Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun ( mn, Лувсангийн Эрдэнэчулуун; born October 10, 1948, in

Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar (; mn, Улаанбаатар, , "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north ce ...

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, ...

) was the

foreign minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

of Mongolia from August 2000 until September 2004, when the Mongolian parliament approved a coalition government following the 2004 parliamentary elections and he was succeeded by

Tsendiin Mönkh-Orgil Tsend Mönkh-Orgil or Tsendiin Mönkh-Orgil (; born 18 October 1964) is a Mongolian politician and a member of the State Great Hural. He is also the first person from Mongolia to join the United Nations International Law Commission as a member. ...

. He is a member of the

Mongolian People's Party The Mongolian People's Party (MPP) is a social democratic political party in Mongolia. It was founded as a communist party in 1920 by Mongolian revolutionaries and is the oldest political party in Mongolia. The party played an important role i ...

. In 2005 he founded the Human Security Research Center, an NGO that investigated human trafficking. In 2008 he became Representative of Mongolia to the executive board of

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

with the rank of ambassador. His father was Sonomyn Luvsan, a leading communist political figure and diplomat from the 1940s to the 1970s who served as acting head of state of Mongolia from June 29, 1972, to June 11, 1974.

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1948 births Living people Mongolian People's Party politicians Government ministers of Mongolia Children of national leaders Foreign ministers of Mongolia {{Mongolia-politician-stub