Senate of Kazakhstan

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Senate Senat
8th Senate
Type
Type	Upper house
History
Founded	1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Preceded by	Supreme Soviet
Leadership
Chairman	Mäulen Äşimbaev, Amanat since 4 May 2020
Deputy Chair	Jaqyp Asanov Asqar Şäkirov Nurlan Äbdirov
Structure
Seats	50
Political groups	Independents (40)   Nominated members (10)
Length of term	6 years
Elections
Voting system	40 seats indirectly elected by the local mäslihats, 10 are appointed by the President
Last election	14 January 2023
Next election	2026
Meeting place
Astana, Kazakhstan
Website
http://www.parlam.kz/en/

Politics of Kazakhstan
CIS member state
Constitution Human rights President (list) Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Prime Minister Oljas Bektenov Security Council Chairman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Parliament Senate Chairman Mäulen Äşimbaev Mäjilis Chairman Erlan Qoşanov Political parties Recent elections Presidential 2015 2019 2022 Parliamentary 2016 2021 2023 Administrative divisions Regions (oblıstar) Districts (audandar) Foreign relations Visa policy
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The Senate of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Qazaqstan Parlamentınıñ Senaty, Қазақстан Парламентінің Сенаты, [qɑzɑqstɑn pɑrɫɑmʲentɘnɘŋ sʲenɑtɯ]) is the upper house of two chambers in Kazakhstan's legislature, known as the Parliament (Parlamenti). The Senate is composed of elected members: two from each region and two from three municipalities which are Almaty, Astana, and Shymkent.

Members of the Senate are elected on the basis of indirect suffrage by secret ballot. Half of elected members of the Senate are up for election every three years. Ten members are appointed by the president of Kazakhstan with the view to ensure representation for all the diverse national, cultural components of society. The term of office for the members of the Senate is six years.^[1]