Gombojavyn Zandanshatar

Gombojavyn Zandanshatar
General Secretary Mongolian People's Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 2012
Preceded by	Ukhnaa Khurelsukh
Personal details
Born	March 8, 1970 Baatsagaan soum, Bayankhongor aimag (province)
Political party	Mongolian People's Party
Alma mater	State People's Economics Institute, Irkutsk, Russia
Website	www.zandanshatar.com

Gombojavyn Zandanshatar (Mongolian: Гомбожавын Занданшатар; * March 8, 1970), is the General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party

Parents

Parents

Zandanshatar's father Gombojav was born in 1934 at Tsogtoi Gun Dashdorj or Dashdoo Gun Khoshuu, SainNoyon Khan Aimag, (currently named GaluutSoum, Bayankhongoraimag). He was the youngest son of nobleman NorovSumaagarid. Father Norov dead when Zandanshatar was three years old. After that his relative Damdinjav who was a lama, adopted and raised him. Zandanshatar's mother was born in 1937 at same Khoshuu and she was an oldest daughter of Oros who was a monk. They married in 1958 and they have a 6 children and 5th son is Zandanshatar.

Labor hero Gombojav.D

Gombojav.D worked as a registrar, head of micro-district and head of soum and unity since 1957. He studied at Party's institute as a manager for 2 years between 1968s and 1970s. Then he studied in basic school at that institute between 1972s and 1976. Since 1976, he was deputed to improve the environment of countryside's unity and farms. For example, he was appointed to Chandgansoum, Khentiiaimag as a head of farms in 1982. Since then the farm was the most gathered crops in Mongolia for many years. He was awarded confer as a Labor Hero in 1992 because of his result of productive for many years in branch of agriculture. Dashzever.O was a chef. She was awarded "famous mother" I and II medal because, she born and raised 6 children. She was so intelligence and she knows "Jangar" epic poem, "EriinsainKhnaKharangui" epic and many Mongolian fairy folk and told her children without reading.

Childhood

Childhood of Zandanshatar.G

Zandanshatar.G was born March 8, 1970 in Baatsagaansoum, Bayankhongoraimag. When he was born, his father Gombojav was working as a head of that soum. ObstetricionYondontsoo read a book and gave the name of Zandanshatar to him. His family moved to Ulaanbaatar because his father had to study at Party's institute. Gombojav.D loved chess. Heads of soum and unity or students of Party's institute came to his home and played chess with his father. So Zandanshatar learned to play chess when he was 3 years old. In 1976, his family moved back to Ulziitsoum, Bayankhongoraimag, following year, Zandanshatar enrolled to secondary school in 1977. When he was a pupil, he had a good grade and interested in arts and sports. He always qualified the condition of "owner of 5 best" and he read the poem at school's art performance and wrestled Mongolian national wrestling. He enrolled 77th school in 1982 when his family moved to Capital city. Then his family back to Khentii, he studied at there for half year and back to city and continued to study in 77th school and completed his highschool in 1987 with A grades.

Education

Student Zandanshatar.G at Irkutsk

He studied at State People's Economics Institute (nowadays it's named National natural institute) in Irkutsk of Russia between 1987-1992. He attended short and medium term training in Sweden, United States, Germany, France and India as bank finance, and business administration. He studied and graduated at joint Mongolia business development agency and Mastricht University of Netherlands as a master.

Career

Younger Teacher Zandanshatar.G

He started to work asa teacher and researcher at Center Marketing College (nowadays it is named Business School of Mongolian National University) in June, 1992. He was teaching subjects such as currency, finance, and banking. During days, Mongolia had moved from ‘centrally-planned economy’ to market economy. Thus, banking system divided in two stagings and he was the one of first lectors to teach the subject about new economy, banking and financing. At that time, economist Dashzevge.N worked as a teacher at that school too.

During he was working at Center Marketing College, there was an opportunity to study at Australia's institute with government scholarship for 6 teachers who could take best scores on English test between 12 teachers of Mongolian universities and institutes. Although he could take a best score, he couldnot study to abroad because of some reason. He had worked at Center Marketing College until 1996. During his working years, he established the "Free thinkers Club" and he invited the people who studied in USA, and organized the lecture for students.

Since 1996, he started to work in Agricultural bank as an external accounting economist and external accounting manager then he was a head of that bank and head of loan and monetary policy. In 1999, he was appointed to be Director of training center of Bank of Mongolia. During that year, he was appointed to plenipotentiary to Agricultural Bank of Mongolia which faced to bankruptcy. He leaded and developed the plan to changing structure of bank to recovery and re-capitalization the activities. As a result, bank was transferred to state owner and economic efficiency financing organization.

"Khan Bank" logo

In 2000, he charged to work as a deputy director of operation and marketing with created a new management team when Khan bank developed the eradication program with help of US international development agency (USAID). Zandanshatar.G charged to work the bank's restructuring plan was implemented, re-capitalized and changed name and logo. In 2003, program was successfully implemented thus government announced the international open tender and agricultural bank was successfully privatized.

