Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev on 14 June reappointed seven ministers from the previous government, khabar.kz reported. Two days after former Prime Minister Imanghaliy Tasmaghambetov submitted his government\'s resignation on 11 June, his successor, Daniyal Akhmetov, hinted that there would be little change in the ministerial line up. The reappointed ministers are Deputy Prime Minister and Agriculture Minister Ahmetjan Yesimov, Interior Minister Kairbek Suleimenov, Education and Science Minister Djaksybek Kulekeev, Defense Minister Mukhtar Altynbaev, Environment Minister Aitkul Samakova, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Vladimir Shkolnik, and Economy and Budget Minister Kairat Kelimbetov. Nazarbaev also appointed Kairat Nurpeisov to the post of governor of Pavlodar Oblast, replacing Akhmetov. According to khabar.kz, Nurpeisov, a native of Pavlodar, briefly held the post earlier in his career. He has also served as deputy energy minister. (RFE/RL)