{"id":3542,"date":"2014-12-05T11:37:16","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T19:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/?p=3542"},"modified":"2024-07-12T02:56:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T09:56:10","slug":"saikhanbileg-cabinet-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/2014\/saikhanbileg-cabinet-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Saikhanbileg Cabinet Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After about a month of self-inflicted turmoil, the government of Mongolia is heading for some stability again. With a supercoalition of all parties seemingly in place, PM Saikhanbileg has now nominated the following individuals for cabinet positions:<\/p>\n<p>[On Dec 8, as the State Great Khural is preparing to vote on these nominations, we&#8217;ve added some biographical information on the nominees below]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prime Minister<\/strong> (<span class=\"st\">\u041c\u043e\u043d\u0433\u043e\u043b \u0423\u043b\u0441\u044b\u043d \u0415\u0440\u04e9\u043d\u0445\u0438\u0439 \u0421\u0430\u0439\u0434<\/span>): <a title=\"Another Nomination for Prime Minister: Ch Saikhanbileg\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/2014\/primeminister-saikhanbileg\/\">Ch Saikhanbileg<\/a> (DP: Polarstar Faction)<br \/>\nBorn 1969<br \/>\nMoscow State University for the Humanities (History), National University of Mongolia (Law), George Washington University (Law)<br \/>\nRussian and English<br \/>\nMP 1996-2000, 2008-present<br \/>\nMin of Education 1998-2000<br \/>\nCabinet Secretary 2012-14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deputy Prime Minister<\/strong> (\u0428\u0430\u0434\u0430\u0440 \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): U Khurelsukh (MPP)<br \/>\nBorn 1968<br \/>\nDefense University of Mongolia (Political Science), Institute of Public Administration and Development (Public Administration), National University of Mongolia (Law)<br \/>\nMP 2000-2008<br \/>\nMin of National Emergency Agency 2004-06<br \/>\nMin in charge of Professional Inspections 2006-08<br \/>\nMPP Gen Secretary 2008-2012<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cabinet Secretary<\/strong> (\u0425\u044d\u0440\u044d\u0433 \u044d\u0440\u0445\u043b\u044d\u0445 \u0433\u0430\u0437\u0440\u044b\u043d \u0434\u0430\u0440\u0433\u0430): S Bayartsogt (DP: Polarstar Faction)<br \/>\nMoscow State Univ (Economics), Foreign Trade Academy (Germany), National University of Mongolia (Law)<br \/>\nEnglish, Russian, German<br \/>\nMP 1990-92, 1996-2000, 2004-present<br \/>\nPart of OT Investment Agreement negotiation team (2008-09), debated S Ganbaatar in 2013<br \/>\nForced to resign as deputy speaker in 2013 after publication of $1mio offshore accounts in Cook Islands<br \/>\nMin of Environment 1998<br \/>\nCabinet Secretary 2004-06<br \/>\nFinance Minister 2008-12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Environment, Green Development, and Tourism<\/strong> (\u0411\u0430\u0439\u0433\u0430\u043b\u044c \u043e\u0440\u0447\u0438\u043d, \u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e\u043e\u043d \u0445\u04e9\u0433\u0436\u0438\u043b, \u0430\u044f\u043b\u0430\u043b \u0436\u0443\u0443\u043b\u0447\u043b\u0430\u043b\u044b\u043d \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): D Oyunkhorol (MPP)<br \/>\n1963<br \/>\nMongolian State Univ of Education, National University of Mongolia (Law)<br \/>\nEnglish, Russian<br \/>\nMP 2000-04, 2008-present<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Foreign\u00a0Relations<\/strong> (\u0413\u0430\u0434\u0430\u0430\u0434\u00a0\u0445\u0430\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0446\u0430\u0430\u043d\u044b \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): L Purevsuren (DP: Presidential Faction)<br \/>\nMoscow International Relations Institute<br \/>\nEnglish, German, Russian<br \/>\nForeign Policy &amp; Security Advisor to the President 2008-2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Finance<\/strong> (\u0421\u0430\u043d\u0433\u0438\u0439\u043d \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): J Erdenebat (MPP)<br \/>\nTrade and Industry Institute, Academy of Administration, Mongolian Univ of Agriculture<br \/>\nRussian<br \/>\nMP 2012-present<br \/>\nGovernor of Selenge Aimag 2008-12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Justice<\/strong> (\u0425\u0443\u0443\u043b\u044c \u0437\u04af\u0439\u043d \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): D Dorligjav (DP: Presidential