Cholpon Sultanbekova

Cholpon Aalievna Sultanbekova (, Çolpon Aalıevna (Aalı qızı) Sultanbekova; born 19 August 1969) is a Kyrgyz politician and ex-member of the Supreme Council who served as one the country's Deputy Prime Ministers.

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

Sultanbekova was elected as a member of the Jogorku Kenesh in 2010. She became a member of the Committee on Education, Science, Culture and Sport From 25 January 2015 until 22 January 2017, she was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

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