Mishigiin Sonompil ( mn, Мишигийн Сономпил; born 1965) is a Mongolian politician who was
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, ...
's
Minister for Defense from January 2006 to December 2007.
Early life and education
Mishigiin Sonompil was born in
Tes sum,
Uvs Aimag
Uvs (; mn, Увс аймаг, Uws aimag, ; xal, Увс әәмг, Uws äämg, ), is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Ulaangom wh ...
(province). He finished from the ten year General Educational School of
Darkhan-Uul Aimag in 1984. He graduated from the command class of
Defense University of Mongolia in 1988. He worked as a staff sergeant in the military unit of 167th Division of the
Mongolian People's Army
The Mongolian People's Army ( Mongolian: ''Монголын Ардын Арми''), also known as the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army ( Mongolian: ''Монгол Ардын Хувьсгалт Цэрэг'') or the Mongolian Red Army ( Mong ...
from 1988 to 1990, and in the Educational Unit of the 150th Division in 1990–1991.
Business career
From 1994, Sonompil began to work as a manager at his brother Mishigiin Chimedtseren's private company "Zaluu Mongol" and Sonompil took the position of the corporate president in 1997. Sonompil worked as a corporate president until he was elected as a Member of Parliament in 2004.
Political career
Sonompil's political career began when his Parliamentary Member brother Mishigiin Chimedtseren died in a deltaplane accident in 1997. He ran as an MP candidate from the
Democratic Union Coalition, to fill in his died brother's position, but he was unsuccessful in both the 1997 and 2000 elections. In 2004, Sonompil ran for the third time for the elections from the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to:
Active parties Africa
*Botswana Democratic Party
*Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
*Gabonese Democratic Party
*Demo ...
, and this time he was elected as a Member of Parliament.
However, in January 2006 he voted with the former communist
MPRP members against the coalition government of
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (, ''Cahiagín Elbegdorj'' ; also referred to as Mongolyin Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and Tsakhia Elbegdorj; born 30 March 1963) is a Mongolian politician who served as President of Mongolia from 2009 to 2017. He previously ser ...
. He did so in spite of a decision of the Democratic Party's Directing Board. The Party's Main Legal Committee therefore cancelled Sonompil's membership in February 2006. In the new government under
Miyeegombyn Enkhbold
Miyegombyn Enkhbold ( mn, Миеэгомбын Энхболд, ''Miyégombīn Enhbold''; born 19 July 1964) is a Mongolian politician who was Prime Minister of Mongolia from January 2006 to November 2007 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2007 to 201 ...
of MPRP, Mishigiin Sonompil was awarded the role of Minister of Defense.
Memberships
*National President of Mongolia's Youth Chamber from 2000
*Chairman of the provincial council of Darkhan-Uul province
*Board Member of Mongolia's Volleyball Union
*Leading Member of Mongolia's Autosport and Tourism Union
References
External links
Mishigiin Sonompil's bio in Mongolia's Ministry of Defense website, 2006(Mongolian)
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1965 births
Living people
Members of the State Great Khural
Democratic Party (Mongolia) politicians
Ministers of Defence of Mongolia
People from Uvs Province