Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

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Elbegdorj Tsakhia
Цахиагийн Элбэгдорж
Elbegdorj in 2009
4th President of Mongolia
In office 18 June 2009 – 10 July 2017
Prime Minister	Sanjaagiin Bayar Sükhbaataryn Batbold Norovyn Altankhuyag Chimediin Saikhanbileg Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat
Preceded by	Nambaryn Enkhbayar
Succeeded by	Khaltmaagiin Battulga
18th Prime Minister of Mongolia
In office 20 August 2004 – 13 January 2006
President	Natsagiin Bagabandi Nambaryn Enkhbayar
Preceded by	Nambaryn Enkhbayar
Succeeded by	Miyeegombyn Enkhbold
In office 23 April 1998 – 9 December 1998
President	Natsagiin Bagabandi
Preceded by	Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan
Succeeded by	Janlavyn Narantsatsralt
Deputy of the People's Great Khural
In office 1990–1992
Member of the State Little Khural
In office 1990–1992
Member of the State Great Khural
In office 1992–1994
Constituency	Khövsgöl Province
In office 1996–2000
Constituency	Bayankhongor Province
In office 2008–2009
Constituency	Ulaanbaatar, Chingeltei district
Personal details
Born	(1963-03-30) 30 March 1963 (age 61) Zereg, Mongolian People's Republic
Political party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	Democratic Union (until 2000)
Spouse	Khajidsuren Bolormaa
Children	25 (21 adopted)
Alma mater	Lviv Polytechnic University of Colorado Boulder Harvard University
Signature
Website	www.elbegdorj.mn
Military service
Allegiance	Mongolian People's Republic
Branch/service	Mongolian People's Army
Years of service	1982–1983

Elbegdorj Tsakhia (Mongolian: Цахиагийн Элбэгдорж;^[a][b] born 30 March 1963) is a Mongolian politician and journalist who served as President of Mongolia from 2009 to 2017. He previously served as prime minister in 1998 and again from 2004 to 2006.

Elbegdorj was one of the key leaders of the 1990 Mongolian democratic revolution that ended 70 years of communist rule in Mongolia, and co-drafted the country's 1992 constitution that guaranteed democracy and a free market economy. Elbegdorj has been labeled by his supporters as a "freedom fighter"^[1] and the "Golden Sparrow of Democracy," alluding to a bird that comes with spring sunshine after a long, harsh winter.^[2]

Elbegdorj is the founder of the Ardchilal (English: Democracy) newspaper – the country's first independent newspaper – and helped to establish the first independent television station in Mongolia.^[3][4]

Currently, Elbegdorj is a member of The Elders – established by Nelson Mandela in 2007 – that works for peace, justice, human rights and a sustainable planet.^[5] Moreover, he is a member of Club de Madrid which commits to advancing democracy worldwide.^[6] In addition, Elbegdorj is a commissioner of International Commission Against Death Penalty.^[7]

His tenure has focused on fighting corruption, environmental protection,^[8] women's rights,^[9] judicial reform, civic engagement,^[10] economic liberalization and privatization, property rights, and the abolition of the death penalty.^[11]

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