▁Province . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁U ral ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Russia ▁as ▁an ▁elect rical ▁engineer ▁with ▁a ▁concentration ▁on ▁autom ation ▁and ▁te lem etry ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Later , ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁di pl oma ▁of ▁law ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Mong olia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁an ▁IM BA ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Den ver ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁pro - dem ocracy ▁movement ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁the ▁Mong ol ian ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁En kh bold ▁emer ged ▁on ▁the ▁political ▁scene ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁State ▁Property ▁Committee , ▁the ▁government ▁ag ency ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁priv at ization ▁process ▁in ▁Mong olia . ▁ ▁After ▁elect oral ▁defeat ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁En kh bold ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁secretary - general ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( M ong olia ) ▁( DP ). ▁However , ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁after ▁the ▁D P ▁lost ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁En kh bold ▁assumed ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁parliament ▁from ▁Ö v ör k hang ai ▁Province ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁spons ors ▁of ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁Wind fall ▁Prof