Sükhbaataryn Batbold
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Sükhbaataryn Batbold is the Prime Minister of Mongolia
. He was previously the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of his predecessor, Sanjaagiin Bayar.
in 1991, and the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Moscow in 2002.
Batbold previously held an executive position at Mongol Impex Cooperative. He also headed Altai Trading Co. Ltd., which among others owns the Chinggis Khaan Hotel and the Skytel cellular operator from 1992 to 2000. The company is now headed by his wife.
He is once divorced and has a total of 5 children with his second wife.
During his tenure as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, he hosted United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
in Ulan Bator to discuss climate change
in Mongolia. Batbold also substituted for then Prime Minister Bayar at a Prime Ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
.
Three candidates, Speaker Demberel, MP Enkhtuvshin, PM S.Batbold, were proposed for the Leadership, but Speaker Demberel took his name off from candidate list.
The voting continued until 4.30 am and with majority votes of 85% (675 votes from 788 voters), PM S.Batbold elected as the Chairman of Mongolian People’s Party (MPP).
MPP also changed its ideology into “third way”, which allows active involvement of state in the nation’s wealth distribution through public and private partnership. Therefore, business community should expect such measures and arrangements in the Government action in next two years.
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...
. He was previously the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of his predecessor, Sanjaagiin Bayar.
Education and Personal Life
Batbold attended the 14th high school in Ulaan Baatar. Afterwards, he studied in Russia at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations between 1980 and 1986. Batbold also studied at the London Business SchoolLondon Business School
London Business School is an international business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London, located in central London, beside Regent's Park...
in 1991, and the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Moscow in 2002.
Batbold previously held an executive position at Mongol Impex Cooperative. He also headed Altai Trading Co. Ltd., which among others owns the Chinggis Khaan Hotel and the Skytel cellular operator from 1992 to 2000. The company is now headed by his wife.
He is once divorced and has a total of 5 children with his second wife.
Political career
Batbold was elected twice as a Member of Parliament, and was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2000–2004 and Cabinet Minister of Trade and Industry between 2004-2006. In addition, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 until his nomination to prime minister-ship in 2009.During his tenure as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, he hosted United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations, after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before going on to be Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he...
in Ulan Bator to discuss climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
in Mongolia. Batbold also substituted for then Prime Minister Bayar at a Prime Ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO , is an intergovernmental mutual-security organisation which was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan...
.
Chairman of Mongolian People's Party
Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP), a ruling party, restored its original name of Mongolian People’s Party, right before its party leader’s election.Three candidates, Speaker Demberel, MP Enkhtuvshin, PM S.Batbold, were proposed for the Leadership, but Speaker Demberel took his name off from candidate list.
The voting continued until 4.30 am and with majority votes of 85% (675 votes from 788 voters), PM S.Batbold elected as the Chairman of Mongolian People’s Party (MPP).
MPP also changed its ideology into “third way”, which allows active involvement of state in the nation’s wealth distribution through public and private partnership. Therefore, business community should expect such measures and arrangements in the Government action in next two years.