M.ENKHBOLD PROPOSED TO POST OF VICE SPEAKER

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A meeting of the parliamentary Standing committee on state structure backed a nomination of Mr M.Enkhbold to the post of the Deputy Speaker of parliament on Tuesday. Ther were some critics, for example, J.Batzandan MP blamed Enkhbold for all controversial issues of lands sale when he was the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar. The final decision on the appointment will be made at a plenary meeting of the parliamentary session. The law on parliament says that the State Great Khural has Vice Speakers who represent every faction, political party or a coalition, so if he is selected the Deputy Speaker, he will be added to two current S.Bayartsogt (faction of Democratic Party) and L.Tsog ("Justice" coalition). Enkhbold Miyegombo was born in 1964 in Ulaanbaatar. He graduated from the School of Economics at the Mongolian State University (MSU) majoring in economics. He has worked as the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar city, as a member of cabinet, as the Deputy Prime Minister and as the secretary of the MPP. B.Khuder