Norovyn Altankhuyag
Who was the chair of Democratic Party (Mongolia) from 2008 to 2014?
Democratic Party ( Mongolia ) The Democratic Party ( , Ardchilsan Nam ) is a centre-right political party in Mongolia . History . After the 1990 democratic revolution , Mongolia became a country with a multi-party system . The democratic revolution transformed Mongolia from a single party communist state into a dynamic democracy . Those who pioneered the democratic revolution established political parties such as the Mongolian National Progress Party and Mongolian Social Democratic Party during the Democratic Revolution . On 6 December 2000 , five political parties – including the Mongolian National Democratic Party , Mongolian Social Democratic Party and others merged and established the Democratic Party of Mongolia . Personnel . On 1 April 2006 , a party convention elected Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj as the Party Leader . Four candidates ran for the elections and in the first round , Elbegdorj won 46% , Erdeniin Bat-Uul won 40% and two other candidates won the rest . Without an absolute majority , a second ballot between the leading candidates resulted in Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj winning with 57.2% of votes . On 30 August 2008 , the National Consultative Committee of Democratic Party elected Norovyn Altankhuyag as new leader of the Party . Election results . In the 2004 Mongolian parliamentary elections , the party was a constituent part of the Motherland Democratic Coalition that won 44.7% of the popular vote and 34 out of 76 seats at the Parliament . Party leader Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj became the prime minister of a grand coalition government and held that position until January 2006 . In 2005 Mongolian presidential election , its candidate Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan won only 19.7% . In the 2008 Mongolian parliamentary elections , the Democratic Party won 28 seats out of 76 in the Parliament . After the elections , two major parties ( Democratic Party of Mongolia and Mongolian Peoples Party ) formed a coalition government . Within the Government , Party leader Norovyn Altankhuyag became First Deputy Prime Minister and the Party keeps the seats of Finance Minister , Health Minister , Minister of Environment and Tourism , Minister of Roads , Transportation , Construction and Urban Development , and Minister of Defense . 2009 Presidential election . At the Democratic Partys convention on 3 April 2009 , Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj defeated Erdeniin Bat-Üül in a contest for the Partys nomination for the Presidency of Mongolia in 2009 . Elbegdorj won with 65.3% of the total vote . After Elbegdorj was announced as the candidate , the Civic Will Party and the Mongolian Green Party endorsed Elbegdorjs presidential candidacy . Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj won the 2009 Mongolian presidential election on 24 May 2009 with 51.21% of the votes . Defeating incumbent president Enkhbayar who got 47.41% . Elbegdorj was sworn into office as President of Mongolia on 18 June 2009 . 2012 parliamentary elections . In the 2012 Mongolian parliamentary elections , the Democratic Party won the elections and became the majority by winning 34 seats out of 76 seat in the Parliament . Party Leader Norovyn Altankhuyag became the Prime Minister . It formed a coalition government with the Mongolian Peoples Revolutionary Party with majority seats at the Government Cabinet belonging to the Democratic Party . 2013 Presidential election . The Democratic Partys National Consultative Committee held its convention on 7 May 2013 and decided to re-nominate Elbegdorj as a presidential candidate with 100% votes . And the Congress of Democratic Party , with 7,000 participants in Ulaanbaatar plus participants in all provincial centers connected via live internet video conference voted 100% for Elbegdorjs nomination from the Democratic Party for the 2013 presidential election on 8 May 2013 . Civil Will-Green Party and Mongolian National Democratic Party - which have seats at both the parliament and the government cabinet - endorsed Elbegdorjs presidential candidacy . The Republican Party and the Motherland Party expressed their full support for Elbegdorjs candidacy also . Elbegdorj won the 2013 Mongolian presidential election on 26 June 2013 with 50.23% of total votes while opposition Mongolian Peoples Partys candidate Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene received 41.97% , and Natsagiin Udval , candidate of Mongolian Peoples Revolutionary Party got 6.5% of total votes . 2016 parliamentary elections . In the 2016 Mongolian parliamentary elections , the Democratic Party lost to a landslide victory of the Mongolian Peoples Party , retaining only 9 of 76 seats in the Great Khural . While they just lost under 2% of the popular vote , a new electoral law passed by the Democratic Party itself when in Government to promote two-party politics , together with a 14% rise of the MPP , ended up making them lose 25 of 34 seats . 2017 Presidential election . The Democratic Partys candidate Khaltmaagiin Battulga narrowly won the 2017 Presidential election . 2020 parliamentary election . In June 2020 , DP got only 11 seats of the 76 seats . Ruling MPP won a landslide victory in the election . List of Leaders . - Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan 2002-2005 - Radnaasümbereliin Gonchigdorj 2005-2006 - Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj 2006–2008 - Norovyn Altankhuyag 2008–2014 - Zandaakhuugiin Enkhbold 2014–2016 - Erdene Sodnomzundui 2016–present Organization . The party is organized on national , provincial , municipal and district levels . Currently , the party has around 30 provincial party associations and 432 grassroots organizations . - National Convention ( NC ) : Each provincial association sends delegates to the National Convention , which is held every 4 years . - National Consultative Committee ( NCC ) : No more than two times a year , NCC is organized and there are 228 members of NCC . Affiliated organizations Democratic Party has the following affiliated groups and organizations . - Democratic Youth Union - Democratic Womens Union - Democratic Elders Union External links . - Democratic Partys official website ( in Mongolian )