Ulaanbaatar
Prime Minister Appoints New First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, November 27, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Prime Minister of Mongolia Zandanshatar Gombojav signed an order appointing Member of Parliament and Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry Enkhbayar Jadamba as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Development, and MP Badamsuren Myagmarsuren as Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry.
The
Prime Minister emphasized that the appointments were made under his
constitutional and legal authority. He noted that the Government has set the “New
Confidence – Bold Reform” agenda for the next four years, focusing on
diversifying the economy, improving the business environment, reducing state
involvement in the market, and strengthening fair competition.
The
Prime Minister stated that the two sectors, economic development and food,
agriculture, and light industry, are closely interconnected, and highlighted the
appointees’ expertise and public service experience. He called on the new
ministers to implement the Government’s agenda and pursue decisive reforms.
The Prime
Minister had formally presented his decision on the appointments to the
President on November 24, 2025. The decision was also presented to both the MPP
group in the parliament and the plenary session of the State Great Khural, and
the appointees took oaths before the State Great Khural on November 25, 2025,
followed by the issuance of the Premier’s order.
As First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Development, Uchral Nyam-Osor was elected as Chairman of the State Great Khural on November 20, 2025, the position required a new appointment.
