Sharavyn Gungaadorj ( mn, Шаравын Гунгаадорж; born 2 May 1935) is a

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, ...

n politician and was the 14th

Prime Minister of Mongolia The Prime Minister of Mongolia () is the head of government of Mongolia and heads the Mongolian cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Mongolian parliament or the State Great Hural, and can be removed by the parliament with a vote of no ...

(Chairman of the Council of Ministers) from March 21 to September 11, 1990.

Life

Gungaadorj was born 1935 in the

Ikhkhet Ikhkhet ( mn, Иххэт) is a sum (district) of Dornogovi Province in south-eastern Mongolia. Zülegt fluorspar mine is located in the northern part of the sum. In 2009, its population was 2,176.

sum in

Dornogovi Province Dornogovi ( mn, Дорноговь, ''East Gobi'') is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the southeast of the country, bordering PR China's autonomous region of Inner Mongolia. Dornogovi is located in the Gobi desert ...

. He graduated from the

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in 1959. After holding several positions within the PMRP Central Committee from 1967-1968 he went on to become deputy minister of agriculture. In 1980 he was appointed first deputy minister of state farms and in 1981 he became first secretary of the

Selenge Province Selenge ( mn, Сэлэнгэ) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. The name is derived from the Selenge river. The capital is Sükhbaatar. The province of Darkhan-Uul Darkhan-Uul ( mn, Дарх ...

MPRP Committee. In 1986 he was appointed minister of agriculture. Before becoming Prime Minister, Gungaadorj was a member of the

State Great Khural The State Great Khural, ; "State Great Assembly" is the unicameral parliament of Mongolia.Montsame News Agency. ''Mongolia''. 2006, Foreign Service office of Montsame News Agency, , p. 40 It is located in the Government Palace. History ;1 ...

(parliament) for the constituency 33 in the

and an advisor to the

President of Mongolia The president of Mongolia ( mn, Монгол Улсын Ерөнхийлөгч, ''Mongol Ulsyn Yerönkhiilögch'') is the executive head of state of Mongolia.Montsame News Agency. ''Mongolia''. 2006, , p. 42 The current president is Ukhnaagiin ...

. From 1987 to 21 March 1990 he served concurrently as deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers and minister of agriculture and food industry. After the resignation en masse of the Politburo and government, including Prime Minister

Dumaagiin Sodnom Dumaagiin Sodnom ( mn, Думаагийн Содном; born 14 July 1933) is a Mongolian political figure who served as Prime Minister of Mongolia from 1984 to 1990. Biography Sodnom was born in the Örgön District of Dornogovi Province on 1 ...

, on 21 March 1990 in the wake of anti-government demonstrations Sodnom became chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Prime Minister in what was essentially an interim administration before the first free elections could be staged the following September. In 1992 he was appointed ambassador from Mongolia to the

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and later to

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. He again became a member of parliament from 2000 to 2004, also serving as the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Environment and Rural Development. He did not stand for parliamentary elections in 2004 and in 2009 acted as an advisor to the Minister of Environment and Tourism. Gungaadorj holds a PhD in agricultural sciences, and is a member of the

Mongolian Academy of Sciences The Mongolian Academy of Sciences (, ''Mongol ulsyn Shinjlekh ukhaany Akademi'') is Mongolia's first centre of modern sciences. It came into being in 1921 when the government of newly independent Mongolia issued a resolution declaring the establi ...

. He is married and has three children. Since 1997, Gungaadorj is the managing director of the "Agropro" corporation.

References

Sources

Gungaadorj, Sharawyn
- Who is who in Mongolian politics (German) *Sanders, Alan J. K., ''Historical Dictionary of Mongolia'', 1996, . {{DEFAULTSORT:Gungaadorj, Sharavyn 1935 births Living people Ambassadors of Mongolia to North Korea Members of the State Great Khural Mongolian communists Mongolian expatriates in the Soviet Union Mongolian People's Party politicians Prime Ministers of Mongolia People from Dornogovi Province