Elbegdorj Tsakhia | |
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Цахиагийн Элбэгдорж | |
4th President of Mongolia | |
In office 18 June 2009 – 10 July 2017 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Nambaryn Enkhbayar |
Succeeded by | Khaltmaagiin Battulga |
18th Prime Minister of Mongolia | |
In office 20 August 2004 – 13 January 2006 | |
President |
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Preceded by | Nambaryn Enkhbayar |
Succeeded by | Miyeegombyn Enkhbold |
In office 23 April 1998 – 9 December 1998 | |
President | Natsagiin Bagabandi |
Preceded by | Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan |
Succeeded by | Janlavyn Narantsatsralt |
Deputy of the People's Great Khural | |
In office 1990–1992 | |
Member of the State Little Khural | |
In office 1990–1992 | |
Member of the State Great Khural | |
In office 1992–1994 | |
Constituency | Khövsgöl Province |
In office 1996–2000 | |
Constituency | Bayankhongor Province |
In office 2008–2009 | |
Constituency | Ulaanbaatar, Chingeltei district |
Personal details | |
Born | Zereg, Mongolian People's Republic | 30 March 1963
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Democratic Union (until 2000) |
Spouse | Khajidsuren Bolormaa |
Children | 25 (21 adopted) |
Alma mater | |
Signature | |
Website | www |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Mongolian People's Republic |
Branch/service | Mongolian People's Army |
Years of service | 1982–1983 |
Elbegdorj Tsakhia (Mongolian: Цахиагийн Элбэгдорж;[a] born 30 March 1963) is a Mongolian politician and journalist who served as President of Mongolia from 2009 to 2017. He previously served as prime minister in 1998 and again from 2004 to 2006.
Elbegdorj was one of the key leaders of the 1990 Mongolian democratic revolution that ended 70 years of communist rule in Mongolia, and co-drafted the country's 1992 constitution that guaranteed democracy and a free market economy. Elbegdorj has been labeled by his supporters as a "freedom fighter"[1] and the "Golden Sparrow of Democracy," alluding to a bird that comes with spring sunshine after a long, harsh winter.[2]
Currently, Elbegdorj is a member of The Elders – established by Nelson Mandela in 2007 – that works for peace, justice, human rights and a sustainable planet.[3] Moreover, he is a member of Club de Madrid which commits to advancing democracy worldwide.[4] In addition, Elbegdorj is a commissioner of International Commission Against Death Penalty.[5] Furthermore, he is a vice chairman of International Democracy Union -an international alliance of centre right political parties.[6] Elbegdorj is a patron of World Sustainable Development Forum.[7] He is the Bernard and Susan Liautaud visiting fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.[8] Elbegdorj is a president of World Mongol Federation - an international federation of Mongols around the world.[9]
His tenure has focused on fighting corruption, environmental protection,[10] women's rights,[11] judicial reform, civic engagement,[12] economic liberalization and privatization, property rights, and the abolition of the death penalty.[13]
Elbegdorj is the founder of the Ardchilal (English: Democracy) newspaper – the country's first independent newspaper – and helped to establish the first independent television station in Mongolia.[14][15]
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