Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ At the plenary meeting of the State Great Khural, assembled on July 29, the majority of parliament members backed the nominations by MPP to the offices of four ministers. Thus, P.Sergelen was appointed Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, G.Monkhbayar – Minister of Construction and Urban Development, A.Tsogtsetseg – Minister of Health, and P.Gankhuu—Minister of Energy.

P.Sergelen graduated from the Mongolian University of Education in 1994, and the Institute of Finance and Economy in 2006. He has received specialized training in the US, Hong Kong, Italy and Singapore, in management of livestock’s genetic pool and livestock registry, small and medium enterprises, development policy, and information technology. He was the director of “Noyon Suld” LLC in 1995-2009, and the CEO of “Buudain Khur” land-farming company in 2010-2014.

The new minister of Construction and Urban Development G.Monkhbayar graduated from the Ural State Technical University in 1989, and the University of Technology of Mongolia in 1997, majoring in engineer, and has defended a master’s degree in consultant engineer. G.Monkhbayar worked as a technician at a ministry in 1989-1990, engineer at public establishment of housing apartments in 1990-1991, General Manager of Ulaanbaatar in 1991-2004, Chairman of the Citizens’ Representatives Khural of Capital City in 2007-2008, Governor of Capital City and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar in 2008-2012, and a citizens’ representatives in the Capital City Citizens’ Khural.

Minister of Health A.Tsogtsetseg graduated from the University of Medical Science in 1986, and the National Academy of Governance in 2001, and received specialized training and has defended higher degrees in 1988, 1992 and 1997 in the University of Medical Sciences, specializing in cellular studies of epidermis, in South Korea in 2006 majoring in beauty specialist, and in the University of Medical Sciences in 2015, specializing in in hospital management. She worked as a doctor at the National Research Center for Venereology in 1986-1988, head of department in 1988-2003, and as the Director General of the Research Center since May of 2003.

Energy Minister P.Gankhuu graduated from the Institute of Social Sciences and Economy in 1997, School of Economy of the National University of Mongolia in 1999, and the University of Sydney of Australia in 2015. He defended a master’s degree in economy in the US and received a specialized training in energy in Japan.

P.Gankhuu worked as a lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences and Economy in 1997-1999, adviser to the “TASIS” project of the National University of Mongolia in 1999-2001, a specialist at the Ministry of Infrastructure in 2002-2004, senior official, head of department and divisions in the Ministry of Fuel and Energy in 2004-2009, and a deputy director of the Department of Energy in 2009-2012.