
History
Predecessor	Akhmetov II
Successor	Massimov II

The First Massimov Government (Kazakh: Мәсімов бірінші үкіметі, romanized: Mäsımov bırınşı ükımetı; Russian: Первое правительство Масимова) was the 9th government of Kazakhstan, led by Prime Minister Karim Massimov. The change in cabinet was a result of the 2007 Kazakh political shakeup where Massimov's predecessor Daniyal Akhmetov resigned unexpectedly from office on 8 January 2007. Observers believed that it was due to Akhmetov's exhaustion and increasing criticism from President Nursultan Nazarbayev over Akhmetov's oversight of the economy.^[1][2] Nazarbayev nominated Massimov to be the Prime Minister on 9 January who was then confirmed by the Parliament the next day on 10 January.^[3]

The government lasted until 24 September 2012, when Massimov was appointed as the Head of the Presidential Administration, making him the longest person in Kazakhstan to hold office as the Prime Minister.^[4] Massimov was succeeded by his First Deputy Serik Akhmetov that day, after being approved by the Parliament to form a new cabinet.^[5]