The Government, headed by Prime Minister is the highest executive body of the State. It is called upon to organize and ensure nation-wide implementation of the Constitution and other laws, to promote efficient leadership of central State administrative bodies and direct activities of local administrations, elaborate guidelines for economic and social development of the State and organize their implementation, strengthen the country's defense capabilities and to ensure national security, etc. The National Security Council of Mongolia is the highest State consultative body which is called upon to elaborate and coordinate the activities aimed at ensuring national security. In its activities, the Council is guided by the National Security Concept of Mongolia, adopted by the parliament on 30 June, l994. The judicial system consists of the Supreme Court, aimag and city courts, as well as soum, inter-soum and district courts.
Judges are independent and subject only to law.
The General Council of Courts has been established for the purpose of ensuring the independence of the judiciary. The Constitutional Court is an organ exercising supreme supervision over the implementation of the Constitution, making judgement on the violation of its provisions and resolving constitutional disputes. It consists of 9 members. In aimags, the capital city, soums, districts, and other territorial divisions, the state power is exercised by the respective governors.