Nyam-Osoryn Tuyaa (; born 1958) is a former

Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...

n politician, and the acting Prime Minister from 22 to 30 July 1999. She also served as Chairperson of the 55th session of the

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(ESCAP). Tuyaa was the foreign minister in the Democratic Party-led government under Janlavyn Narantsatsralt, being appointed in 1998. When this government was forced to resign the following year, she became acting

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for a short time before

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elected

Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal (Mongolian ; born February 27, 1961) was Prime Minister of Mongolia from July 30, 1999 to July 26, 2000. He is a leading member of the Democratic Party. Life Early years and education Amarjargal was born in Ulaanb ...

. She then served as foreign minister in the new government until it was defeated in the 2000 elections. She lost her seat in parliament (for a district in Khentii Province) in the same elections, which saw the People's Revolution Party win all but four seats.

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