Information AboutMiyeegombo 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 party 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. EDUCATION AND EARLY LIFE Miyeegombo Enkhbold finished high school in 1981 with average grades, and failed at entrance exams to a university. His activities between 1981 and 1983 are unknown. He earned an undergraduate diploma from the National University Of Mongolia majoring in centrally planned economy in 1987. He received low grades which made him rank third from the last 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 . 1989 he changed as a specialist to the ''Department of Planning and Service Mechanics'' of the ''Public Services Ministry''. 1991 he returned to become the head of the municipal ''Services Office'' 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 finally elected as mayor of Ulaanbaatar by 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 level 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.1 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 got elected into 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.2 MPRP's high ranking officials are reported to be deeply involved in corruption.3 In addition, the MPRP decision coincided with the beginning of the financial investigation at various funds of Ulaanbaatar City. Movements and Mongolians 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 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.4 M.Enkhbold's leading MPRP paid $4 per per person to organize counter demonstration which lasted only one hour against civic groups' demonstration that demand his government's resignation. Also police smashed peaceful demonstrators' dwellings5 and M.Enkhbold and the president are refusing to meet demonstrators and strikers who have been striking on the main square of Mongolia since April 2. The main argument of the demonstrators is that M.Enkhbold's government hasn't done anything for Mongolia since he took the government in January. 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.6 REFERENCES SOURCES
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