Nambaryn Enchbajar

Nambaryn Enchbajar

Nambaryn Enchbajar ( Mongolian Намбарын Энхбаяр [ ˈnɑmbɑʁɨːn ˈɛŋxbɑjɑʁ ]; born June 1, 1958 in Ulaanbaatar ) was President of Mongolia from 2005 to 2009 .

Life

In 1975 Enchbajar graduated from middle school, after which he studied at the Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow and at times also at the University of Leeds in England . After graduating in 1980, he worked as a translator for the Mongolian Writers' Association and in 1983 took over the management of its department for external relations.

Career as a politician

In 1992 Nambaryn Enchbajar became Minister of Culture of Mongolia and remained so until 1996. From 1997 to 2005 Nambaryn Enchbajar was chairman of the Mongolian Revolutionary People's Party (MAXN / MRVP) - the successor party to the CP founded in 1990 as a social democratic party - and won the parliamentary elections in 2000 with it On July 26, 2000, he was appointed Prime Minister and remained in this capacity until August 13, 2004. He then chaired Parliament until 2005 .

On May 22, 2005, he was elected President of Mongolia with 53.4%, making him successor to Natsagiin Bagabandi . His main opponent Mendsaichaniin Enchsaichan , who as head of the Democrats was also head of government for two years, received 20% of the vote. Two well-known entrepreneurs shared a quarter of the votes . The main theme of the election campaign was the market economy and the fight against corruption and unemployment.

According to Mongolian regulations, Nambaryn Enchbajar had to suspend his party membership while he was president. In the 2009 presidential election, Enchbayar was defeated by the opposition candidate, Tsachiagiin Elbegdorj .

In 2010, the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MRVP) changed its name to the Mongolian People's Party (MVP) . Enchbajar strictly rejected this renaming, which should signal a departure from the communist past, and became chairman of a party that was newly founded under the old name Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MRVP) .

On April 13, 2012, Nambaryn Enchbajar was arrested for corruption and abuse of power. Enchbajar described his arrest as politically motivated. On August 2, 2012, he was sentenced to four years in prison.

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predecessor	Office	successor
Rintschinnjamyn Amardshargal	Prime Minister of Mongolia July 26, 2000-20. August 2004	Tsachiagiin Elbegdorsch
Natsagiin Bagabandi	President of Mongolia June 24, 2005–18. June 2009	Tsachiagiin Elbegdorsch

Mongolian name: As is customary in Mongolia, in this article the patronymic is in the genitive case before the proper name. Thus Nambar is the patronymic , Enchbajar the proper name. The person is addressed with their proper name.