Sanjaagiin Bayar

Infobox Prime Minister
name = Sanjaagiin Bayar
Санжаагийн Баяр

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imagesize = 150px
order = Prime Minister of Mongolia
president = Nambaryn Enkhbayar
term_start = 22 November 2007
term_end =
deputy = Miyeegombyn Enkhbold
predecessor = Miyeegombyn Enkhbold
successor =
birth_date = 1956
birth_place = Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
death_date =
death_place =
religion =
spouse = Khashbatyn Khulan (divorced)
party = MPRP

Sanjaagiin Bayar ( _mn. Санжаагийн Баяр [cite web| title = Olloo | url = http://www.olloo.mn/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=74451&catid=2183 | publisher = | accessdate = 2007-10-30] ) (born 1956) is a Mongolian politician and the current Prime Minister of Mongolia.

Life

Bayar was born in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia. 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 1990 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 presidential office, and from 2001 to 2005 he was Mongolia's Ambassador to Russia.

Political career

Bayar joined the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) in 1988. He became General Secretary of the MPRP in 2005 and was - by 377 to 229 votes - elected Chairman of the MPRP at a party congress in October 2007, defeating Miyeegombyn Enkhbold. The same congress also voted in favor of Bayar becoming the next Prime Minister. [cite web|url=http://www.mongolei.de/news/2007okt4.htm|title=Aktuelle Nachrichten aus der Mongolei/ 22. bis 28. Oktober 2007|work=mongoleionline.de|date=2007-10-28|accessmonthday=October 30th|accessyear=2007] [cite web|url=http://www.unen.mn/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8750&catid=50|title=Unen.mn-Санжаагийн Баяр|work=Ünen|date=?|accessmonthday=October 30th|accessyear=2007] The Parliament approved Bayar as Prime Minister of Mongolia on 22 November 2007, with 67 votes in favor (97.1%) and two against. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/22/asia/AS-POL-Mongolia-Prime-Minister.php "Mongolia rushes to appoint new prime minister as a budget deadline looms"] , Associated Press ("International Herald Tribune"), November 22, 2007.]

He began his career as Prime Minister with verbal attacks ("speech at his appointment") on Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and the 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. [ [http://www.dailynews.mn/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=12927 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] Most of the members of a three-party coalition government, led by Bayar and dominated by the MPRP, were approved by Parliament on December 5 2007; the government included Bayar's predecessor, Miyeegombyn Enkhbold, as Deputy Prime Minister. This government was planned to serve until the June 2008 parliamentary election. [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2600556,prtpage-1.cms "Mongolian Parliament approves new coalition government"] , IST, AFP ("Times of India"), December 6, 2007.] On September 11th, 2008, following the MPRP's strong victory in the June parliamentary election, S. Bayar was elected as new prime minister of a coalition government between MPRP and DP. [ [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iTMM6hi358PaCuulRp3fy98YuM_g AFP: Mongolian parliament elects PM after turmoil] ]

References

* [http://www.mongolnews.mn/unuudur.php?n=21500 Bayar becomes Prime Minister] Onoodor newspaper (Mongolian)
* [http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=913&Itemid=1 Bayar becomes Prime Minister of Mongolia] The UB Post newspaper (English)