21st International Conference on The Future of Asia

Thursday May 21 andFriday May 22, 2014

speakers

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Tsakhia Elbegdorj

President, Mongolia
Date of birth: 8 March 1963
Place of birth: Zereg Sum / Khovd Aimag
Marital status: Married with five children

Education:

1979 Primary School of Zereg Sum / Khovd Aimag
1981 The First High School of Erdenet City
1988 Bachelor degree in Journalism /Lviv University, Ukraine
2002 Master degree in Public administration /Harvard University, USA

Work experience:

1981-1982 Machinist and repairer of the factory of “Erdenet”
1982-1983 Private and Sergeant in the People’s Army of Mongolia, Head of branch, Union of Revolutionary Youth
1988-1990 Journalist at the newspaper “Ulaan od” (Red Star), Head of Army Literature Guild
1989-1991 Leader of the Mongolian Democratic Union
1990 Editor-in-Chief, “Ardchilal” (Democracy) newspaper
1990-1992 Member of People’s Great Khural, Member of State Small Khural
1991 Head of the Union of Mongolian Small Entrepreneurs
1992-1994 Member of State Great Khural
1992- Permanent member of the board of “Young Leaders” foundation
1993- Member of director’s board of Academy of Political Education
1994-1996 Analyst of the National Security Council
1996-1999 Chairman of the Mongolian National Democratic Party
1996-2000 Chairman of the Democratic Union coalition, consisted of the Mongolian National Democratic Party and Mongolian Social Democratic Party at the State Great Khural
1996-1998 Vice Speaker of the State Great Khural, Head of the State commission on Political Rehabilitation
1996-2000 Member of the State Great Khural, Chairman of the executive committee of the Parliamentary group
1998 Prime Minister of Mongolia, Acting Prime Minister of Mongolia
2000- Founder and Honorary President of the “Freedom Center”. A founder of the “Liberty” American School. Founder of Asian Initiative Institute. Founder of the Academy of Fine Arts. Founder of the Freedom magazine, Philanthropy Foundation, Elbeg Five Foundation as well as Bolor Foundation
2003- Honorary President of the Mongolian Democratic Union and “Young Leaders” foundation
2004-2006 Prime Minister of Mongolia
2005-2008 Chairman of the Democratic Party of Mongolia
2008- Member of the State Great Khural
Since June 18,
2009
President of Mongolia
Language skills: English, Russian
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