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| Chimediin Saikhanbileg | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chimediin Saikhanbileg |
| Birth date | 1969-03-02 |
| Birth place | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People's Republic |
| Nationality | Mongolian |
| Alma mater | National University of Mongolia |
| Occupation | Politician, Entrepreneur |
| Party | Democratic Party (Mongolia) |
| Office | Prime Minister of Mongolia |
| Term start | 2014-11-21 |
| Term end | 2016-07-07 |
Chimediin Saikhanbileg is a Mongolian politician and businessman who served as Prime Minister of Mongolia from 2014 to 2016. He is associated with the Democratic Party (Mongolia), rose from private-sector entrepreneurship to high office, and played a pivotal role in natural resource negotiations and infrastructure initiatives during a period marked by commodity-price volatility and political realignment. His tenure intersected with regional powers and multilateral organizations, drawing both domestic support and legal scrutiny.
Born in Ulaanbaatar in 1969, he came of age during the final decades of the Mongolian People's Republic and the transition to multi-party democracy after 1990. He studied at the National University of Mongolia and pursued further training in business and public administration, attending programs associated with institutions like the Harvard Kennedy School, the London School of Economics, and regional workshops hosted by the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank. His early contacts included figures from the Democratic Party (Mongolia), leaders from the Mongolian People's Party, and private-sector actors in the Oyu Tolgoi and Erdenet Mining Corporation supply chains.
Before entering full-time politics he founded and led enterprises in construction, investment, and media, engaging with corporate counterparts such as Turquoise Hill Resources, Rio Tinto Group, and regional trading firms based in Beijing, Seoul, and Moscow. His business dealings brought him into networks involving the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Mongolia), international financiers from the International Monetary Fund, and consultants formerly attached to Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. He became known for projects linking Mongolian infrastructure plans with foreign direct investment proposals from companies backed by interests in Japan, the United States, and the European Union.
He entered elective politics with the Democratic Party (Mongolia), winning a parliamentary seat in the State Great Khural and serving in ministerial roles including Minister of Finance (Mongolia). In the legislature he engaged with parliamentary groups aligned with leaders such as Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Norovyn Altankhuyag, and Miyegombyn Enkhbold, and interacted with opposition figures from the Mongolian People's Party. His legislative work addressed issues tied to the Oyu Tolgoi dispute, fiscal policy negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, and bilateral accords with China and Russia.
Appointed Prime Minister in November 2014 amid a coalition realignment, he presided over an administration during falling global commodity prices that affected the Oyu Tolgoi mine revenues, sovereign debt considerations with the International Monetary Fund, and investment decisions by firms such as Rio Tinto Group and Turquoise Hill Resources. His cabinet included ministers with backgrounds linked to the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and domestic policy veterans from the State Great Khural. He negotiated high-profile agreements on infrastructure corridors with delegations from China, energy pacts involving Russia, and diplomatic outreach to Japan and the United States.
His government advanced reforms in public finance, pension arrangements, and stimulus measures aimed at stabilizing growth following declines in mineral exports. Policies involved coordination with the Bank of Mongolia, engagement with the International Monetary Fund for macroeconomic advice, and public-private partnership frameworks referencing precedents from South Korea and Singapore. Infrastructure priorities included road and rail projects intended to connect the Tavan Tolgoi coalfields and the Trans-Mongolian Railway to export routes, involving contractors and investors from China Railway Group, Korea Railroad Corporation, and international engineering firms.
He pursued a multi-vector foreign policy balancing ties with China, Russia, and strategic partners such as the United States and Japan, while deepening relationships with multilateral institutions including the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank. Notable initiatives included energy cooperation discussions with Gazprom affiliates, trade and investment talks with delegations from Beijing and Tokyo, and participation in forums like the Community of Democracies and regional dialogues associated with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. His government sought foreign direct investment for mines such as Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi, and coordinated loan and technical assistance packages linked to exim banks and sovereign creditors.
His administration and post-premiership period were marked by allegations and investigations related to procurement, privatization deals, and contract awards associated with mining and infrastructure projects. High-profile matters involved scrutiny of agreements with corporations such as Rio Tinto Group and firms linked to transit corridor projects, prompting inquiries by offices analogous to the General Prosecutor's Office (Mongolia) and parliamentary oversight committees in the State Great Khural. Legal proceedings and media reports connected to figures from the Democratic Party (Mongolia), rivals in the Mongolian People's Party, and businesspersons with ties to Ulaanbaatar enterprises generated sustained public debate and judicial review.
Category:Prime Ministers of Mongolia Category:Mongolian politicians Category:1969 births Category:Living people