in charge of the capital city of Ulaanbaatar from 2012 to 2014. Furthermore, Mönkh-Orgil was elected as a member of the State Great Khural a total of 4 times, in 2004, 2008, 2016, and 2020. As a member of the parliament, he has drafted and co-drafted many pieces of legislation including civil, criminal, customs, corporate, labor, and land codes, and laws related to elections, political parties, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering. In 2000 and 2007, Mönkh-Orgil was appointed as the Deputy Minister and the Minister for Justice and Internal Affairs of Mongolia respectively. In 2004 and 2016, Mönkh-Orgil was appointed as the Foreign Minister of Mongolia. As the foreign minister, he focused on improving foreign trade and economic relations, easing trade process, and providing comfortable legal environment for foreign investors and business owners. Also, he made statements about the need to consolidate Mongolia's budgets. During the merger process of the MPP and the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, which took place from 2020 to 2021, Mönkh-Orgil was a member of the team responsible for negotiating and managing the process. Mönkh-Orgil is currently the Chairman of the Mongolian People's Party Working Group on Human Resources Development and Management Policy Paper. Legal career From 1996 to 2000, Mönkh-Orgil acted as an attorney-at-law in private law firms in the Washington, D.C. and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He also acted as a counsel and advisor to the Government of Mongolia in numerous litigations in domestic and international courts, as well as arbitrations and foreign investment negotiations. His expertise on law and legal matters helped him win court cases on behalf of the Mongolian Government, such as the "Marubeni Case". Personal life Mönkh-Orgil is married and has three children. He has been a member of the New York State Bar Association since 1996. He joined the Mongolian National Olympic Committee as a member in 2017. In 2017, Mönkh-Orgil was awarded the diplomatic title of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary by the Decree of the President of Mongolia. In addition to his native Mongolian, Mönkh-Orgil is fluent in English, Russian, and French. See also List of foreign ministers in 2017 References External links 1964 births Living people Mongolian politicians Harvard Law School alumni People from Sükhbaatar Province Foreign ministers of Mongolia Interior ministers of Mongolia Justice ministers of Mongolia