Dania Espaeva

{{Short description|Kazakh politician}}

{{Family name hatnote|Mädiqyzy|Espaeva|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-suffix = MP

| name = Dania Espaeva

| native_name = {{Nobold|Дания Еспаева}}

| native_name_lang = kk

| image = Dania Espaeva (cropped, 29-03-2023).jpg

| caption = Espaeva in 2023

| office = Deputy Chairman of the Mäjilis

| term_start = 19 March 2023

| term_end =

| predecessor = Balaim Kesebaeva
Pavel Kazantsev

| successor =

| 1blankname = Chairman

| 1namedata = Erlan Qoşanov

| alongside = Albert Rau

| office1 = Member of the Mäjilis

| term_start1 = 20 March 2016

| term_end1 =

| president1 = Nursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1961|3|5}}

| birth_place = Jaisan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union

| nationality =

| other_names =

| occupation = {{hlist|politician|economist}}

| party = Aq Jol (since 2016)

| years_active =

| known_for =

| notable_works =

| education = Almaty Accounting and Credit College
Kazakh State Academy of Management

}}

Dania Madiqyzy Espaeva ({{langx|kk|Дания Мәдиқызы Еспаева}},{{Cite web|url=http://www.parlam.kz/kk/blogs/Espaeva/Biography|title=ЕСПАЕВА ДАНИЯ МӘДИҚЫЗЫ|lang=kk|access-date=2023-04-01|website=Official Website of Mäjilis}} Daniia Mädiqyzy Espaeva, {{IPA|kk|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.{{cite web|url=https://astanatimes.com/2019/05/kazakhstans-first-female-presidential-candidate-sees-mass-entrepreneurship-as-vehicle-to-improve-lives/|title=Kazakhstan's first female presidential candidate sees mass entrepreneurship as vehicle to improve lives|website=The Astana Times|date=27 May 2019 |accessdate=2019-07-30}}