Sanjaagiin Bayar

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Sanjaagiin Bayar
Санжаагийн Баяр
Sanjaagiin Bayar
Incumbent
Assumed office 
22 November 2007
President Nambaryn Enkhbayar
Preceded by Miyeegombyn Enkhbold
Born 1956
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Political party MPRP
Spouse Khashbatyn Khulan

Sanjaagiin Bayar (Mongolian: Санжаагийн Баяр[1]) (born 1956) is a Mongolian politician and the current Prime Minister of Mongolia.

[edit] Life

Bayar was born in Ulan Bator, the capital. In 1978, he completed his law degree at the state university in Moscow. From 1979 to 1983 he served in the General Staff of Mongolia, with the rank of an officer. From 1983 to 1988 Bayar worked as journalist and editor in the Montsame and Mongolpress news agencies. From 1990 to 1992 he was member of the State Baga Hural. From 1992 to 1997 he taught at the Academy of social sciences, studied in Washington, DC, and was director of the Mongolian Ministry of Defense's Institute for Strategic Studies. From 1997 to 2001 he was the chairman of the Mongolian president's office, and from 2001 to 2005 Mongolian ambassador in Moscow.

[edit] Political career

Bayar joined the MPRP in 1988. He became General Secretary of the party in 2005 and was - by 377 to 229 votes - elected chairman of the Party on a party congress in October 2007, over Miyeegombyn Enkhbold. The same congress also voted for having Bayar elected as the next prime minister.[2] [3] The Parliament approved Bayar as Prime Minister of Mongolia on 22 November 2007, with 67 votes in favor (97.1%) and two against.[4]

He began his career as PM with verbal attacks (speech at his appointment) on Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj , nationalisation of the 15 % share of Mongolian companies in the Tavantolgoi mine, making it a 100% public venture, thus inducing enthusiasm of Russian companies in the large coal deposit[5], and appointment of the previous PM and Ulaanbaatar Mayor Miyeegombiin Enkhbold as Deputy PM .

[edit] References

  1. ^ Olloo. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  2. ^ Aktuelle Nachrichten aus der Mongolei/ 22. bis 28. Oktober 2007. mongoleionline.de (2007-10-28). Retrieved on October 30th, 2007.
  3. ^ Unen.mn-Санжаагийн Баяр. Ünen (?). Retrieved on October 30th, 2007.
  4. ^ "Mongolia rushes to appoint new prime minister as a budget deadline looms", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), November 22, 2007.
  5. ^ L. Mönhbayasgalan The Railways, Erdenet, Asgat and Tavantolgoi are gifts of S. Bayar to the Russians (С. Баярын оросуудад бэлдсэн бэлэг нь Төмөр зам, Эрдэнэт, Асгат, Тавантолгой), Newspaper Ödriin Sonin. #291, 06 December 2007
Political offices
Preceded by
Miyeegombyn Enkhbold		 Prime Minister of Mongolia
2007 – present		 Incumbent
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Jasrai · Enkhsaikhan · Elbegdorj · Narantsatsralt · Tuyaa (acting) · Amarjargal · Enkhbayar · Elbegdorj · Enkhbold · Bayar