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Gombojavyn Zandanshatar
Prime Minister of Mongolia since 2025 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gombojavyn Zandanshatar (Mongolian: Гомбожавын Занданшатар; born 8 March 1970) is a Mongolian politician who has been the 32nd prime minister of Mongolia since 2025. A member of the Mongolian People's Party (MPP), he served as a member and chair of the State Great Khural until he lost reelection in 2024.
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Born in Baatsagaan, Zandanshatar was educated in Russia and in the Netherlands where he earned a master's degree. Between 1992 and 2003, Zandanshatar worked at banks where he served at Agricultural Bank, Khan Bank and Bank of Mongolia. Zandanshatar joined politics in 2003 and became the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture and served until 2004 where he was elected to the State Great Khural in the parliamentary election. In 2009, Zandanshatar became the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and served in this role until 2012 where he stood down from active politics in the 2012 parliamentary election but then returned in 2016.
In February 2019, Zandanshatar was elected the chairman of the State Great Khural and served in this role until 2024 where he lost reelection. In early June 2025, Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene lost a confidence vote and immediately resigned following mass youth-led protests against his government for corruption. Zandanshatar was then nominated prime minister by President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh to succeed Oyun-Erdene and was officially confirmed by the State Great Khural two days later on 12 June. He was officially appointed the following day on 13 June.
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Early life and education
Gombojav Zandanshatar was born in Baatsagaan, Mongolia, on 6 or 8 March 1970.[1][2] He graduated from Secondary School No. 77 in 1987, Irkutsk State University with a degree in financial economics after attending from 1987 to 1992,[1][3] Maastricht University with a master's degree,[2] and Russian State University of Natural Resources and Law in 2012.[1][3]
Career
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Academic and banking
At the University of Finance and Economics Zandanshatar was a researcher in the Market Business Research Centre from 1992 to 1995.[3] During Zandanshatar's banking career he worked at Agricultural Bank from 1995 to 1998, was deputy director at Khan Bank from 2000 to 2003, and Bank of Mongolia.[3][4] From 2014 to 2016, he was a visiting scholar at Stanford University.[5] He was chair of the Mongolian Chess Federation.[1]
State Great Khural
In the 2004 parliamentary election, Zandanshatar was elected to the State Great Khural.[3] From 2003 to 2004, Zandanshatar was Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture of Mongolia.[3] From 2009 to 2012, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.[3][6] He served as Cabinet Secretariat of Government of Mongolia from 2017 to 2019.[3]
In 2016, he returned to politics and was elected as member of parliament (MP) for the third time. He served as the secretary-general of the Mongolian People's Party from 2012 to 2013.[3] During his tenure in the State Great Khural, he was chairman of the State Great Khural from 2019 to 2024.[3] He lost reelection in the 2024 elections[5] and subsequently served as Chief of Staff of the Office of the President of Mongolia until June 2025.[7]
Prime Minister
Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigned on 3 June 2025, in response to anti-government protests regarding the lavish spending of his son and after losing a motion of no confidence.[8] Zandanshatar was selected by a vote of 108 to 9 to replace Oyun-Erdene on 12 June.[5] He was appointed as the 32nd Prime Minister of Mongolia the next day.
On 18 June, a coalition government was formed between the MPP, HUN Party and the Civil Will–Green Party.[9] The Democratic Party, the main opposition party, was expelled from the previous coalition government for "breaking the memorandum of understanding" amidst the 2025 protests.[10] A total of 19 ministers were appointed, a slight decrease from Oyun-Erdene's second cabinet which had 22 ministers.[11]
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Personal life
Zandanshatar can speak English and Russian.[3] He is married and is the father of four children.[1]
Political positions
After assuming the office of the Prime Minister of Mongolia, Zandanshatar stated that the 2025 budget approved by Oyun-Erdene's government needed to be reduced by $640 million.[5] The 2025 government budget became one of the costliest budgets to be approved by the State Great Khural in Mongolia's modern history. President Khurelsukh vetoed the 2025 budget in November 2024 and urged parliament to approve a deficit-free budget. The government became unpopular among the public in the first half of the year due to fiscal deficit[12] and ultimately led to the downfall of Oyun-Erdene's tenure. Budget austerity became the primary concern of Zandanshatar's government.[13][14]
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