He was appointed to vice Minister for Food and Agriculture. Minister was Nasanjargal.D. That year, Mongolian agricultural sector was in crisis and plantations were standby. Not only, Mongolia faced that it was unnecessary to produce the floor in locally. Since Zandanshatar.G was minister, government police for agriculture was approved by parliament with help of him. And he attempted to external loan and assistance and recovered the agricultural work. As a result, this work was a base of Crop Campaign III.

Politics

In 1996, Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (nowadays Mongolian People's Party) was defeated in parliament's election thus he was not relate to any politics party until 1998s. Following day Zorig Sanjjaasuren was dead, he joined the MPRP (MPP) in October 3 of 1998. When he worked in party's club and youth organization, he was standing in 7th section of Bayankhongoraimag, he was elected in 2004s. In 2008, he stood and elected again. That year, there were 3 mandates in Bayankhongoraimag, he only could be elected again second time. He was a board member and Vice precedent of Mongolian Democracy Socialist Youth Union between 2005s-2010s. In 2010s, he implemented the updating and organizing work with step by step. As a result, logo and name had been changed as "social democracy-mongolian youth union" and updating policy was implemented. He had been working as "General Secretary" of MPP between 2012s-2013s. Board member of MPP and conference member.

Parliament member

Swear in member

During his being member of parliament's 2 terms of office, he was head of sub-committee of budget spending and deputy leader of MPP at parliament. Furthermore, he initiated about 20 draft of legislations such as Law of Tax, Law of Micro Mining, Law of anti-corruption, law of anti-financialingterrorizm and money laundry and so on. He was member or head of around 40 working groups which were related to the Parliament. In 2016, he stood in 7th sector in Bayankhongoraimag and elected again 3rd times.

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Hillary Clinton visited to Mongolia

When minister of foreign affairs Su.Batbold was Mongolian parliament's general minister, Zandanshatar.G was appointed to be minister of foreign affairs in November 2009. During he was minister of foreign affairs, concept of foreign policy was updated, and approved in December 2011. Mongolia had received the honorful duty to be head of Community of Democracies for 2 years. During he was minister government approved the program of encancing the foreign relation. As a result, external politics and economic diplomacy process were used more than before, it helps to provide with stable growth in the country's development. And also, special regulation of diplomatic personnel discipline was renewed and if diplomatic personnel violate the regulation, he/she had been fired. He had visited approximately 20 countries such as the United States, Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, Italy and so on during he was minister. It influenced for Mongolian foreign relation's development. For example,relationship of comprehensive partnership between Japan and Mongolia for 17 years upgraded and transferred to strategy comprehensive parthnerhsip and contract was signed in 2015.

At Stanford University

With James Fishkin

He started to work as a research at institute of Consultation democracy in Stanford University, USA December 2013. He researched comparatively between developing democracy country and highly developed country. As a result, he is inviting in Mongolia Larry Daimond who is modern democracy research's leader professor, James Fishkin who is director of institute of consultaion democracy of Stanford University, and professor Carl Aikenbery for lecturing and their books are being translated into Mongolia and published. And also he is leading the "Citizen participation-City Tomorrow" and Mongolian First consultative referendum" with Asia foundation and Stanford University.

""I had been sticking in politics for a long time furthermore I would be in vacuum condition exactly. So I thought that I need to observe and research implicitly about Mongolian society and politics. I got the once-over from USA or other decmocracy developed countries when someone works in politics for a long time, they had a break for a while and work for international research center. Especially, worked as a foreign relation like me, I felt that I need to combine the experience and knowledge." Zandanshatar "Research of Stanford University ^[1]

"System is kept in local structure based on citizen participation that idea is reflected inMongolian Constituition. Unfortunately, todays local self-controled organizations are dependent with politics and parties. So we researched on how to direct the local activities by country, we chose the "consultative democracy". Hereinafter project which is access in Ulaanbaatar, investment for construction, demand, design and location are informed and determined by citizens. Batuul.E Mayor of Ulaanbaatar ^[2]

"If consultate the issue, solve the problem, transparent, open democracy which are main idea of Consoltation democracy, are accessed into Mongolia, it's clear to bring the efficient and economic would be fast. D.Bekhbat head of "Mongolian Economy" journalist. ^[3]

Elected posts

Meeting with KyrsanIlumjinov

• President of Mongolian Democracy Socialist youth union (2009-2012s)
• Head of Local council of Bayankhongoraimag in Ulaanbaatar (2008-2013 он)
• President of Mongolian Chess Union. (2011-2013 он)
• "One Mongolia" non-government organizationhead of consoltation room (2015 он)
• Board member of MPP (2015 он)
• Honorable president ofMongolian Chess Union. (2016 он)

