Alexey Tsoy

Alexey Tsoy (Алексей Владимирович Цой; Born April 2, 1977, in Shymkent city) is a Kazakh politician and the ex-Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2020-2021).

Early life and education
He was born in Chimkent (now Shymkent) 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 Public Administration and International Business Academy in 2015, SELS college London (United Kingdom), Almaty Management University. Academic degree: MD, PhD, LLB, DBA

Early career
From 2001 to 2007, he 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. 2002-2004 - Territory Development Manager for “GlaxoSmithKline”pharmaceutical company. 2006-2009 - General Secretary of NGO "Eurasian Respiratory Society”. He worked as the director of the RSE “Center for the Implementation of Modern Medical Technologies” in the Office of the President of Kazakhstan. 2010-2011 - Head of the State Institution "Medical Center of the President’s Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (political governmental service)”. In 2011, since 2011 as a Chief Medical Officer of Astana City Hospital No. 1.

Political career
On 30 December 2014, he was appointed as the Vice Minister of Health and Social Protection of Kazakhstan. After the ministry was separated, he was appointed as the Vice Minister of Healthcare on 17 February 2017. On 19 February 2019, he became the Chief Executive of the Medical Center of the President’s Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

He was appointed as Acting and the First Vice Minister of Healthcare on 22 June 2020. Three days later, on 25 June, he was succeeded as the new minister.

October 31, 2022 has been appointed Chief Executive of the Medical Center of the President's Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

International activities
From 2006 to 2009 worked as General Secretary of the Euro-Asian Respiratory Society, in 2017-2019 was the Chairman of the Country Coordinating Committee for the Global Fund. Represented Kazakhstan at several World Assemblies of the World Health Organization (WHO).

In 2018 was the head of the organizing committee of the Global Conference on Primary Health Care organized by WHO, in 2019 – 2020 member of the Board of the Stop TB Partnership.

In 2016, 2018 and 2020 also officially represented Kazakhstan at the 71st, 73rd and 75th sessions of the United Nations General Assembly held in New York, USA.

In 2020 Head the 70th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, as well as underwent internships on health management and participated in international conferences in the USA, Singapore, Germany, Austria, Italy, South Korea, Switzerland, Denmark, France and other countries.

Languages
Russian, Kazakh and English