Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav

Who was Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav?

Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav, was prime minister of Mongolia from 1930 to 1932.

Jigjidjav was born in present-day Halzan district, in Sükhbaatar Province. He graduated from the Finance Ministry’s school of accountancy in 1924. The same year he joined the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party and was appointed accountant of the Mongolian Central Cooperative in 1925. In 1928 he was elected chairman of the General Committee of the Mongolian Central Cooperative.

Jigjidjav went on to become a member of the Presidium of the MPRP Central Committee as well as a member of the State Small Hural. He was appointed prime minister on April 27, 1930. Some believe Jigjidjav was only an acting prime minister, while others consider him to have been a prime minister in full. The Mongolian government takes the latter view.