Pavel Kazantsev

Pavel Olegovich Kazantsev (, ; born 22 March 1960) is a Kazakhstani politician as Mäjilis member since 2016. Kazantsev previously served as the Deputy Chairman of the Mäjilis from 2021 to 2023.

Biography

Early life and education Kazantsev was born in 1960 in the city of Tomsk in present-day Russia. In 1982, he graduated with honors from the Tselinograd Civil Engineering Institute, specializing in automobiles and auto industry. Then in 1986, from the Dzerzhinsky Higher School of the KGB.

Career Kazantsev began his career in 1982 as a senior engineer, head of a technical and technical department, a senior engineer for safety and labor protection, a foreman of ATP-3 of the cargo auto department of the Tselinograd Region under the Kazakh SSR Ministry of Transport. From 1986, he served in KGB Directorate in the region. From there, he served as a member of the Committee on Economic Reform and Regional Development of the Mäjilis. Following his reelection in 2021, Kazantsev, along with Balaim Kesebaeva, became the Deputy Chairman of the Mäjilis. He was removed from the position of Deputy Chair on January 19, 2023.

Personal life Kazantsev is married and has two children. He serves as president and vice president of several associations in Kazakhstan. Since 2018, Kazantsev has been the chairman of Tourism Industry Committee of the Presidium of the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Nur Otan Party Control Committee.