New deputy mayor of Astana city named

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Yesterday the Astana city administration announced that Andrei Lukin was named as deputy mayor of Astana city.

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Earlier it was reported that Andrei Lukin stepped down as the first deputy Chairman of the Kazakh Agency for Fight against Economic and Corruption-related Crimes (Financial Police) in line with President Nazarbayev's executive order. Born in Astana, Mr. Lukin is a graduate of the Tselinograd Engineering and Construction Institute (1978-1983) and the Buketov Karaganda State University (1988-1993). For the past twenty years Lukin has served in a variety of positions, including deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2003-2005) and first deputy Chairman of the Agency for Fight against Economic and Corruption-related Crimes (Financial Police) (2005 - till present). Lukin is set to take office today.