Tolkunbek Abdygulov
2009 Fellow, Kyrgyzstan
In July 2011, Tolkunbek was appointed as Head of the Economy and Strategic Development Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Prior to this appointment he was Acting State Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Regulation of the Kyrgyz Republic, responsible for managing the work, strategy and staff of the Ministry.
Tolkunbek at the Scottish Parliament with Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson MSP during the 2009 John Smith Fellowship Programme (June 2009)
At the time of the 2009 Fellowship Programme, Tolkunbek was an Expert in the Department of Economic and Social Policy within the Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. The main function of the department is to assist to President in all economic and social issues by developing policies and monitoring and supervising there implementation.