The Prime Minister of Mongolia () is the

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Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million ...

and heads the Mongolian

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. The Prime Minister is appointed by the

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or the

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, and can be removed by the parliament with a

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. The incumbent prime minister is

Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene (; born 29 June 1980) is a Mongolian politician who is the Prime Minister of Mongolia since 27 January 2021. He has been elected to the State Great Khural (Parliament) twice since 2016. Prior to becoming the Prime M ...

, who has served since 27 January 2021. He replaced Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, who was elected to the

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Powers

The Prime Minister has full powers to hire and fire his cabinet ministers and appoints the governors of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, as well as the governor of the capital,

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.Montsame News Agency. ''Mongolia''. 2006, Foreign Service office of Montsame News Agency, , p. 47

History

The office of Prime Minister was established in 1912, shortly after (Outer) Mongolia first declared independence from the Manchu

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. This was not recognized by many nations. By the time of Mongolia's second (and more generally recognized) declaration of independence (from the Chinese republic) in 1921, the office was controlled by a

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group known as the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. 1924 the party established the

Mongolian People's Republic The Mongolian People's Republic ( mn, Бүгд Найрамдах Монгол Ард Улс, БНМАУ; , ''BNMAU''; ) was a socialist state which existed from 1924 to 1992, located in the historical region of Outer Mongolia in East Asia. It w ...

, and the Prime Minister's post was superseded by one known by the title "Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars". This was changed to "Chairman of the Council of Ministers" in 1946. The title of Prime Minister was only revived in 1990, when the People's Revolutionary Party gradually released its hold on power. Regardless of the changes of name, however, the modern Mongolian government recognizes the office as having existed continuously since 1912, and counts all holders of the office as Prime Ministers. There is some confusion as to the first holder of the office. A

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named Tseren (or Tserenchimed) held office as "Prime Minister" during a provisional government, and is sometimes cited as the first holder of the modern office. However, the current Mongolian government considers

Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren (; ; ; 1878 – April 1919), full title: Sain Noyon Khan Namnansüren (, Good noyon khan Namnansüren), was a powerful hereditary prince and prominent early 20th-century Mongolian independence leader. He served as ...

, the first formal office-holder, to be the first. There is also some confusion over the status of

Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav ( mn, Цэнгэлтийн Жигжиджав), (1894-May 22, 1933) was prime minister of Mongolia from 1930 to 1932. Jigjidjav was born in present-day Halzan district, in Sükhbaatar Province Sükhbaatar ( mn, Сүхб� ...

- some consider him to have only been acting Prime Minister, while some consider him to have been a full Prime Minister. The Mongolian government takes the latter view.

List of prime ministers

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