Sanjaagiin Bayar
| Sanjaagiin Bayar | |
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| Санжаагийн Баяр | |
August 2009
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| Prime Minister of Mongolia | |
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In office 22 November 2007 – 29 October 2009 |
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| President | Nambaryn Enkhbayar |
| Preceded by | Miyeegombyn Enkhbold |
| Succeeded by | Sükhbaataryn Batbold |
| General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party | |
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In office 22 November 2007 – 8 April 2009 |
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| President |
Nambaryn Enkhbayar Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj |
| Deputy |
Miyeegombyn Enkhbold Norovyn Altankhuyag |
| General Secretary | Himself Sükhbaataryn Batbold |
| Preceded by | Miyeegombyn Enkhbold |
| Succeeded by | Sükhbaataryn Batbold |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 March 1956 Ulan Bator, Mongolia |
| Political party | Mongolian People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Orsoogiin Gereltuya (Divorced) Khashbatyn Khulan (Divorced) |
| Children | 3 daughters, 1 son (By Gereltuya) 1 daughter(By Khulan) 1 daughter(By Ariunsuvd) |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Profession | Lawyer, Journalist |
Sanjaagiin Bayar (Mongolian: Санжаагийн Баяр) (born March 4, 1956) is a Mongolian politician who was General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party from 22 November 2007 to 8 April 2009, and Prime Minister of Mongolia from 22 November 2007 to 29 October 2009. He announced on 26 October 2009, that he was going to resign his position as Prime Minister due to health reasons. He was replaced by Sükhbaataryn Batbold on 29 October 2009.
Bayar was born in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, in 1956. He is twice divorced, and has six children.
In 1978, he completed his law degree at the Moscow State University. From 1979 to 1983 he worked as an officer at the General Staff of Mongolia's Armed Forces. From 1983 to 1990, Bayar worked as a journalist and editor at 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.
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 incumbent Miyeegombyn Enkhbold. The same congress also voted in favor of Bayar becoming the next Prime Minister. The Parliament approved Bayar as Prime Minister of Mongolia on 22 November 2007, with 67 votes in favor (97.1%) and two against.
He began his career as Prime Minister with verbal attacks (speech at his appointment) against 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. Most of the members of a three-party coalition government, led by Bayar and dominated by the MPRP, were approved by Parliament on 5 December 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. On 11 September 2008, following the MPRP's victory in the June parliamentary election, S. Bayar was elected as the new Prime Minister of a coalition government between the MPRP and DP. Under his leadership, the Mongolian Government finally signed an investment agreement to mine the Oyu Tolgoi copper deposit.
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