Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia explained

Post:Deputy Prime Minister
Body:Mongolia
Insignia:Emblem of the Government of Mongolia (mon).svg
Insigniasize:80px
Incumbent:Sainbuyangiin Amarsaikhan

Chimediin Khürelbaatar

Member Of:Government of Mongolia
Appointer:Prime Minister of Mongolia
Constituting Instrument:Law on the Government of Mongolia
Formation:1990[1]
Precursor:Deputy Chair of the Council of Ministers of the Mongolian People's Republic
Salary:47,653,200 /US$ 14,114 annually (2024)[2] [3] [4]

Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia is the second highest ranking position and deputy of the Prime Minister of Mongolia, and a member of the Mongolian cabinet. The Deputy prime minister is appointed and dismissed by the Prime minister.[5]

Current deputy prime ministers and their function

Currently there are two Deputy prime ministers in the Government of Mongolia.

Incumbent Deputy Prime Ministers of Mongolia
Office(s) Name Took office Functions
Deputy Prime Minister Sainbuyangiin Amarsaikhan
MP for 21st
Bagakhangai, Baganuur, Nalaikh district
29 January 2021
  • Disaster prevention and immediate restoration operation related urgent affairs;
  • Standardization and metrology and conformity assessment accreditation affairs;
  • Fair competition encouragement and regulatory and consumer rights protection affairs;
  • Procurement of goods and services with state and local funds;
  • Implement activities related to air pollution reduction.
Deputy Prime Minister
and Minister of Economy and Development
Chimediin Khürelbaatar
MP for 15th
Uvs Province
5 January 2023
  • Coordinate national development policy and planning on inter-sectoral and local level, integrated credit and aid policy;
  • Macro-economic policy research and planning, defining economic and development priority and sector;
  • Regional and local development policy;
  • Comprehensive policy and planning for investment;
  • Foreign economic cooperation, foreign and domestic trade, foreign investment policy, regulations and registration;
  • Integrated industrial policy;
  • Public-Private partnership affairs;
  • High-tech and national innovation system policy and planning;
  • Free zone development policy and planning;
  • Integrated policy to support population growth and population localization and settlement planning.

List of deputy prime ministers

Prime MinisterDeputy Prime MinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Dashiin ByambasürenChoijilsürengiin Pürevdorj26 September 1990July 1992Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
Dambiin Dorligjav26 September 1990July 1992Mongolian Democratic Party (1990)
Puntsagiin JasraiChoijilsürengiin PürevdorjJuly 1992July 1996Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
Position ceased to exist
Tsakhiagiin ElbegdorjChültemiin UlaanAugust 200428 January 2006Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
Miyeegombyn EnkhboldMendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan28 January 20065 December 2007Mongolian National Democratic Party
Sanjaagiin BayarMiyeegombyn Enkhbold5 December 200712 November 2009Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
Sükhbaataryn BatboldMiyeegombyn Enkhbold12 November 200917 August 2012Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
since 2010 Mongolian People's Party
Norovyn AltankhuyagDendeviin Terbishdagva20 August 201210 December 2014Justice Coalition
Chimediin SaikhanbilegUkhnaagiin Khürelsükh10 December 20146 August 2015Mongolian People's Party
Tserendashiin Oyunbaatar8 September 201523 July 2016Justice Coalition
Jargaltulgyn ErdenebatUkhnaagiin Khürelsükh23 July 20164 October 2017Mongolian People's Party
Ukhnaagiin KhürelsükhÖlziisaikhany Enkhtüvshin18 October 20178 July 2020Mongolian People's Party
Ukhnaagiin KhürelsükhYangugiin Sodbaatar8 July 202029 January 2021Mongolian People's Party
Luvsannamsrain Oyun-ErdeneSainbuyangiin Amarsaikhan29 January 2021IncumbentMongolian People's Party
Chimediin Khürelbaatar
as Deputy Prime Minister
and Minister of Economy and Development
5 January 2023IncumbentMongolian People's Party

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Deputy Prime Minister of Government Choijilsürengiin Pürevdorj . 100aldartan.mn . mn . 2024-06-22.
  2. REGARDING THE UPDATE OF THE SALARY RANGE AND MINIMUM RANGE OF CERTAIN CIVIL OFFICES . Government Resolution.128 . Government of Mongolia . Appendix 2 . 2024-03-27.
  3. ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE COEFFICIENT FOR DETERMINING THE SALARY . State Great Khural Resolution.63 . State Great Khural . Appendix. List item No.2 . 2019-06-06.
  4. REGARDING DETERMINATION OF SENIOR STATE OFFICIAL RANK AND EQUIVALENT CIVIL OFFICE RANK . State Great Khural Resolution.19 . State Great Khural . Appendix . 2019-02-01.
  5. Law of Mongolia on the Government of Mongolia . 1993-05-06 . mn . 2024-06-22.