Natsagiin Bagabandi | |
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Нацагийн Багабанди | |
President of Mongolia | |
In office 20 June 1997 – 24 June 2005 |
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General Secretary | Himself Nambaryn Enkhbayar |
Preceded by | Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat |
Succeeded by | Nambaryn Enkhbayar |
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Party | |
In office 7 February 1997 – 6 June 1997 |
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President |
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat (until 1997) Himself |
Premier | Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan |
Preceded by | Nambaryn Enkhbayar |
Succeeded by | Nambaryn Enkhbayar |
Personal details | |
Born |
Нацагийн Багабанди April 22, 1950 Yaruu, Zavkhan, Mongolia |
Nationality | Mongolian |
Political party | Mongolian People's Party |
Spouse(s) | Azadsurengiin Oyunbileg |
Natsagiin Bagabandi (Mongolian: Нацагийн Багабанди; born April 22, 1950) is a Mongolian politician and the Director of Oyu Tolgoi LLC.
Previously, he was the President of Mongolia from 1997 to 2005, and a member of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party.
He became speaker of the State Great Khural in 1992 for four years, then ran for presidential elections in 1997, winning them. He won re-election in 2001.
In the presidential elections on May 22, 2005, Nambaryn Enkhbayar was elected to succeed Natsagiin Bagabandi with 53.4 percent of the vote and took office in June.