Source: Udriin Sonin                          Date: 27 April, 2011

Delegates to the two-day People’s Assembly were asked to list the most powerful oligarchs in the country. Of those who did, 540 gave the place to former Prime Minister S.Bayar, closely followed by his successor and the incumbent Prime Minister S.Batbold, who got 534 votes. Others who found a place on the list were, in order of votes polled,  Mr. S.Bayartsogt, Minister of Finance; Mr. L.Gansukh, Minister of Environment and Tourism; Mr. Ts.Nyamdorj, Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs; Mr. T.Badamjunai, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry; Mr. D.Zorigt, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy; Mr. N.Altankhuyag, First Deputy Prime Minister; Mr. M.Enkhbold, Deputy Prime Minister; Mr. E.Bat-Uul, DP MP; Mr. G.Zandanshatar, Minister of Foreign Relations; Mr. G.Batkhuu, Deputy Speaker of Parliament; Mr. L.Bold, Minister of Defense; Mr. Ch.Saikhanbileg, DP MP; and Mr. D.Demberel, Speaker of Parliament.