Prime Minister of Mongolia
| Prime Minister of Mongolia | |
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 Official Emblem of Mongolia | |
| Appointer | President of Mongolia |
| Term length | 4 years or less per election term (No limits are imposed on total times or length of Prime Minister tenures of the same person.) |
| Inaugural holder | Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren (1912) Puntsagiin Jasrai (1992) |
| Formation | November 1912 21 July 1992 |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Mongolia |
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The Prime Minister of Mongolia (Mongolian: Монгол Улсын Ерөнхий Сайд, Mongol Ulsyn Yerönkhii Said) is the head of government, and heads the Mongolian cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Mongolia, and can be removed by the State Great Hural with a vote of no confidence.
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Powers[edit]
The Prime Minister appoints the governors of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, as well as the governor of the capital, Ulaanbaatar.[1]
History[edit]
The office of Prime Minister was established in 1912, shortly after (Outer) Mongolia first declared independence from the Manchu Qing Dynasty. This was not recognized by many nations. By the time of Mongolia's second (and more generally recognized) declaration of independence (from the Chinese republic) in 1921, the office was controlled by a Communist group known as the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. 1924 the party established the Mongolian People's Republic, and the Prime Minister's post was superseded by one known by the title "Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars". This was changed to "Chairman of the Council of Ministers" in 1946. The title of Prime Minister was only revived in 1990, when the People's Revolutionary Party gradually released its hold on power. Regardless of the changes of name, however, the modern Mongolian government recognizes the office as having existed continuously since 1912, and counts all holders of the office as Prime Ministers.
There is some confusion as to the first holder of the office. A lama named Tseren (or Tserenchimed) held office as "Prime Minister" during a provisional government, and is sometimes cited as the first holder of the modern office. However, the current[needs update] Mongolian government considers Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren, the first formal office-holder, to be the first. There is also some confusion over the status of Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav - some consider him to have only been acting Prime Minister, while some consider him to have been a full Prime Minister. The Mongolian government[needs update] takes the latter view.
List of Prime Ministers (since 1992)[edit]
People's Revolutionary Party & People's Party Democratic Party
| № | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Electoral mandates | Party | ||
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| Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||||
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Puntsagiin Jasrai | 21 July 1992 | 19 July 1996 | 1459 | 1992 — 56.90% | People's Revolutionary Party |
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Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan | 19 July 1996 | 23 April 1998 | 643 | 1996 — 47.00% | Democratic Party |
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Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (1st term) |
23 April 1998 | 9 December 1998 | 230 | State Great Khural Resolution |
Democratic Party |
| 4 |
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Janlavyn Narantsatsralt | 9 December 1998 | 22 July 1999 | 225 | State Great Khural Resolution |
Democratic Party |
| During this interval, Nyam-Osoryn Tuyaa was the Acting Prime Minister. | |||||||
| 5 | 
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Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal | 30 July 1999 | 26 July 2000 | 362 | State Great Khural Resolution |
Democratic Party |
| 6 | 
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Nambaryn Enkhbayar | 26 July 2000 | 20 August 2004 | 1486 | 2000 — 51.60% | People's Revolutionary Party |
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Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (2nd term) |
20 August 2004 | 13 January 2006 | 511 | 2004 — 44.27% (Hung State Great Khural) |
Democratic Party |
| 7 | 
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Miyeegombyn Enkhbold | 25 January 2006 | 22 November 2007 | 678 | State Great Khural Resolution (Hung State Great Khural) |
People's Revolutionary Party |
| 8 | 
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Sanjaagiin Bayar (1st term) |
22 November 2007 | 29 June 2008 | 707 | State Great Khural Resolution (Hung State Great Khural) |
People's Revolutionary Party |
| Sanjaagiin Bayar (2nd term) |
29 June 2008 | 29 October 2009 | 2008 — 52.67% | ||||
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Sükhbaataryn Batbold | 29 October 2009 | 10 August 2012 | 1016 | State Great Khural Resolution |
People's Revolutionary Party (2009-10) People's Party (2010-12) |
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Norovyn Altankhuyag | 10 August 2012 | 5 November 2014 | 817 | 2012 — 35.32% (Hung State Great Khural) |
Democratic Party |
| During this interval, Dendeviin Terbishdagva was the Acting Prime Minister. | |||||||
| 11 | 
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Chimediin Saikhanbileg | 21 November 2014 | 7 July 2016 | 594 | State Great Khural Resolution |
Democratic Party |
| 12 | 
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Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat | 7 July 2016 | 7 September 2017 | 427 | 2016 — 45.69% | People's Party |
| During this interval, Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat was the Acting Prime Minister. | |||||||
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Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh | 4 October 2017 | 748 | State Great Khural Resolution |
People's Party | |
Living former Prime Ministers[edit]
| Name | Term of office | Date of birth |
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| Dumaagiin Sodnom | 1984.12.12–1990.03.21 | 14 July 1933 |
| Sharavyn Gungaadorj | 1990.03.21–1990.09.11 | 2 May 1935 |
| Dashiin Byambasüren | 1990.09.11–1992.07.21 | 2 June 1942 |
| Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan | 1996–1998 | 1955 (age 63–64) |
| Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj | 1998–1999 2004–2006 |
30 March 1963 |
| Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal | 1999–2000 | 2 February 1961 |
| Nambaryn Enkhbayar | 2000–2004 | 1 June 1958 |
| Miyeegombyn Enkhbold | 2006–2007 | 19 July 1964 |
| Sanjaagiin Bayar | 2007–2009 | 4 March 1956 |
| Sükhbaataryn Batbold | 2009–2012 | 24 June 1963 |
| Norovyn Altankhuyag | 2012–2014 | 20 January 1958 |
| Chimediin Saikhanbileg | 2014–2016 | 17 February 1969 |
| Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat | 2016–2017 | 17 June 1973 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Montsame News Agency. Mongolia. 2006, Foreign Service office of Montsame News Agency, ISBN 99929-0-627-8, p. 47
External links[edit]
- Official website of the Mongolian government (in Mongolian)
