Gombojavyn Zandanshatar
Gombojavyn Zandanshatar | |
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| Гомбожавын Занданшатар | |
Zandanshatar in 2025 | |
| 32nd Prime Minister of Mongolia | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2025 | |
| President | Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh |
| Deputy | Sainbuyangiin Amarsaikhan (2025) Togmidyn Dorjkhand Khassuuri Gankhuyag (2025-present) |
| Preceded by | Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene |
| Chairman of the State Great Khural | |
| In office 1 February 2019 – 2 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene |
| Preceded by | Miyeegombyn Enkhbold |
| Succeeded by | Dashzegviin Amarbayasgalan |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary of Mongolia | |
| In office 4 October 2017 – 1 February 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh |
| Preceded by | Jamyangiin Mönkhbat |
| Succeeded by | Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| In office September 2009 – August 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Sanjaagiin Bayar Sükhbaataryn Batbold |
| Preceded by | Sükhbaataryn Batbold |
| Succeeded by | Luvsanvandangiin Bold |
| Member of the State Great Khural | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 2 July 2024 | |
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| In office August 2004 – August 2012 | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1970 |
| Party | Mongolian People's Party |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Irkutsk State University Maastricht University (MA) |
| Signature | |
| Website | Government website |
Gombojavyn Zandanshatar (Mongolian: Гомбожавын Занданшатар) (IPA : /ɡɔmboɮawʲiŋ t͡sandanʃatar/); born 8 March 1970) is a Mongolian politician who has been the 32nd prime minister of Mongolia since June 2025. A member of the Mongolian People's Party (MPP), he served as a member and chairman of the State Great Khural from 2019 until he lost reelection in 2024.
Born in Baatsagaan, Zandanshatar joined politics in 2003 and became the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture and served until 2004, when he was elected to the State Great Khural in the 2004 parliamentary election. In 2009, Zandanshatar became the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and served in this role until 2012, when he stood down from active politics in the 2012 parliamentary election. He returned to politics in 2016.
In February 2019, Zandanshatar was elected the Chairman of the State Great Khural and served in this role until 2024, when he lost reelection. In June 2025, Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene lost a confidence vote and immediately resigned following mass youth-led protests against his government for corruption. Zandanshatar was then nominated prime minister by President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh to succeed Oyun-Erdene and was officially confirmed by the State Great Khural two days later on 12 June. He was officially appointed the following day on 13 June.
Zandanshatar was voted to be ousted by the State Great Khural on 17 October 2025, but President Khürelsükh vetoed the motion on October 20, citing procedural errors. Three days later, the Constitutional Court ruled that the parliamentary vote was unconstitutional.