Jargaltulga Erdenebat

Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat (; born 17 July 1974) is a Mongolian politician and a member of the Mongolian People's Party who served as the 29th Prime Minister of Mongolia from 7 July 2016 to 4 October 2017. He was ousted (42–31) from office by a parliamentary vote in September 2017, amid broader party discord and allegations of corruption.

In June 2020, he was imprisoned for abuse of power and sentenced to six years in prison, while he was simultaneously re-elected as a member of the State Great Khural. His sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court in early 2021, allowing him to serve his remaining MP term until 2024.

He also served as the deputy governor and governor of his home province, Selenge, from 2004 to 2005 and from 2008 to 2012. From the same province, Erdenebat was elected to parliament three times—in 2012, 2016, and 2020. he completed his secondary education at Mandal's 10-year secondary school from 1981 to 1991. He graduated with a degree in economics from the National University of Commerce and Business (later merged with the National University of Mongolia) in 1995. After the resignation of Norovyn Altankhuyag in 2014, Erdenebat subsequently served as Minister of Finance from 2014 to 2015 as part of the coalition government led by Chimediin Saikhanbileg from the governing Democratic Party.

Prime Minister He became the Prime Minister of Mongolia on 7 July 2016, after the Mongolian People's Party (MPP) swept the 2016 parliamentary election, winning 65 of the 76 parliamentary seats. He formed a "Professional Government" comprising 16 ministers and 13 ministries on 30 July.

A motion of no confidence was announced by 30 MPP lawmakers on 23 August 2017. The parliamentary vote came after the MPP's defeat in the 2017 presidential election and subsequent internal party politics between two camps led by deputy prime minister Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh and parliamentary speaker Miyeegombyn Enkhbold. The 65 MPP legislators were effectively divided into 33 and 32. Erdenebat and his cabinet were ousted following a parliamentary vote on 7 September 2017. Of the 73 members of parliament, 42 voted against Erdenebat over corruption allegations. Whilst in detention, he was re-elected as MP from the 13th Selenge constituency in the 2020 parliamentary election. He was sentenced to six years in prison for abuse of power and banned for six years from holding a government office on 6 July. He was sworn in on 18 March, serving a full parliamentary term until July 2024.