List of prime ministers of Mongolia

• Top left: Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren was the first prime minister of the Bogd Khanate of Mongolia.
• Top right: Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal was the longest-serving prime minister in Mongolian history.
• Bottom left: Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene was the longest-serving prime minister of modern Mongolia.
• Bottom right: Gombojavyn Zandanshatar is the current prime minister of Mongolia.

The prime minister of Mongolia is the head of the Government of Mongolia, which is the highest executive body in Mongolia. ^[1] The office was established in 1912, shortly after the Bogd Khanate of Mongolia declared its independence from the Qing dynasty during the Mongolian Revolution of 1911. ^[a] Sain Noyon Khan Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren was the first officeholder, serving from 1912 until his death in 1919. After the breakout of the Russian Civil War and Namnansüren's death, Mongolia was re-occupied by the Republic of China in late 1919. ^[2]

Da Lama Gonchigjalzangiin Badamdorj was installed as puppet prime minister by warlord Xu Shuzheng, ^[3] serving until the restoration of the Bogd Khanate by White Russian forces in February 1921. A rival Red Army-backed People's Provisional Government, with Dambyn Chagdarjav as acting head, was established by the Mongolian People's Party in March 1921. ^[4] In the aftermath of the People's Revolution of 1921, the Bogd Khan was allowed to remain as a constitutional monarch until his death in 1924. ^[5] From 1911 to 1924, 6 men served as prime ministers during the Bogd Khanate.

The Mongolian People's Republic was subsequently established in 1924, ending the theocratic rule entirely. From 1924 to 1992, during the Mongolian People's Republic, the official title of the head of government underwent several changes, namely:

• Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1924–1939)
• Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1939–1990)
• Prime Minister (1990–1992)

Throughout 68-year long socialist period, a total of 10 men served as the head of government of the Mongolian People's Republic. Since the adoption of the current Constitution of Mongolia in 1992, there have been 15 men who served as prime minister from 1992 to 2025. The current officeholder is Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, who was appointed on 13 June 2025 by the State Great Khural. ^[6]

The longest-serving prime minister in Mongolian history was Marshal Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, who lead from 1952 until 1974; the longest-serving prime minister of modern Mongolia was Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, who held the position from 2021 to 2025. The shortest-serving officeholder was Jalkhanz Khutagt Sodnomyn Damdinbazar, who served for only 2 months in 1921, while the shortest-serving prime minister of modern Mongolia was Janlavyn Narantsatsralt, who served for 225 days from 1998 to 1999.