Faction)<br \/>\nBorn 1959<br \/>\nDep Premier 1992-96<br \/>\nMin of Defense 1996-98<br \/>\nHead of Erdenet (Mining) 2004-10<br \/>\nProsecutor General 2010-2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Industry<\/strong> (\u0410\u0436 \u04af\u0439\u043b\u0434\u0432\u044d\u0440\u0438\u0439\u043d \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): D Erdenebat (DP: Head of DP Caucus)<br \/>\n1959<br \/>\nUniversity of Polytechnics, Irkutsk<br \/>\nRussian<br \/>\nMP 2012-present<br \/>\nHead of DP caucus in parliament 2012-present<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Defense<\/strong> (\u0411\u0430\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d \u0445\u0430\u043c\u0433\u0430\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0445\u044b\u043d \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): Ts Tsolmon (Justice Coalition: MPRP)<br \/>\nBorn 1953<br \/>\nPolytechnic Institute of Irkutsk, Diplomatic Academy of Moscow<br \/>\nEnglish, Russian<br \/>\nMin of Labour 1990-92<br \/>\nMin of Construction and Infrastructure 2006-08<br \/>\nMP 2012-present<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Construction and Urban Development<\/strong> (\u0411\u0430\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0433\u0430, \u0445\u043e\u0442 \u0431\u0430\u0439\u0433\u0443\u0443\u043b\u0430\u043b\u0442\u044b\u043d \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): D Tsogtbaatar (MPP)<br \/>\nBorn 1970<br \/>\nMoscow International Relations Institute, Australian National Univ (Law)<br \/>\nEnglish, Russian<br \/>\nForeign Policy &amp; Security Advisor to the President 2000-2008<br \/>\nMin of Environment 2012<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of\u00a0 Education, Culture and Science<\/strong> (\u0411\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0441\u0440\u043e\u043b, \u0441\u043e\u0451\u043b, \u0448\u0438\u043d\u0436\u043b\u044d\u0445 \u0443\u0445\u0430\u0430\u043d\u044b \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): Lu Gantumur (DP: One Democracy)<br \/>\nSandei College (Japan), Nagaoka Technology University, Japan<br \/>\nEnglish, Russian, Japanese<br \/>\nMP 2004-present<br \/>\nMin of Education &amp; Science 2012-2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Roads and Transport<\/strong> (\u0417\u0430\u043c, \u0442\u044d\u044d\u0432\u0440\u0438\u0439\u043d \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): N\u00a0Tumurkhuu (MPP)<br \/>\nNational Univ of Mongolia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Mining<\/strong> (\u0423\u0443\u043b \u0443\u0443\u0440\u0445\u0430\u0439\u043d \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): R Jigjid (DP: Falcon Faction)<br \/>\nBorn 1958<br \/>\nNational Univ of Mongolia, Shinshu Univ, Japan,<br \/>\nJapanese<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Labour<\/strong> (\u0425\u04e9\u0434\u04e9\u043b\u043c\u04e9\u0440\u0438\u0439\u043d \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): S Chinzorig (MPP)<br \/>\nBorn 1964<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Population Development and Social Welfare<\/strong> (\u0425\u04af\u043d \u0430\u043c\u044b\u043d \u0445\u04e9\u0433\u0436\u0438\u043b, \u043d\u0438\u0439\u0433\u043c\u0438\u0439\u043d \u0445\u0430\u043c\u0433\u0430\u0430\u043b\u043b\u044b\u043d \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): S Erdene (DP: Mongolian Democratic Union Faction)<br \/>\nOtgontenger Univ (Law), Defense Univ of Mongolia, Management Academy<br \/>\nEnglish, Russian<br \/>\nMP 2009-present<br \/>\nMinister for Population Development and Social Protection 2012-2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Food and Agriculture<\/strong> (\u0425\u04af\u043d\u0441, \u0445\u04e9\u0434\u04e9\u04e9 \u0430\u0436 \u0430\u0445\u0443\u0439\u043d \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): R Burmaa (DP: Mongolian Democratic Union Faction)<br \/>\nElectronic Technical Institute, Bulgaria, National Univ of Mongolia<br \/>\nEnglish, Russian, Bulgarian<br \/>\nMP 2012-present<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Energy<\/strong> (\u042d\u0440\u0447\u0438\u043c \u0445\u04af\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): D Zorigt (DP: Polar Star)<br \/>\nConstruction &amp; Engineering School, USSR<br \/>\nMP 2008-12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Health and Sports<\/strong> (\u042d\u0440\u04af\u04af\u043b \u043c\u044d\u043d\u0434, \u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u044b\u043d \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): G Shiilegdamba (Justice Coalition: MPRP)<br \/>\nMin of Environment &amp; Tourism 2006-08<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister of Mongolia<\/strong> (\u041c\u043e\u043d\u0433\u043e\u043b \u0423\u043b\u0441\u044b\u043d \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0434): M Enkhsaikhan (Justice Coalition: MNDP)<br \/>\nChief of Staff, President 1993-95<br \/>\nPrime Minister 1996-98<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, Is This a Technocratic Cabinet?