Cholpon Sultanbekova

Cholpon Aalievna Sultanbekova
Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
In office
11 November 2016 – 20 April 2018
President Almazbek Atambayev
Sooronbay Jeenbekov
Prime Minister Sooronbay Jeenbekov
Muhammetkaliy Abulgaziyev (acting)
Sapar Isakov
Preceded by Gulmira Kudaiberdieva
Succeeded by Altinai Omurbekova
Personal details
Born (1969-08-19) August 19, 1969
Bishkek
Nationality Kyrgyz
Spouse(s) Bayaman Erkinbaev (deceased)
Children 2

Cholpon Aalievna Sultanbekova (Kyrgyz: Чолпон Аалыевна Султанбекова, C’olpon Ālyevna Sultanbekova; born 19 August 1969) is a Kyrgyz politician and member of the Supreme Council who is currently one of the country's Deputy Prime Ministers.

Early life and education

Sultanbekova was born on 19 August 1969 in Bishkek (then Frunze).[1] She attended the Michurinsky Pedagogical Institute in Russia and graduated in law and international relations from the Kyrgyz State Academy of Law in 2006.[2][3]

Career

Sultanbekova worked at the registry office in Jalal-Abad before becoming Director General of Palvan in Osh in 1995.[2] She was President of the Congress of Women of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Southern Region from 2000 until 2001 and in 2005 she founded the NGO Eco-Harmony of Women.[2][3][1]

Sultanbekova is a member of the Respublika Party of Kyrgyzstan. After her husband's assassination in 2005, she ran for his parliamentary seat representing the Kadamjay District in a 2006 by-election but was defeated.[4][5] In 2007, she was elected President of the Alysh foundation, the "belt wrestling" organization her husband had been associated with.[1]

Sultanbekova was elected as a member of the Jogorku Kenesh in 2010.[1] She became a member of the Committee on Education, Science, Culture and Sport[2] and chair of the Committee of Youth Policy in 2012.[1] In October 2013, she was elected Deputy Speaker of the parliament.[3] From 25 January 2015 until 22 January 2017 she was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.[6]

On 9 November 2016, the parliament approved her nomination as Deputy Prime Minister for social affairs under Prime Minister Sooronbay Jeenbekov, replacing Gulmira Kudaiberdieva.[7][8][9]

Awards and honours

  • Certificate of Honour of the Kyrgyz Republic, FILA Order[1]

Personal life

Sultanbekova was married to Bayaman Erkinbaev, who has been described as the "first Kyrgyz drug lord".[10] He had nearly 40 criminal cases raised against him but none were concluded. He was elected to parliament in 2005 with 95.45% of the vote[11] but was shot at his home on 21 September 2005.[2][4] Sultanbekova and Erkinbaev's four sisters inherited his businesses,[11] and in 2009, the Kyrgyz-language newspaper Agym included her on its list of the richest women in Kyrgyzstan.[2] She has two children.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Султанбекова Чолпон Аалыевна. Биография". Sputnik (in Russian). 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Досье политиков и общественных деятелей, живущих в странах Центральной Азии, либо связанных с регионом: Чолпон Аалыевна Султанбекова" (in Russian). Stan Radar.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cholpon Sultanbekova". Central Asien Grupperna.
  4. 1 2 "KYRGYZ CRIMINAL ELEVATED TO THE PARLIAMENT. Additional parliamentary election took place in Kyrgyzstan on April 9". Ferghana. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ↑ International Crisis Group (9 November 2006). "Kyrgyzstan on the Edge" (PDF). Policy Briefing. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Cholpon Sultanbekova". Parliamentary Assembly.
  7. ↑ "Kyrgyz Parliament approves the structure, composition and program of the new government". Kabar. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Kyrgyz Parliament approves new government". Xinhua. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Kyrgyz Parliament Approves New Government". Radio Free Europe. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Kupatadze, A. (2012). Organized Crime, Political Transitions and State Formation in Post-Soviet Eurasia. Springer. p. 146.
  11. 1 2 Kupatadze, A. (2012). Organized Crime, Political Transitions and State Formation in Post-Soviet Eurasia. Springer. p. 147.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.