The office of the Prime Minister was established by the
Bogd Khanate of Mongolia in 1912, shortly after Outer Mongolia first
declared independence from the Manchu
Qing dynasty. This was not recognized by many nations in the 1910s. By the time of Mongolia's second (and more generally recognized) declaration of independence from the
occupation by
Beiyang China in 1921, the office was controlled by the
Mongolian People's Party. In 1924, after the death of the
Bogd Khan, the party established the
Mongolian People's Republic, and the prime minister's post was superseded by the post of Chairman of the
Council of People's Commissars, an institution similar to those in many other Soviet republics at the time. This was later changed to the Chairman of the
Council of Ministers in 1939. The title of prime minister was only revived in 1990, when the sole ruling party gradually released its hold on power after the
1990 Democratic Revolution. Regardless of the name changes, however, the modern
Mongolian government recognizes the office as having existed continuously since 1912 and counts all holders of the office as prime ministers. There is some confusion as to the first holder of the office.
Da Lam Tserenchimed held office as "prime minister" (actually the
Interior minister) during a provisional government from 1911 to 1912 and is sometimes cited as the first holder of the modern office. However, the Mongolian government considers
Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren, the first formal officeholder, to be the first. There is also some confusion over the status of
Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav; some consider him to have been only acting Prime Minister, while others consider him to have been a full Prime Minister. The Mongolian government takes the latter view. == List of prime ministers ==