Olga Perepechina
Olga Valentinovna Perepechina is a Kazakh politician who serves as Deputy Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan since January 2022 and Senator from North Kazakhstan Region since October 2014.
Biography
Perepechina was born on 23 August 1967 in Novonikolskoye, Bishkul District, North Kazakhstan Oblast.In 1989, she graduated from the Kurgan Agricultural Institute with a specialization in economics and the organization of agricultural production.
From 1989 to 1992, Perepechina worked as an economist at the Novokamensky State Farm in the village of Novokamenka, Bishkul District. Between 1992 and 1996, she served as the chief economist of an agricultural firm.
In 1996, Perepechina entered public service, becoming the head of the Finance Department of Kyzylzhar District, a position she held until 2002. From 2002 to 2011, she headed the Finance Department of the North Kazakhstan Region, overseeing regional budget planning and financial administration.
Between 2011 and 2014, she served first as Deputy Head and later as Head of the Statistics Department of the North Kazakhstan Region.
In October 2014, Perepechina was elected as deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan representing the North Kazakhstan Region. Since her election to the Senate, she has served on the Committee on Finance and Budget, where she has remained an active member throughout her tenure. On 23 October 2014, she additionally joined the Commission for Monitoring the Use of the Electronic System and the work of its service personnel. In September 2017, Perepechina was appointed Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget, continuing to oversee key issues of fiscal policy and parliamentary budget review.
She was re-elected for a new term in the Senate election held on 12 August 2020.
On 27 January 2022, she was appointed Deputy Chairwoman of the Senate.