Asqarbek Ertaev

Asqarbek Maratūly Ertaev (; born 1977) is a Kazakh politician who is serving as Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population since 2026.

Biography

Early life and education Ertaev was born in 1977 in the city of Aktobe. He graduated from the Aktobe Institute of Management, Business and Law "NUR" and Aktobe State University named after Kudaibergen Zhubanov. He is fluent in Kazakh and Russian.

Career He began his professional career in 1997 at the Office of the Akim of the Mugalzhar District of Aktobe Region, where he worked as a second-category specialist responsible for issues related to industry, transport, communications, construction, and public utilities. On 9 August 2024, he was relieved of this post and appointed Vice Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population. On 9 June 2025, he was promoted to First Vice Minister of Labor and Social Protection.

On 27 January 2026, the Mäjilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan approved his candidacy for the post of Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population, after which he was appointed to the position according to Presidential Decree No. 1161 of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.