Mongolia”s new coalition government was officially completed
yesterday. Last five cabinet members was approved on Monday by the parliament.

The five newest members included D. Terbishdagva, who will serve as Deputy
Prime Minister, and four ministers nominated by the Justice Coalition and the
Civil Will-Green Party.

The Justice Coalition”s Ch. Ulaan, M. Sonompil and N. Udval were appointed
Finance Minister, Energy Minister and Health minister, respectively. Civil
Will-Green Party leader S. Oyun is the minister for Environment and Green
development.

Last Friday, Mongolian parliament approved 13 ministers nominated by the
Democratic Party, including Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade L. Bold,
Defence Minister D. Bat-Erdene, Justice Minister Kh. Temuujin, Minister for
Economic Development N. Batbayar, and Minister for Mining D.Gankhuyag.

The parliament approved Democratic Party’s chairman Norov Altanhuyag as
Prime Minister on Aug. 9.

In the parliamentary election on June 28, the Democratic Party won 31 seats
in the 76-member parliament, becoming the biggest party in the country”s
supreme legislature.

However, failing to secure an absolute majority, the party had to form a
coalition with Civil Will-Green Party and the Justice Coalition, which is
formed by the Mongolian People”s Revolutionary Party and the Mongolian National
Democratic Party.

The new coalition government has 16 ministries and 19 cabinet members,
including Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and head of Cabinet
Secretariat.

Mongolia”s last government had 11 ministries and 15 cabinet members.