Alikhan Baimenov

Alikhan Baimenov
Алихан Мұхамедияұлы Байменов
Firtst Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Astana Civil Service Hub
Assumed office
September 2014
Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service
In office
1 July 2011 – August 2014
Preceded by Kairat Nurpeisov
Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Kazkahstan
In office
2000–2001
President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by Nikolay Vladimirovich Radostovets
Succeeded by Gulzhan Zhanpeiskyzy Karagusova
Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
In office
1998–1999
President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by Akhmetzhan Yessimov
Succeeded by Sarybai Sultanovich Kalmurzaev
Personal details
Born 25.03.1959
Nationality Kazakh
Spouse(s) Married
Children Daughter, two sons

Alikhan Baimenov (Kazakh: Алихан Мұхамедияұлы Байменов; born 25 March 1959) is Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Astana Civil Service Hub, a distinguished public figure, who held leading public posts in the Government, former Member of Parliament.

Education

Career

  • 1981-1992 – Scientific and academic work.
  • 1992 - 1994 – Deputy Head of Administration of the Zhezkazgan region. At that period, the first autonomous newspaper "ASU" (Adam.Sana.Yakyt) was released (1992).
  • 1995 - 1996 – Deputy, the First Deputy Minister of Labor of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
  • 1996 - 1997 – Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Head of the Organizational and control department of the Executive Office.
  • 1997 - 1998 – Head of the Office of the Prime Minister.
  • 1998 - 1999 – Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
  • 1998 - 2000 – Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs. He was a driving force behind the establishing the first authorized agency on civil service affairs. Kazakhstan became the first state among CIS countries, which introduced a mandatory competition-based recruitment of civil servants and divided public positions into administrative and political ones.
  • 1997 - 2001 - Chairman of the Commission on Citizenship under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • 2000 - 2001 – Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Under his leadership, for the first time among the CIS countries, the concept of three-level model of social protection and model of implementation of social insurance were developed in Kazakhstan. The necessity of insurance of employers' liability for damage to workers was also substantiated.
  • July 1, 2011 - 2014 – Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs (now called - the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption). During that time, he headed the second stage of reforms in civil service. In the result, the new model reduced the number of political servants by eight times. The other initiative included introduction of Senior Executive Service – Corps “A” and professionalisation of HR departments.
  • September 2014 – Chairman of Steering Committee of the Astana Civil Service Hub (ACSH), which serves as an institutional platform for improving civil service and knowledge sharing and comprises 39 participating countries today.[1]

Civic and political activity

  • 1989 - 1990 – Leader of the first public movement in the Zhezkazgan region – “Ulytau”, Head of the regional branch of the public anti-nuclear movement "Nevada - Semipalatinsk". The activists of the “Ulytau” movement were engaged in environment and cultural protection of the region, strived to eliminate the radar station near Zhezkazgan, collect and dispose of the detachable parts and fragments of carrier rockets from Baikonur.
  • 1990 - 1993 – Member of Zhezkazgan regional Council of People's Deputies.
  • 1993 - 1994 – Head of Zhezkazgan regional organization "Union of Kazakhstan National Unity".
  • 1994 - 1995 – Member of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Kazakhstan (supreme legislative body).
  • 1995 - 2000 – Deputy Chairman of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan.
  • 1997 - 2001 – Member of Commission on Human Rights under the President of Kazakhstan
  • November 2001 – Co-founder and member of the political board of public association "Kazakhstan’s Democratic Choice".
  • March 2002 - Initiator, co-founder and co-chairman of the "Ak Zhol" Democratic Party of Kazakhstan.
  • 2003 - Chairman of the Political Executive Committee of the Party.
  • September 2004 – He led the candidates’ list of “Ak Zhol” political party in the parliamentary elections. According to the party lists, "Ak Zhol" got about 30% of the votes, officially the party got only little bit more than 12%. Protesting against such actions of the authorities, he refused the deputy's mandate.
  • March 2005 - 2011 – Chairman of the "Ak Zhol" party.
  • September 2005 – Candidate for President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
  • 2006 – Member of the State Commission for the Development and Specification of the Program for Political Reforms
  • 2006 - 2007 – Member of Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
  • 2015 – Co-chairman of “Kazakhstan Foundation for Management Development”.[2]

He is also the President of the public fund "Zerde" (since 2002), the Head of the Intellectual Discussion Club "Temirkazyk" (2003–2012), the President of the Republican Federation for Togyzkumalak (since 2005) and the President of the World Federation for Togyzkumalak (2008).

Publications

Mr. Baimenov is known as an author of a number of publications, books focused on public governance, civil service, management, social protection, politics and party-building:

  • «Civil Service in the Republic of Kazakhstan» (2000)
  • «Civil Service. International Experience. Kazakhstan’s Model» (2000)
  • «Together for the present and future of Kazakhstan» (2003, co-author)
  • «Аkzhol, Kazakhstan!» (2003, co-author)
  • «Теmirkazyk» (2004)
  • «Constitutional Reform: matured necessity» (2005)
  • «Changes Without Shocks» (2005).
  • «Bureaucracy and Cooperation» (2018).[3]

Awards

  • The Jubilee medal "20 years of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (14 December 2011).[4]
  • The Order of Parasat (14 December 2013)

References

  1. ↑ "The Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana". www.regionalhub.org.
  2. ↑ "LEADERS OF BUSINESS EDUCATION COMBINED IN KAZAKHSTAN". "Almaty Management University News". almau.edu.kz.
  3. ↑ Baimenov, Alikhan (2018). Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. pp. 1–8. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_618-1.
  4. ↑ "Накануне 20-летия Независимости страны Глава государства Нурсултан Назарбаев вручил в Акорде государственные награды Республики Казахстан и юбилейные медали "Қазақстан Республикасының Тәуелсіздігіне 20 жыл". — Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан". Akorda.kz. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
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