Erdeniin Bat-Üül
Hero of Mongolia Erdeniin Bat-Üül | |
|---|---|
| Эрдэнийн Бат-Үүл | |
Bat-Üül in 2015 | |
| Mayor of Ulaanbaatar | |
| In office 7 August 2012 – 7 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gombosurengiin Munkhbayar |
| Succeeded by | Sunduin Batbold |
| Chairman of the Mongolian Democratic Party | |
| In office 18 February 1990 – 25 October 1992 | |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished [note 1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1957 |
| Party | Democratic Party (since 2000) |
| Other political affiliations | Mongolian National Democratic Party (1992–2000) Mongolian Democratic Party (1990–1992) |
| Spouse(s) | Delgertuya (Mongolian: Дэлгэртуяа) |
| Alma mater | National University of Mongolia |
| Occupation | Physician, Politician |
Erdeniin Bat-Üül (Mongolian: Эрдэнийн Бат-Үүл, born 1 July 1957) is a Mongolian politician from the Democratic Party and a former[1] mayor of Ulaanbaatar City and governor of the Capital City.
Early life and career
Bat-Üül was born in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of the Mongolian People's Republic, on 1 July 1957. His father was Sengiin Erdene, one of Mongolia's well-known authors. In 1975, he completed Ulaanbaatar's High School No. 1, and in 1981, he graduated from the physics department of the National University of Mongolia. From 1982 to 1985, he worked as a teacher in Renchinlkhümbe, Khövsgöl, and afterwards worked at the Astronomic Laboratory of Mongolian Academy of Sciences in Ulaanbaatar.[2]
Democratic revolution
In 1988, Bat-Üül was part of organizing a political group, which in December 1989, would become the first to articulate dissent against the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. Shortly afterwards, all members of the group were arrested, but set free again on lack of evidence. Bat-Üül was one of the leaders of Mongolia's 1990 Democratic Revolution.
Political career
Bat-Üül served as the first and only chairman of the Mongolian Democratic Party from 1990 until its merger with the Mongolian National Progress Party in 1992. Subsequently, he served as the general secretary of the newly-founded Mongolian National Democratic Party from 1992 to 1996. He was elected into the People's Great Khural in 1990, and into the State Great Khural in 1996, 2004 and 2008, representing the Democratic Party since 2000.
He was appointed as Mayor of Ulaanbaatar on August 7, 2012, by the Ulaanbaatar City Council. He was awarded with the title of Hero of Mongolia for his role in the 1990 Democratic Revolution on December 10, 2009. He stepped down as mayor on July 7, 2016, replaced by Mongolian People's Party's Sunduin Batbold.[1]
Erdeniin Bat-Üül and Gombojavyn Zandanshatar led the efforts to codify deliberative polling in Mongolia as co-chairs of the Advisory Committee for Deliberative Polling. See Mongolia's Law on Deliberative Polling.[3]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "New Mayor of Ulaanbaatar receives seal". Mongolian News Agency. 7 July 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ cf. partly http://citycouncil.mn/%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD-%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%82-%D2%AF%D2%AF%D0%BB/ Archived 2013-11-24 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2013-07-29
- ^ Martinovich, Milenko (2017-05-02). "Collaboration at Stanford leads to Mongolian parliament passing law on public opinion polling". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-26.