During its session today, the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (Supreme Assembly) reviewed and passed in its first reading a constitutional bill governing the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, the lower house's press service reported.
The bill defines the Presidential Administration's exact placement within the broader state governance architecture, establishing its legal status, core responsibilities, executive powers, and operational guidelines. Under the provisions of the document, the head of state holds the exclusive authority to form his own administration, as well as to appoint and dismiss its chief of staff.
The bill outlines the fundamental operating principles, internal structure, and day-to-day procedures of the executive body. It also establishes standardized mechanisms for its interaction with other state agencies and public organizations, alongside legal and operational safeguards for the administration's leadership, officials, and staff members. Notably, the legislation introduces specific frameworks to regulate how the Presidential Administration coordinates with the compliance control and internal anti-corruption units operating across various government entities.
The MPs noted that the bill was drafted to implement Article 109 of the Constitution. This constitutional mandate dictates that the president shall establish an independent administration to provide the necessary organizational, legal, and analytical support required to execute presidential duties. The Constitution explicitly requires that the legal status, core mandates, operational setup, and executive scope of the Presidential Administration be defined by statutory law.
According to members of parliament, enacting this constitutional law will refine the legal frameworks supporting the presidency, strengthen inter-agency coordination, and boost overall governance efficiency. Until now, the operations of the Presidential Administration were predominantly governed by executive presidential decrees and sub-legislative acts, portions of which were routinely withheld from full public disclosure.
Constitutional Precedent
The push for legislative formalization follows public scrutiny regarding the agency's legal boundaries. During a press conference on February 20, a Gazeta.uz correspondent directly questioned Minister of Justice Akbar Tashkulov regarding the historical absence of a standalone law governing the Presidential Administration—a gap that left the official powers and responsibilities of the executive structure, its internal divisions, presidential advisors, and special representatives legally uncodified.
The Minister of Justice stated at the time that the president's executive powers are already explicitly delineated by the Constitution and statutory laws, with the Presidential Administration serving primarily to facilitate their execution.
This legal integration follows a series of swift legislative steps. On July 1, the Legislative Chamber passed a constitutional bill establishing the Tashkent International Financial Center. This piece of legislation amended the Constitution by inserting a new clause—Clause 24-1 under Article 109—stipulating that the legal status, core responsibilities, operational framework, and executive powers of the Presidential Administration must be dictated by a standalone law. The Senate subsequently approved the bill on July 9, and the president signed it into law on July 13. The constitutional amendment officially entered into force on July 25.
Minister Akbar Tashkulov also clarified the operational boundaries separating the responsibilities of the Presidential Administration from those of the Cabinet of Ministers.
The structural groundwork for these changes was laid in July 2025, when the president signed an executive decree aimed at streamlining state administration. The directive introduced a reorganized architecture for the Presidential Administration, eliminating 284 staff positions across the executive body and its subsidiary organizations by cutting redundant roles.
The restructuring designated five priority sectors for focused executive oversight: education, the business environment, the judicial system, healthcare, and water resource management. To spearhead systemic reforms in these specific fields, the government created five distinct deputy chief of staff positions within the administration.
Tashkulov emphasized that the separation of powers was heavily factored into the design of these newer executive divisions.
"Take healthcare, for instance," the minister explained. "A dedicated project office operates directly under the Presidential Administration to drive high-level, critical structural reforms. Meanwhile, day-to-day operational matters remain under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet of Ministers, as they pertain strictly to executive implementation and routine management."
According to the minister, the Presidential Administration retains ultimate oversight over strategic macro-reforms and high-level policymaking, while the everyday, operational functions of running the state continue to be managed by the Cabinet.
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