Chairman of the Democratic Party (Mongolia)
Head of the Democratic Party (Mongolia)
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The Chairman of the Democratic Party (Mongolian: Ардчилсан Намын дарга) is the leader of the Democratic Party, established on 6 December 2000 when five opposition parties merged.[1] The party traces its historic roots back to the 1990 Democratic Revolution, when the Mongolian Democratic Party was founded by the Mongolian Democratic Union.
| Chairman of the Democratic Party | |
|---|---|
| Ардчилсан Намын дарга | |
Emblem of the Democratic Party | |
| Status | Head of party |
| Seat | Ulaanbaatar |
| Appointer | Direct party member vote |
| Term length | No term limit and renewal |
| Formation | 6 December 2000 |
| First holder | Erdeniin Bat-Üül (MDP) Dambiin Dorligjav (DP) |
| Website | democraticparty.mn |
The chairperson of the DP is elected by a direct majority vote by the party presidium, the National Policy Committee (NPC). The current chairperson is Odongiin Tsogtgerel, who was elected to the position in 2025.
Between late 2020 and 2023, the party's leadership was disputed between various factions. Officially, however, Sodnomzunduin Erdene remained as the registered party chairman by the Supreme Court until 2023, when he was succeeded by Luvsannyamyn Gantömör, who was elected by the NPC with 152 votes.[2]
List
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
| Mongolian Democratic Party (1990–1992) | ||||||
| 1 |  |
Erdeniin Bat-Üül | 18 February 1990 | 1991 | First chairman of the MDP. | |
| 2 |  |
Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan | 1991 | 25 October 1992[a] | Second chairman of the MDP.[3] | |
| Mongolian National Democratic Party (1992–2000) | ||||||
| 1 |  |
Davaadorjiin Ganbold | 25 October 1992 | 5 April 1996 | Previously, the founder and chairman of the Mongolian National Progress Party. | |
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Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj | 5 April 1996 | December 1998 | Resigned after losing a motion of confidence as prime minister in April 1998. | |
| 3 |  |
Janlavyn Narantsatsralt | December 1998 | July 1999 | Resigned after losing a motion of confidence as prime minister in July 1999. | |
| 4 |  |
Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal | July 1999 | 6 December 2000[b] | Unseated in the 2000 parliamentary election, resigned after the 2000 defeat. | |
| Democratic Party of Mongolia (since 2000) | ||||||
| 1 | Dambiin Dorligjav | 6 December 2000 | 2002 | |||
| 2 | |
Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan | 2002 | 2005 | Lost the 2005 Mongolian presidential election, coming in second. | |
| 3 |  |
Radnaasümbereliin Gonchigdorj | 2005 | October 2006 | ||
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Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj | October 2006 | 2 September 2008 | ||
| 5 | .png) |
Norovyn Altankhuyag | 2 September 2008 | 14 November 2014 | Resigned as prime minister and party chairman after losing a no confidence vote. | |
| 6 | .JPG) |
Zandaakhüügiin Enkhbold | 14 November 2014[4] | 12 February 2017 | Unseated in the 2016 parliamentary election, resigned after the 2016 defeat. | |
| 7 |  |
Sodnomzunduin Erdene | 12 February 2017[5] | 19 January 2023 | Elected by the NPC on 30 January 2017.[6]
Unseated in the 2020 parliamentary election.[7] | |
| 8 | _(cropped).png) |
Luvsannyamyn Gantömör | 19 January 2023[2] | 18 September 2025 | ||
| 9 |  |
Odongiin Tsogtgerel | 18 September 2025[8] | Incumbent | ||
Timeline
Notes
- Merged with the Mongolian National Progress Party and the Mongolian United Party.
- Merged with the Mongolian Social Democratic Party, the Mongolian Democratic Party, the Mongolian Democratic Renaissance Party, and the Mongolian Religious Democratic Party.