Alexey Tsoi

Alexey Vladimirovich Tsoi (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Цой, Korean: 알렉세이 블라디 미로 비치 초이; born 2 April 1977) is a Kazakhstani politician of Korean descent who is serving as the Minister of Healthcare.[1]

Alexey Tsoi
Minister of Healthcare
Assumed office
25 June 2020
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterAskar Mamin
Preceded byEljan Birtanov
Personal details
Born (1977-04-02) 2 April 1977
Chimkent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityKazakh
Political partyNur Otan
Children2
Alma materSouth Kazakhstan Medical Academy
Daneker Institute of International Law and International Business
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Early life and education

Tsoi was born in Chimkent in 1977. In 2001, he graduated from the South Kazakhstan Medical Academy. In 2007, he finished Daneker Institute of International Law and International Business and then the Higher School of Corporate Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration and International Business Academy in 2015.

Early career

From 2001 to 2007, Tsoi was an endoscopist surgeon, senior researcher at the Center for Reconstructive Surgery and Transplantology, leading researcher at the Center for Internal Medicine, RSE “National Scientific Medical Center” of the Ministry of Healthcare. In 2002, he became the Territory Development Manager for Astana, GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical company. From 2006 to 2009, he served as the Secretary General of the Public Association “Eurasian Respiratory Society”. From 2007 to 2010, Tsoi was the director of the RSE “Center for the Implementation of Modern Medical Technologies” in the Office of the President of Kazakhstan. From 2010 to 2011, he served as the head of the State Institution “Medical Center for the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan” and the editor-in-chief of the journal “Vestnik MC UDP RK”. In 2011, Tsoi became the head doctor of the emergency room at the City Hospital No. 1 of the Astana City Akimat.

Political career

On 30 December 2014, Tsoi was appointed as the Vice Minister of Health and Social Protection of Kazakhstan.[2] After the ministry was separated, Tsoi was appointed as the Vice Minister of Healthcare on 17 February 2017.[3][4] On 19 February 2019, Tsoi became the head of the Medical Center of the Office of the President.[5]

After Minister of Healthcare Eljan Birtanov had tested positive for COVID-19, Tsoi was appointed as Acting and the First Vice Minister of Healthcare on 22 June 2020.[6] Three days later, on 25 June, Birtanov announced his resignation from the post as the Minister.[7][8] As a result, he was succeeded by Tsoi who became the new minister.[9]

References
  1. http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=292482
  2. INFORM.KZ (2015-01-05). "В Минздраве и соцразвития Казахстана назначен новый вице-министр". www.inform.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. "О дальнейшем совершенствовании системы государственного управления Республики Казахстан — Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан". Akorda.kz. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  4. https://www.zakon.kz/4845149-naznachen-vice-ministr.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.udp-rk.kz/ru/news/59760/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Цой вернулся в минздрав Казахстана в качестве первого вице-министра". Время (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  7. "Kazakh Health Minister Replaced As Coronavirus Cases Surge". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  8. "Kazakh health minister resigns amid coronavirus crisis". Reuters. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  9. INFORM.KZ (2020-06-25). "Alexey Tsoi appointed as minister of healthcare". www.inform.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-07-17.


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