Awards

• "Leading stuff of Bank and finance"title (1999)
• AltanGadas" title. (2005)
• Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador tittle (2011)
• Ukraine state award Tittle of brilliant Yaroslav, III degree. (2011)
• Tittle of Honorable professor of Natural national university. (2012)

Quotes

• The most important things in Mongolian development is every Mongolians not only Oyutolgoi and TavanTolgoi.
• Democracy means national authority. National authority means people holds the government rights. Ардынзасаггэдэгньтөрийнбүхэрхардтүмниймэдэлдгэсэнүг.^[4]
• Touch to find a needle. Consult to find the right.
• Main soul of development is democracy. Brain is clever polity. Body is people's five government.^[5]
• Politic's party must be brain for develop the country.^[6]
• Mongolia is mother of Russian government and father of Chinese construction.
• World's best system was Mongolian traditional regulated politics.
• Base of Даргатөвтэйнамаасгишүүдтөвтэйнамруу, олоннийтийннамаасмөрийнхөтөлбөрийннамболохньнамыншинэчлэлийнэхсурвалж.^[7]

Religion

Master and follower

He is Buddhism and member of JavzandambaKhutagtcentre. He studies the Choir's book of Buddhism philosophy. He has a good relationship with Dalai Lama and JodaRinbuchi.

Hobby

Played with world's championship 10 times.

He learned to play chess when he was 3 three years old. His father held his chess in his arm and asked to play for every one. When his father back home in the evening, Zandashatar waited to play with his father, too. He is a good chess player wherever he goes. Bigger chess champion was organized between parlianment members during the 25-year-anniversary of permanent action government in Mongolia. Zandanshatar.G was awarded 2nd place. (Citizen Lhamjav was awarded by 1st place) ^[8] He played with K.Ilumjinov, who is President of World's chess union, Bulgarian chess player, world's chess championship 10 times A.Stefanova and Mongolian masters of chess players. He has a richer collection of chess. When he studied in India in 1994, he found a chess made with sandalwood, he was so trilled. Besides playing chess, he like swimming. And he is a fan of soccer. He is fan of Real Madrid of Spain.

Interesting Facts

• Zandanshatar.G traded between Ukrain, Poland Russia and Mongolia secretly when he was junior student at Irkutska. Unfortunately, he was arrested in custom office of board to access the goods from Russia to Mongolia. Custom office informed about his action to his university's teacher. The teacher received documentary from custom office and he called and talked with Zandanshatar about his action instead of notice to head of university. They talked and negotiated with each other to not trade anymore. Because Zandanshatar was the best student of that university. After 15 years, Zandanshatar was awarded the "honored professor" of that University.^[9]
• Zandanshatar was amazed by other students because he read and memorized poem of Pushkin.A at class once, and tell other students immediately. But teacher said they need to tell the poem after a week.
• There are only 2 people in Mongolia who received the "state awards" of ukrain medal which is named Tsetsen Yarislova. Zandanshatar.G is one of two. Other one is Elbegdorj Ts who is the Mongolian President
• 7-number is seemed to important to his life. For example, he was born in 1970, he enrolled his secondary school in 1977, when he moved to capital city and enrolled at 77th school. He completed his high school in 1987. He stood 7th sector of Bayankhongor aimag and he was elected. And also, when he had an argument with his head of party Enkhbayar and he investigated about Savings Bank in 2007.
• He is the best chess player in parliament members between 2004s-2012.^[10]
• His mother Dashzeber.O supported his son Zandanshatar to play chess. She said "chess is Mongolians intelligence game. Dominos are game for Chinese. Card is game for Russian kings.

Family

His wife OtgongerelGanbayar was born in 1974 in Ulaanbaatar. She graduated Center Market College as a accounting. She studied her master as a business administration at Birmingem University in Great Britain. She got her Ph.D as a economic Science at Mongolian national university. They are married in 1992 and they have a 4 children.

Literature

• "assignment of foreign trade" handbook for bank and financial. (1995s)
• "financial management for trading bank" hanndbook (1995s)
• "corporation finance" handbook. (1994s)
• "value of money" handbook (1994s)
• "assignment's mechanism for agricultural reformance. (2003s)
• "plan for changing the agricultural bank's structure"brochure (2003s)
• "Constitution and Consoltative Democracy" compilation. (2015s)
• "consultative democracy-development gate". (2015s)
• "Express your views"Jamesfishkin: "consultative democracy and public discussion. Translated from English into Mongolia (2015s)^[11]

Approximately 60 articles are published about Economy, foreign dept, history, politics, foreign policy.^[12]

Links

• Official website http://www.zandanshatar.com
• Facebook page Gombojavyn Zandanshatar on Facebook
• Twitter account Gombojavyn Zandanshatar on Twitter - Twitter
• Institute of Development of Democracy and legal governance in Stanford University http://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/
• Institute of Concoltative Democracy in Stanford University http://cdd.stanford.edu/
• Mongolian People Party http://www.nam.mn

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