Prime ministers of Mongolia (1912–present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Prime Minister
1		Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren (1878–1919)	November 1912	April 1919 †	6 years, 5 months	Independent
2		Gonchigjalzangiin Badamdorj (1850–1921)	April 1919	January 1921	1 year, 9 months	Independent
3		Jalkhanz Khutagt Sodnomyn Damdinbazar (1874–1923)	22 February 1921	May 1921	2 months	Independent
–		Manzushir Khutagt Sambadondogiin Tserendorj (1872–1937) Acting	May 1921	10 July 1921	2 months	Independent
–		Dambyn Chagdarjav (1880–1922) Acting [b]	13 March 1921	16 April 1921	34 days	MPP
4		Dogsomyn Bodoo (1885–1922)	16 April 1921	7 January 1922	266 days	MPP
5		Jalkhanz Khutagt Sodnomyn Damdinbazar (1874–1923)	3 March 1922	23 June 1923	1 year, 112 days	MPP
6		Balingiin Tserendorj (1868–1928)	23 June 1923	28 November 1924	1 year, 158 days	MPP
Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
(6)		Balingiin Tserendorj (1868–1928)	28 November 1924	13 February 1928 †	3 years, 77 days	MPP
7		Anandyn Amar (1886–1941)	21 February 1928	27 April 1930	2 years, 65 days	MPP
8		Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav (1894–1933)	27 April 1930	2 July 1932	2 years, 66 days	MPP
9		Peljidiin Genden (1892–1937)	2 July 1932	2 March 1936	3 years, 244 days	MPP
10		Anandyn Amar (1886–1941)	22 March 1936	7 March 1939	2 years, 350 days	MPP
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
11		Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895–1952)	24 March 1939	26 January 1952 †	12 years, 308 days	MPP
12		Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916–1991)	26 January 1952	11 June 1974	22 years, 136 days	MPP
13		Jambyn Batmönkh (1926–1997)	11 June 1974	12 December 1984	10 years, 184 days	MPP
14		Dumaagiin Sodnom (born 1933)	12 December 1984	21 March 1990	5 years, 99 days	MPP
15		Sharavyn Gungaadorj (born 1935)	21 March 1990	11 September 1990	174 days	MPP
Prime Minister
16		Dashiin Byambasüren (born 1942)	11 September 1990	21 July 1992	1 year, 314 days	MPP
Prime Minister
17		Puntsagiin Jasrai (1933–2007)	21 July 1992	19 July 1996	3 years, 364 days	MPP
18		Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan (born 1955)	19 July 1996	23 April 1998	1 year, 278 days	Democratic
19		Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (born 1963)	23 April 1998	9 December 1998	230 days	Democratic
20		Janlavyn Narantsatsralt (1957–2007)	9 December 1998	22 July 1999	225 days	Democratic
–		Nyam-Osoryn Tuyaa (born 1958) Acting	22 July 1999	30 July 1999	8 days	Democratic
21		Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal (born 1961)	30 July 1999	26 July 2000	362 days	Democratic
22		Nambaryn Enkhbayar (born 1958)	26 July 2000	20 August 2004	4 years, 25 days	MPP
23		Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (born 1963)	20 August 2004	13 January 2006	1 year, 146 days	Democratic
24		Miyeegombyn Enkhbold (born 1964)	25 January 2006	22 November 2007	1 year, 301 days	MPP
25		Sanjiin Bayar (born 1956)	22 November 2007	29 October 2009	1 year, 341 days	MPP
26		Sükhbaataryn Batbold (born 1963)	29 October 2009	10 August 2012	2 years, 286 days	MPP
27		Norovyn Altankhuyag (born 1958)	10 August 2012	5 November 2014	2 years, 87 days	Democratic
–		Dendeviin Terbishdagva (born 1955) Acting	5 November 2014	21 November 2014	16 days	MPRP
28		Chimediin Saikhanbileg (born 1969)	21 November 2014	7 July 2016	1 year, 229 days	Democratic
29		Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat (born 1973)	7 July 2016	4 October 2017	1 year, 89 days	MPP
30		Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh (born 1968)	4 October 2017	27 January 2021	3 years, 115 days	MPP
31		Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene (born 1980)	27 January 2021	13 June 2025	4 years, 137 days	MPP
32		Gombojavyn Zandanshatar (born 1970)	13 June 2025	Incumbent	205 days	MPP

Timeline

See also

• List of Mongol rulers
• President of Mongolia
  • List of heads of state of Mongolia
• Prime Minister of Mongolia
• Chairman of the State Great Khural
  • List of chairmen of the State Great Khural

Notes

1. Outer Mongolia was de jure part of the Republic of China until 5 January 1946, when the ROC officially recognized its de facto independence (following the referendum held on 20 October 1945).
2. Prime Minister of the provisional MPP revolutionary government in Troitskosavsk, Soviet Russia.

References

1. Constitution of Mongolia
2. Alfred J. Rieber (25 August 2015). Stalin and the Struggle for Supremacy in Eurasia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 83–. ISBN   978-1-316-35219-9.
3. Baabar, B., History of Mongolia, 1999, ISBN   978-99929-0-038-3, OCLC   515691746, p. 216
4. Baabar, B., History of Mongolia, 1999, ISBN   978-99929-0-038-3, OCLC   515691746, p. 216
5. Mark Juergensmeyer (2008). Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, from Christian Militias to al Qaeda . University of California Press. pp.  139–. ISBN   978-0-520-93476-4. bogda khan.
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