Dumaagiin Sodnom
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Dumaagiin Sodnom is a Mongolia
n political figure who served as Mongolia's 14th Prime Minister
from 1984 to 1990.
Sodnom was born in the Örgön District
of Dornogovi Province
on 14 July 1933. He first attended school in the Bayanmönkh district
of Khentii Province and then went on to study at the Finance and Economic Technical College in Ulaanbaatar
from 1946-1950. He worked as an accountant at the Ministry of Finance for four years and joined the MPRP in 1954 before studying economics at the Higher School of Finance and Economics in Irkutsk
from 1954 to 1958.
Sodnom then went on to work his way up through the Finance Ministry until becoming Minister of Finance in 1963, a position he held until 1969. From 1969 to 1972 he served as first deputy chairman of the State Planning Commission and was promoted to chairman in 1972. In 1974 he was appointed as deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers.
On December 12, 1984 Sodnom was appointed chairman of the Council of Ministers, or prime minister, and was elected a member of the MPRP Politburo following the ouster of Yumjaagiyn Tsedenbal
from the chairmanship of the Presidium of the People's Great Hural and the ascension of Sodnom's political ally Jambyn Batmönh
to the position. Sodnom held both positions until the resignation of the Politburo and government on March 21, 1990 during anti-government demonstrations.
Sodnom subsequently went on to serve as director of the Mongolian Gazryn Tos petroleum company from 1990 to 2001 and then was appointed as an aide to Prime Minister Puntsagiyn Jasray in 1992.
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
n political figure who served as Mongolia's 14th Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Mongolia
The Prime Minister of Mongolia is the highest member of the Mongolian government's executive arm, and heads the Mongolian cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by Parliament, and can be removed by a vote of no confidence.-Powers:...
from 1984 to 1990.
Sodnom was born in the Örgön District
Örgön
Örgön is a sum of Dornogovi Province in southeastern Mongolia. The fluorspar mine and the railway station are the main pillars of the Örgön settlement economy....
of Dornogovi Province
Dornogovi Province
Dornogovi is one of the 21 Aimags of Mongolia. It is located in the southeast of the country.-Administrative Subdivision:* - tosgon .** - The aimag capital Sainshand-References:...
on 14 July 1933. He first attended school in the Bayanmönkh district
Bayanmönkh, Khentii
Bayanmönkh is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia....
of Khentii Province and then went on to study at the Finance and Economic Technical College in Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar
Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million....
from 1946-1950. He worked as an accountant at the Ministry of Finance for four years and joined the MPRP in 1954 before studying economics at the Higher School of Finance and Economics in Irkutsk
Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
from 1954 to 1958.
Sodnom then went on to work his way up through the Finance Ministry until becoming Minister of Finance in 1963, a position he held until 1969. From 1969 to 1972 he served as first deputy chairman of the State Planning Commission and was promoted to chairman in 1972. In 1974 he was appointed as deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers.
On December 12, 1984 Sodnom was appointed chairman of the Council of Ministers, or prime minister, and was elected a member of the MPRP Politburo following the ouster of Yumjaagiyn Tsedenbal
Yumjaagiyn Tsedenbal
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal was one of the leaders of Mongolia from 1952 to 1984. During his political life, he served as prime minister and general secretary of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party.-Early life:...
from the chairmanship of the Presidium of the People's Great Hural and the ascension of Sodnom's political ally Jambyn Batmönh
Jambyn Batmonh
Jambyn Batmönkh was a Mongolian communist political leader.Batmönkh was born in Khyargas sum of Uvs aimag. He became a member of the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party in 1948 and rose through the ranks of the party...
to the position. Sodnom held both positions until the resignation of the Politburo and government on March 21, 1990 during anti-government demonstrations.
Sodnom subsequently went on to serve as director of the Mongolian Gazryn Tos petroleum company from 1990 to 2001 and then was appointed as an aide to Prime Minister Puntsagiyn Jasray in 1992.