Gülmira Esimbaeva
Гүлмира Есімбаева
Esimbaeva in 2020
Deputy Chairwoman of the Mäjilis
In office 25 March 2016 – 30 December 2020
Chairman	Baktykozha Izmukhambetov Nurlan Nigmatulin
Preceded by	Sergey Dyachenko
Succeeded by	Balaim Kesebaeva
Leader of Nur Otan in the Mäjilis
In office 25 March 2016 – 22 August 2019
Leader	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Qabibullah Jaqypov
Succeeded by	Nurlan Nigmatulin
Member of the Mäjilis
In office 18 August 2007 – 30 December 2020
Member of the Supreme Soviet of Kazakhstan
In office 25 March 1990 – 13 December 1993
Personal details
Born	(1957-08-23) 23 August 1957 Usharal, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Kazakh
Political party	Nur Otan
Spouse	Tolegen Qojamqulov
Children	Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin
Alma mater	Jambyl Pedagogical Institute Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Gülmira Estaibekqyzy Esimbaeva (born 23 August 1957) is a Kazakh politician who's served as the member and Deputy Chairwoman of the Mäjilis from 2016 to 2020. She was a parliamentary leader of Nur Otan from 2016 to 2019 and member of the Supreme Soviet from 1990 until its dissolution in 1993.

Early life and education

Esimbaeva was born the village of Usharal. In 1978 she graduated from the philological faculty of the Jambyl Pedagogical Institute, specializing in Russian language and literature.

In 1994 Esimbaeva graduated from the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, specializing in law.

Early career

After graduating in 1978, Esimbaeva taught Russian language, and organized of extracurricular activities at the Usharal Secondary School until 1990.

From 1993 to 2007, she served as a director of the Department, Head of the Education Department in Almaty.

Political career

Esimbaeva was elected as the member of the Supreme Soviet of Kazakhstan in the 1990 Kazakh election. She served as a secretary and the deputy chair of the Committee for the Development of Science and Public Education until the Parliament's dissolution in December 1993.^[1]

She became the member of the Mäjilis after being elected in the 2007 legislative election on a party list, and served as a member of the Committee for Social and Cultural Development.^[2][3]

After the 2016 legislative election, Esimbaeva became the deputy chairwoman of the Mäjilis and the parliamentary leader of Nur Otan.^[4] On 22 August 2019, her role as a parliamentary leader was taken over by Mazhilis Chair Nurlan Nigmatulin.^[5]

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