Dania Espaeva

Dania Madiqyzy Espaeva (Kazakh: Дания Мәдиқызы Еспаева,[1] Dania Mädiqyzy Espaeva, Kazakh pronunciation: [dɑnɪjɑ mædɪqɯzɯ jespajeva]; born 5 March 1961) is a Kazakh politician and a member of the Mäjilis from 24 March 2016. She was the first ever Kazakh woman to be a presidential candidate during the 2019 Kazakh presidential election.[2]

Dania Espaeva
MP
Дания Мәдиқызы Еспаева
Member of the Mäjilis
Assumed office
20 March 2016
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Personal details
Born (1961-03-05) 5 March 1961
Jaisan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyAq Jol
OccupationPolitician, economist

Biography

Espaeva was born on 5 March 1961 in the village of Jaisan in the Martuk District of the Aktobe Region.

In 1982, she graduated with honors from the Alma-Ata Credit and Accounting College and then from the Kazakh State Academy of Management of Alma-Ata with a degree in economics in 1993.

From 2008 to 2016, Espaeva was a member of the Aktobe Regional Mäslihat, on the commission on family and women.

Since 24 March 2016, she is a member of the Mäjilis from the Aq Jol Democratic Party on the Finance and Budget Committee.[3]

On 24 April 2019, Espaeva became registered as candidate for the 2019 Kazakh presidential election for the Aq Jol party which took place on 9 June, winning 5% of the popular vote.[4]

Personal life

Espaeva is married and has two sons and two grandchildren.

References
  1. "ЕСПАЕВА ДАНИЯ МӘДИҚЫЗЫ". Official Website of Mäjilis (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  2. "Kazakhstan's first female presidential candidate sees mass entrepreneurship as vehicle to improve lives". The Astana Times. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  3. NUR.KZ. "Утвержден новый состав мажилиса парламента Казахстана". NUR.KZ. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  4. "Сообщение об итогах внеочередных выборов Президента Республики Казахстан, состоявшихся 9 июня 2019 года". election.kz. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
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