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Only two ministers\u00a0from Altankhuyag&#8217;s cabinet\u00a0have re-nominated:\u00a0 MP Lu Gantumur, acting Minister of Education, Culture, and Science, and MP S Erdene, acting Minister Population Development and Social Welfare.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Double Deel&#8221; (\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0445\u0430\u0440 \u0434\u044d\u044d\u043b) candidates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6 out 9 from the DP candidates<\/li>\n<li>2 out 6 from the MPP candidates<\/li>\n<li>1 out 3 from the Justice Coalition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These nominations\u00a0did not satisify the public and presidential demand for &#8220;single deel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Two women candidates: MP R Burmaa (DP) and MP D Oyunkhorol (MPP).<\/p>\n<p>Prominent politicians:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>D Dorligjav, former Chief Prosecutor, Chairman and General Secretary of the DP, 1st deputy premier, defense minister, minister for professional inspection, and head of Erdenet Mine;<\/li>\n<li>U Khurelsukh, former MP, General Secretary of the MPP, minister for national emergency management agency;<\/li>\n<li>M Enkhsaikhan, former Prime Minister, MP, Chairman of the DP, presidential candidate from the DP, Chairman of the MNDP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New Generations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 out 9 of the DP candidates are\u00a0new faces in politics (R Jigjid and L Purevsuren)<\/li>\n<li>4 out 6 of the MPP candidates<\/li>\n<li>1 out\u00a03 of the Justice candidates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is hard to say these candidates form the more technocratic cabinet as political parties, especially the DP, promised and the <a title=\"Political Mood Amid Chaos\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/2014\/political-mood-chaos\/\">public expected<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The great hope is that the supercoalition will bring some stability at least until some period close to the summer 2016 elections when it will likely fall apart to prepare for the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The hope is also that a supercoalition will shield any individual\/individual party from blame for certain decisions, so perhaps this government will be more decisive. One might argue that Saikhanbileg himself might not see much glory in leading this government and that only decisive action might save the DP (and assure him of a continued political role) for the next election.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got my own <a title=\"A Personal Wishlist for the Saikhanbileg Government\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/2014\/saikhanbileg-wishlist\/\">wishlist<\/a> of issues that the new government should tackle after immediately dealing with Oyu Tolgoi and the economic crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After about a month of self-inflicted turmoil, the government of Mongolia is heading for some stability again. With a supercoalition of all parties seemingly in place, PM Saikhanbileg has now nominated the following individuals for cabinet positions: [On Dec 8, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/2014\/saikhanbileg-cabinet-nominations\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6444,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3493708,307841,642],"tags":[983090,307958],"class_list":["post-3542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-government","category-party-politics","category-politics","tag-julian-dierkes","tag-mendee-jargalsaikhan-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6444"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3542"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3557,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542\/revisions\/3557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}