Ministry of Information and Communications (Kazakhstan)

Ministry of Information and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Байланыс және ақпарат министрлігі
Emblem of Kazakhstan

House of Ministries
Agency overview
Formed6 May 2016
Dissolved25 February 2019
Superseding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Kazakhstan
HeadquartersNur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

The Ministry of Information and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MIC RK, Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Ақпарат және коммуникациялар министрлігі, ҚР АКМ; Russian: Министерства информации и коммуникаций Республики Казахстан, МИК РК) was a central executive body of the Government of Kazakhstan. On 5 May 2016, President Nursultan Nazarbayev ordered the creation of the new Ministry in response to the 2016 Kazakh protests which was established the following day on 6 May.[1] The Ministry was headed by Presidential Press Secretary Dauren Abaev. The head of the department was introduced to the team by the Prime Minister Karim Massimov.[2]

The Ministry was dissolved on 25 February 2019, and all its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Information and Social Development.[3]

  1. ^ "В Казахстане появится новое министерство информации и коммуникаций".
  2. ^ "Пресс-секретарь Назарбаева возглавил новое Министерство информации и коммуникаций".
  3. ^ "В Казахстане упразднили Министерство информации и коммуникаций".