Lamjavyn Gündalai
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Lamjavyn Gündalai is a Mongolia
n politician. He has been a member of parliament since 2000 and served as Minister of Health from January 2006 to January 2007.
Gündalai was born in Khatgal, Khövsgöl Aimag in 1963. After completing the local middle school in 1982, he studied medicine at the Martin Luther University in Halle
from 1984 to 1991. Afterwards he entered business and founded the GMET and Batsarai companies.
In the 2000 parliamentary election, he won the constituency no.45 in northwestern Khövsgöl as independent candidate, but entered the Democratic Party
in the same year. His first election period was overshadowed by a feud with then Minister of Justice, Tsendiin Nyamdorj
, over alleged dissemination of secret documents to a foreign secret service. The affair culminated in a libel charge against Gündalai and Gündalai's detention from a plane headed to Seoul
in August 2003.
Gündalai was re-elected in the 2004 parliamentary election. In late 2005, he founded his own Party, the People's Party or Ард түмний нам, with a party structure allegedly modeled after the political structure of the Great Mongol Empire
. After the controversial establishment of an MPRP-led government in January 2006, he was appointed Minister of Health, but ousted in January 2007 after accusations focusing on failed staffing policies, negligence, and inadequate behaviour towards representatives of international organisations.
In April 2008, Gündalai left the People's Party and re-entered the Democratic Party. He was one of two DP candidates from Khövsgöl who were elected into the new parliament on June 29th, 2008
.
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
n politician. He has been a member of parliament since 2000 and served as Minister of Health from January 2006 to January 2007.
Gündalai was born in Khatgal, Khövsgöl Aimag in 1963. After completing the local middle school in 1982, he studied medicine at the Martin Luther University in Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
from 1984 to 1991. Afterwards he entered business and founded the GMET and Batsarai companies.
In the 2000 parliamentary election, he won the constituency no.45 in northwestern Khövsgöl as independent candidate, but entered the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Mongolia)
The Democratic Party is a conservative liberal and libertarian political party in Mongolia. Its primary goals are the continued transformation of Mongolia into an open and democratic society.- History :...
in the same year. His first election period was overshadowed by a feud with then Minister of Justice, Tsendiin Nyamdorj
Tsendiin Nyamdorj
Tsendiin Nyamdorj is a Mongolian politician. He served as Minister of Justice and the Interior from 2000 to 2004 and as the Speaker of the State Great Khural from 2004 to 2007. Nyamdorj is a member of the Dörvöd tribe.- Life :...
, over alleged dissemination of secret documents to a foreign secret service. The affair culminated in a libel charge against Gündalai and Gündalai's detention from a plane headed to Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
in August 2003.
Gündalai was re-elected in the 2004 parliamentary election. In late 2005, he founded his own Party, the People's Party or Ард түмний нам, with a party structure allegedly modeled after the political structure of the Great Mongol Empire
Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire , initially named as Greater Mongol State was a great empire during the 13th and 14th centuries...
. After the controversial establishment of an MPRP-led government in January 2006, he was appointed Minister of Health, but ousted in January 2007 after accusations focusing on failed staffing policies, negligence, and inadequate behaviour towards representatives of international organisations.
In April 2008, Gündalai left the People's Party and re-entered the Democratic Party. He was one of two DP candidates from Khövsgöl who were elected into the new parliament on June 29th, 2008
Mongolian legislative election, 2008
A legislative election in Mongolia was held on June 29, 2008. A total of 356 candidates were running for 76 seats in the State Great Khural. According to official results published on July 14, at least 39 seats went to the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party , and at least 25 seats went...
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External links
- Personal homepage (in Mongolian)
- Members of the Mongolian government as of early 2006 (in German)