Tserenbaltavyn Sarantuyaa

Born in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator in 1959, Sarantuyaa received her degree in law from the Russian Voronezh State University in 1981.^[1] She went to Germany to do her doctorate from Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (1987).^[2] The same year she became a professor of law at the Legal Institute of National University of Mongolia with specialisation in Constitutional law and Constitutional procedure.^[1]

Since 1992, Sarantuyaa has been a project manager for the Mongolian branch of Hanns Seidel Foundation.^[3] From 1998 to 2001, she acted as an arbitrator for the Mongolian Chamber of Commerce.^[1] She was appointed a member of the Constitutional Commission of Mongolia in June 2001 and after receiving an extension in November 2007 served in that capacity till 2013.^[1][2] In recognition of her work in the field of law, she was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in April 2013.^[3]