Serik Şapkenov

Serık Jambylūly Şapkenov (; born 29 July 1979) is a Kazakh politician, who's served as äkim of Atyrau Region from 2022 to 2026.

Biography

Early life and education Şapkenov was born in the village of Karatobe. In 2000, he graduated from West Kazakhstan State University as an economist and mathematician and was lecturer there until 2001.

Career From 2001, Şapkenov worked as a leading specialist of the Environmental Protection Fund and Directorate of Nature Management of the Äkimat of West Kazakhstan Region. In 2002, he became a leading and chief specialist of the Finance Department until being appointed as the head of the Department of Economics and Budget Planning, head of the Department, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture of the West Kazakhstan Region in 2006. From 2007, Şapkenov was the deputy head of the Department of Economics and Budget Planning before becoming the head again in 2009.

From 2021 to 2022, he was Labour and Social Protection of the Population Minister.

On April 7, 2022, with approval Atyrau Regional Mäslihat by president Tokayev's decree Serik Şapkenov was appointed akim of Atyrau Region. On July 17, 2026 Şapkenov was relieved of that post.