Natsagiin Udval () is a Mongolian politician. She has been the secretary general of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party since 2010. She is the country's Health Minister. She was a candidate for the

2013 Mongolian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 26 June 2013. The Democratic Party (Mongolia), Democratic Party nominee, incumbent President of Mongolia, President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj was re-elected, defeating both Mongolian People's Party nom ...

, being the first woman to do so. Udval supports former president

Nambaryn Enkhbayar Nambaryn Enkhbayar ( mn, Намбарын Энхбаяр; born 1 June 1958) is a Mongolian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Mongolia from 2000 to 2004, as Speaker of the Parliament from 2004 to 2005, and as President of Mongoli ...

who is in prison on corruption charges. Incumbent President

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 ...

, candidate of the Democratic Party, won the

on June 26, 2013 with 50.23 percent of total votes while

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 ...

candidate Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene got 41.97 percent, and Natsagiin Udval got 6.5 percent of total votes. As health minister, Udval's only notable work has been a change to the prisoners' medical treatment rule which allowed former President

, who was convicted of corruption charges, to spend less than a month in prison and spend most of his two and a half year jail term as a patient at the Second General Hospital, where high-ranking government officials are medically treated.

References

External links

Natsag Udval Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Udval, Natsagiin 1954 births Living people People from Arkhangai Province Mongolian People's Party politicians Women government ministers of Mongolia 21st-century Mongolian women politicians 21st-century Mongolian politicians Health ministers of Mongolia