Miyeegombo Enkhbold

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Miyeegombyn Enkhbold (mong. Миегомбын Энхболд; born 1964) is the current Prime Minister of Mongolia. He took office on January 25 2006 following the controversial collapse of Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj's Government. Enkhbold is the chairman of ex-communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) from 2005. He was nominated and directed by Nambaryn Enkhbayar as his successor to become the chairman of MPRP.

1 Education and early life
2 Joining MPRP and municipal politics
3 National politics
4 Personal Info
5 References
6 Sources

[edit] Education and early life

Miyeegombo Enkhbold finished school in 1982 with average grades, and failed at entrance exams to a university. His activities between 1982 and 1983 are unknown. He earned an undergraduate diploma from the National University of Mongolia majoring in centrally planned economy in 1987. He received high grades which made him rank third from the top in his class according to his classmates. Enkhbold speaks only Mongolian language.

From 1987 he worked as an economist with the Services Office of the Executive Authority of the Assembly of People's Deputies of Ulaanbaatar.

In 1989 he became a specialist to the Department of Planning and Service Mechanics of the Public Services Ministry.

In 1991 he returned to become the head of the municipal Services Office.

[edit] Joining MPRP and municipal politics

Enkhbold joined the MPRP in 1990 when the MPRP Politburo resigned and democracy began in Mongolia.

MPRP appointed Enkhbold as a Deputy Governor of the Chingeltei District of Ulaanbaatar from 1992 to 1996, and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Chingeltei Districts Khural of Citizens Representatives from 1996 to 1997.

The MPRP appointed him as the chairman of the MPRP's Council in Ulaanbaatar from 1997 to 2005. In 1999 he was elected as mayor of Ulaanbaatar by the MPRP dominated Ulaanbaatar's People's Representative's Hural.

He has been harshly criticized by anti-MPRP writers for his work in that position. During Miyeegombo Enkhbold's administration, Ulaanbaatar City began to experience carbonide levels much higher than the accepted limit of public safety standards and the city run state owned public transportation became almost bankrupted. He also became controversial for forcing five poor families with 37 members to leave their land in Bayanzurkh district without any reason.<ref>Asian Human Rights Commission - Urgent Appeals Program, July 7, 2003. Retrieved on 2006-04-21.</ref>

[edit] National politics

Enkhbold was mainly known to Mongolian politics as a loyal aide to MPRP Chairman Nambaryn Enkhbayar until after 2005. When Nambaryn Enkhbayar became the President of Mongolia, Enkhbayar had to give up the position of Chairman of MPRP and Enkhbayar gave the position to his loyal follower and aide, and his presidential campaign's substantial contributor Miyeegombo Enkhbold.

Enkhbold was elected to the parliament in 2005 after MPRP made an agreement with Democratic Party that MP Candidate from Democratic Party Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj who was the landslide winner in several polls over Enkhbold to withdraw from the elections at the 65th Constituency in return MPRP would not touch Elbegdorj's Government. MPRP and its chairman Miyeegombo Enkhbold violated its own three agreements with Democratic Party within three months.

Miyeegombo Enkhbold's administering MPRP Directing Board made the decision to take the MPRP out of Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj's Government, a day after MPRP leaders met with MPRP appointed Customs Director General Kh. Baatar who was arrested with other Customs officials on charges of corruption and who claimed that the MPRP leaders are his key ties in the corruption network.<ref>MPRP Appointed Customs General Director was arrested for corruption on spot UB Post, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Nov 3, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-04-21.</ref> MPRP's high ranking officials are reported to be deeply involved in corruption.<ref>Assessment of Corruption in Mongolia Final Report, USAID, Pages 15-16, August 31, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-04-21.</ref> In addition, the MPRP decision coincided with the beginning of the financial investigation at various funds of Ulaanbaatar City.

Many Mongolian movements have still been making strong protests against MPRP and the Parliament's decision to dismiss Elbegdorj's Government. The Mongolian Parliament's decision is alleged to have violated Mongolian Constitution's Article 25, Paragraph 1-6 that the Parliament exceeded its power as instead of discussing and deciding the resignation of the Grand Coalition Government's ten MPRP Members who submitted their resignation letter to the Parliament, the parliament “overthrew” Elbegdorj's Government. Tsahim Urtuu Union of Mongolians worldwide made an announcement that the decision violated the Constitution of Mongolia and it is in the process of officially submitting the violation case to Inter-Parliamentary Union and Dr. Temuujin, Professor of Law at National University of Mongolia submitted a claim to the Constitutional Court of Mongolia asking to investigate violation of the Constitution by the Parliament of Mongolia overthrowing Elbegdorj's Government.<ref>Tsahim Urtuu Union's Announcement on Illegality of Parliament's Decision to Dissolve Elbegdorj's Government, in Mongolian. Retrieved on 2006-04-21.</ref>

Enkhbold's leading MPRP paid $4 per person to organize a counter demonstration which lasted only one hour against a civic groups' demonstration that demanded his government's resignation. Also police smashed peaceful demonstrators' dwellings<ref>In Mongolia protest groups collide, Mongolia Web, April 12, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-04-21.</ref> and M.Enkhbold and the president refused to meet demonstrators and strikers who protested on the main square of Mongolia in April 2006. The main argument of the demonstrators was that M.Enkhbold's government hasn't done anything for Mongolia since he took the government in January. M.Enkhbold's government is being harshly criticized for firing approximately 200 civil and government officers based only on their membership to other political parties than MPRP according to Daily News. <ref>M.Enkhbold's government has fired approximately 200 civil officers based only on their different political party membership, Daily News, May 24, 2006, in Mongolian.</ref>

[edit] Personal Info

Enkhbold is married and has two children.

"The standout success of Mongolian wrestlers in the ancient Japanese sport of sumo is due to a favourable gene pool in their homeland" Enkhbold told Reuters.<ref>Reuters. "Mongolia gene pool source of sumo success PM says", March 29, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-04-21.</ref>