{{Short description|Kazakhstani politician (born 1971)}} {{family name hatnote|Vasilievich|Sklyar|lang=Eastern Slavic}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Roman Sklyar | native_name = {{nobold|Роман Скляр}} | native_name_lang = ru | image = Роман Скляр.png | image_size = | caption = Official portrait, {{circa}} 2023 | office = Aqorda Chief of Staff | term_start = 5 May 2026 | term_end = | prime_minister = | deputy = Äsel Janasova | predecessor = Aybek Dädebay | successor = | president = Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | office1 = First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | term_start1 = 11 January 2022 | term_end1 = 5 May 2026 | prime_minister1 = Älihan Smaiylov<br/ >Himself (acting)<br/ >Oljas Bektenov | predecessor1 = Älihan Smaiylov | successor1 = Nurlybek Nalibaev | president1 = Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | office2 = Acting Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | status2 = | term_start2 = 5 February | term_end2 = 6 February 2024 | predecessor2 = Älihan Smaiylov | successor2 = Oljas Bektenov | president2 = Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | office4 = Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development | term_start4 = 25 February 2019 | term_end4 = 18 September 2019 | president4 = Nursultan Nazarbayev<br>Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | prime_minister4 = Askar Mamin | predecessor4 = Zhenis Kassymbek | successor4 = Beibut Atamkulov | office5 = Member of the Mäjilis | term_start5 = 25 March 2016 | term_end5 = 17 May 2016 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|5|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Pavlodar, Pavlodar Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | death_date = | death_place = | party = Amanat | other_party = }} '''Roman Vasilievich Sklyar''' ({{IPAc-en|r|oʊ|ˈ|m|ɑː|n|_|s|k|l|i|ˈ|ɑːr}}; {{Langx|ru|Роман Васильевич Скляр}}, {{IPA|ru|rɐˈman vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ sklʲar|IPA}}; born 8 May 1971) is a Kazakh politician and economist who's currently serving as the Aqorda Chief of Staff since 2026. From 2022 to 2026 he served as First Deputy Prime Minister. During his tenure, he was briefly the Acting Prime Minister of Kazakhstan in February 2024.
Sklyar was the deputy akim of Pavlodar from 2005 to 2006, deputy and first deputy akim of Pavlodar Region from 2008 to 2011, Vice Minister of Transport and Communications from 2011 to 2013, member of the Mäjilis and Vice Minister of National Economy in 2016, Vice and First Vice Minister for Investment and Development from 2016 to 2019, and Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development in 2019.
==Biography==
=== Early life and education === Sklyar was born in the city of Pavlodar. He graduated from the Pavlodar State University with a degree in Civil Engineering, Moscow Institute of Modern Business with a degree in Economics and the Kazakh Institute of Law and International Relations.
=== Career === He began his career in 1989 as a fitter and installer at the Ekibastuzugleavtomatika MNU, and later worked as a safety engineer at Vakhinvest JV and in various commercial structures.
From 2005 to 2006, Sklyar held the posts of chief of staff, deputy akim of Pavlodar. From 2006 to 2007 he worked as head of the infrastructure development department of the apparatus of the akim of Astana. From 2007, he worked as the Director of the Department of Energy and Public Utilities of the city of Astana. From 2008 to 2011, he held the posts of deputy and first deputy akim of Pavlodar Region.
In May 2011, Sklyar became the Vice Minister of Transport and Communications.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Вице-министр транспорта и коммуникаций Казахстана Роман Скляр ознакомился с ходом строительства коридора "Западная Европа – Западный Китай" |url=https://kzinform.com/ru/news/20110603/00994.html|website=kzinform.com|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref> From 2014 to 2016 he worked as vice president of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC.
In 20 March 2016 elections, Sklyar was elected to the Mäjilis from the Nur Otan party list where he served as Chairman of the Committee on Economic Reform and Regional Development. From May to December 2016 he worked as Vice Minister of the National Economy.
On 23 December 2016, Sklyar became the Vice Minister for Investment and Development. He was then the First Vice Minister from 18 January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Назначен первый вице-министр по инвестициям и развитию РК|url=https://www.zakon.kz/4899508-naznachen-pervyy-vitse-ministr-po.html|last=|first=|date=19 January 2018|website=Zakon.kz|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> After the government of Bakhytjan Sagintayev was dismissed on 21 February 2019, Sklyar became the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development on 25 February under Prime minister Askar Mamin.<ref>{{Cite web|title=О назначении Скляра Р.В. Министром индустрии и инфраструктурного развития Республики Казахстан — Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан|url=http://www.akorda.kz/ru/legal_acts/decrees/o-naznachenii-sklyara-rv-ministrom-industrii-i-infrastrukturnogo-razvitiya-respubliki-kazahstan|website=Akorda.kz|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref>
On 18 September 2019, he was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister.<ref>{{Cite web|title=О назначении Скляра Р.В. Заместителем Премьер-Министра Республики Казахстан — Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан|url=http://www.akorda.kz/ru/legal_acts/decrees/o-naznachenii-sklyara-rv-zamestitelem-premer-ministra-respubliki-kazahstan|website=Akorda.kz|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref>
On 5 February 2024, the government of Älihan Smaiylov completely resigned. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Sklyar as acting Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-05 |title=Роман Скляр стал временным исполняющим обязанности премьер-министра Казахстана |url=https://informburo.kz/novosti/roman-sklyar-stal-vremennym-ispolnyayushhim-obyazannosti-premer-ministra-kazaxstana |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=informburo.kz |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=О Правительстве Республики Казахстан — Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан |url=https://www.akorda.kz/ru/o-pravitelstve-respubliki-kazahstan-5155 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Akorda.kz |language=ru}}</ref> He was replaced the next day by his duly-nominated successor, Oljas Bektenov.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kazakhstan's president appoints a new prime minister to replace the one he dismissed |url=https://apnews.com/article/kazakhstan-prime-minister-appointed-olzhas-bektenov-6bea11b57d94889babee5da0377a70bd |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref>
On 5 May 2026, by Tokayev’s decree No. 1261, he was appointed Aqorda Chief of Staff (Head of the Presidential Administration).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-05 |title= Kazakhstan names new Head of Presidential Administration |url= https://qazinform.com/news/kazakhstan-names-new-head-of-presidential-administration-ea070b |accessdate=2026-05-05 |work=Kazinform international News Agency |lang=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.akorda.kz/ru/o-sklyare-rv-542657 |title= О Скляре Р.В. |lang=ru|work=Официальный сайт ��резидента Республики Казахстан|date=2026-05-05 |accessdate=2026-05-05}}</ref>
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