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Dania Madiqyzy Espaeva (Kazakh: Дания Мәдиқызы Еспаева,[1] Daniia Mädiqyzy Espaeva, Kazakh pronunciation: [dɑnɪjɑ mædɪqɯzɯ jespajeva]; born 5 March 1961) is a Kazakh politician and a member of the Mäjilis serving since 24 March 2016. Her 2019 election campaign made her the first woman to be a Kazakh presidential candidate.[2]
Dania Espaeva | |
|---|---|
Дания Мәдиқызы Еспаева | |
.jpg) Espaeva in 2023 | |
| Member of the Mäjilis | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2016 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1961 Jaisan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Aq Jol |
| Occupation | Politician, economist |
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]
Espaeva is married and has two sons and two grandchildren.
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