Gombojavyn Zandanshatar
Prime Minister of Mongolia from 2025 to 2026
Gombojavyn Zandanshatar (Mongolian: Гомбожавын Занданшатар; born 8 March 1970) is a Mongolian politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of Mongolia from 13 June 2025 until his resignation on 27 March 2026. He remained as caretaker until 30 March 2026, when Nyam-Osoryn Uchral succeeded him. A member of the Mongolian People's Party (MPP), he served as a member and chairman of the State Great Khural from 2019 to 2024.
Born in Bayankhongor Province, Zandanshatar joined politics in 2003 and served as the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture until 2004, when he was elected to the State Great Khural in the 2004 parliamentary election. In 2009, Zandanshatar became the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and served in this role until 2012, when he stood down from active politics in the 2012 parliamentary election. He returned to politics with his election as MP in 2016. Zandanshatar was appointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary and served from 2017 until 2019.
In February 2019, Zandanshatar was elected the Chairman of the State Great Khural and served in this role until 2024, when he lost reelection. In June 2025, Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene lost a confidence vote and immediately resigned following mass youth-led protests against his government for corruption. Zandanshatar, as a non-member of parliament, was then nominated prime minister by President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh to succeed Oyun-Erdene and was confirmed by the State Great Khural on 12 June.
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