Dania Espaeva

Dania Espaeva
Дания Мәдиқызы Еспаева
Espaeva in 2023
Member of the Mäjilis
Assumed office
20 March 2016
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Personal details
Born (1961-03-05) 5 March 1961
Jaisan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyAq Jol
OccupationPolitician, economist

Dania Madiqyzy Espaeva (Kazakh: Дания Мәдиқызы Еспаева, Daniia Mädiqyzy Espaeva, Kazakh pronunciation: [dɑnɪjɑ mædɪqɯzɯ jespajeva]; born 5 March 1961) is a Kazakh politician and a member of the Mäjilis serving since 24 March 2016. Her 2019 election campaign made her the first woman to be a Kazakh presidential candidate.