Parliament of Kazakhstan

What Parliament of Kazakhstan does

The Parliament of Kazakhstan is the bicameral legislative body of the Republic of Kazakhstan, established by the Constitution adopted through a republican referendum on 30 August 1995. It is the highest representative body of the Republic and exercises legislative power on behalf of Kazakhstani citizens. The Parliament operates on a permanent basis and consists of two chambers: the Senate (upper house), which has 49 senators representing regional and national interests with 32 elected from regions and 17 appointed by the President, and the Mazhilis (lower house), which has 98 deputies — 69 elected via party lists and 29 via single-member constituencies — serving five-year terms. Its constitutional authority includes adopting constitutional laws and ordinary laws, approving the republican budget and reviewing its execution, resolving issues of war and peace, deciding on the use of the Armed Forces, and providing consent for senior government appointments including judges.

The Parliament's core products and services are primarily institutional and informational rather than commercial. Its official digital offering is the Parliament Website Portal (parlam.kz), which provides public access to legislative information, constitutional documents, parliamentary proceedings, and presidential addresses to the nation. Key published instruments include the Constitution of Kazakhstan (30 August 1995), the Constitutional Law on the Parliament of Kazakhstan and the Status of its Deputies (No. 2529, 16 October 1995), and the Parliament Rules of Procedure (20 May 1996). The Parliament maintains an extensive committee structure spanning both chambers, covering areas including constitutional legislation, finance and budget, international relations, defense and security, economic policy, social-cultural development, agricultural issues, and ecological matters.

The Parliament does not operate on a commercial revenue model. Its activities are funded through the national republican budget, and it distributes no products or services in a market sense. Its legislative outputs (laws, resolutions) are disseminated through official publication channels and the institution's website. Unlike a commercial entity, the Parliament has no customers, no investors, no pricing structure, and no go-to-market strategy. Its "customer base" in the broadest sense is the population of Kazakhstan, for whom it represents public interests, adopts laws, and exercises oversight over the executive branch within the constitutional framework.

Name

Parliament of Kazakhstan

Legal name

Parliament of Kazakhstan (Қазақстан Республикасының Парламенті)

Website

https://parlam.kz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Parliament of Kazakhstan is the bicameral legislature of the Republic of Kazakhstan, comprising the Senate and Mazhilis chambers, established under the 1995 Constitution. It exercises legislative power, adopts constitutional laws, approves the republican budget, and represents Kazakhstani citizens through its official digital portal (parlam.kz).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legislative Services

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Legislative Bodies (92112), Public Finance Activities (921130)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIABAB

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIABAC

State/Provincial Treasury, Budget & Fiscal Management

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

SECONDARYBPADAGAJ

Democratic Governance & Public Administration Reform

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

Keywords

• Legislative services
• Constitutional lawmaking
• Parliamentary proceedings
• Bicameral legislature
• Government policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Astana

HQ country

Kazakhstan

HQ region

Asia

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Core offering

The Parliament of Kazakhstan is the highest representative body of the Republic exercising legislative power through a permanent bicameral structure consisting of the Senate (upper house) and the Mazhilis (lower house). It adopts constitutional laws, approves the republican budget, ratifies international treaties, and provides parliamentary oversight of the executive branch. The Parliament operates an official web portal (parlam.kz) that publishes constitutional documents, legislative acts, and presidential addresses.

Product overview

The Parliament of Kazakhstan operates as a bicameral legislative body consisting of two permanent chambers: the Senate (upper house) and the Mazhilis (lower house). The Parliament website portal (parlam.kz) serves as the official digital platform providing access to constitutional documents, legislative information, parliamentary procedures, presidential addresses, and committee information. The main services include the Constitution of Kazakhstan, the Constitutional Law on the Parliament and Status of its Deputies, the Parliament Rules of Procedure, and information about both chambers' composition and activities.

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Products and services

• Parliament Website Portal (parlam.kz) Official website portal of the Parliament of Kazakhstan providing public access to legislative information, constitutional documents, parliamentary proceedings, presidential addresses to the nation, committee contacts, and chamber information. Available in Kazakh, Russian, and English.
• Senate of Kazakhstan (Сенат) Upper chamber of Parliament representing regional and national interests. Comprises senators elected from regions, cities of republican significance, and the capital, plus presidential appointees. Senators serve six-year terms with half re-elected every three years.
• Mazhilis of Kazakhstan (Мәжіліс) Lower chamber of Parliament representing citizens through 98 deputies — 69 elected via party lists from a unified national constituency and 29 via single-member territorial constituencies. Deputies serve five-year terms.

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Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Jogorku Kenesh of Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan's unicameral parliament is a Central Asian regional peer, sharing the post-Soviet constitutional heritage, presidential-legislative dynamics, and a comparable policy mandate over a Central Asian economy.
• Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine: Ukraine's unicameral Verkhovna Rada is a post-Soviet peer that has aggressively modernized its legislative-tech stack (RadaTV, e-petitions, app) — serving as a useful benchmark for digital transparency modernization paths.
• National Assembly of Belarus: Belarus's bicameral National Assembly (House of Representatives + Council of the Republic) is a post-Soviet peer with a comparable bicameral architecture and strong-executive constitutional framework, useful for benchmarking legislative independence under similar political conditions.
• Mejlis of Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan's unicameral Mejlis (now functioning within an enlarged Halk Maslahaty structure) is a Central Asian regional peer sharing the post-Soviet constitutional foundation, although with substantially weaker practical legislative independence.
• Majlisi Oli of Tajikistan: Tajikistan's bicameral Supreme Assembly (National Assembly + Assembly of Representatives) is a Central Asian peer with a directly comparable bicameral structure, presidential system, and shared post-Soviet institutional legacy.
• Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan's unicameral Milli Majlis is a post-Soviet, Caspian-region peer sharing the post-1995 constitutional heritage, presidential system, and comparable energy-economy legislative agenda.
• Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation: Russia's bicameral legislature (State Duma + Federation Council) is the most direct structural peer — a post-Soviet presidential-system federation with two permanent chambers, comparable committee structures, and similar constitutional lawmaking and budget-approval authorities.
• Parliament of Georgia: Georgia's unicameral Parliament is a post-Soviet peer that has undergone significant recent constitutional reform — useful for benchmarking legislative structure evolution in a neighboring post-Soviet context.
• Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan's bicameral Supreme Assembly (Senate + Legislative Chamber) is a Central Asian peer with a similar post-Soviet constitutional framework, presidential system, and recently reformed chamber structures — directly comparable institutional design.

Regional players

• Grand National Assembly of Türkiye: Türkiye's unicameral Grand National Assembly is a broader regional peer (wider Eurasia/Black Sea region) — a presidential-system legislature with comparable executive-legislative dynamics, useful as a non-CIS comparison point.

Market position

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Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

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Customer concentration

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