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The '''prime minister of Mongolia''' ({{Lang-mn|Монгол Улсын Ерөнхий Сайд|Mongol Ulsyn Yerönkhii Said}}{{efn|Traditional [[Mongolian script]]: {{MongolUnicode|ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠤᠨ ᠶᠡᠷᠦᠩᠬᠡᠢ ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠳ|lang=mn}}}}) is the [[head of government]] of [[Mongolia]] and heads the Mongolian [[CabinetGovernment of (government)|cabinetMongolia]]. The prime minister is appointed by the [[Mongolia]]n [[parliament]] or the [[State Great Khural]], and can be removed by the parliament with a [[vote of no confidence]].

The incumbent prime minister is [[Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene]], who has served since 27 January 2021. He replaced [[Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh]], who was elected to the [[president of Mongolia|presidency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ikon.mn/n/241z|title = Монгол Улсын 32 дахь Ерөнхий сайдаар Л.Оюун-Эрдэнийг томилов|date = 27 January 2021}}</ref> He replaced [[Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh]], who was resigned on 22 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN29R0NS/ | title=Mongolian prime minister resigns after COVID-19 protests | publisher=Reuters | date=2021-01-22 | access-date=2024-06-21}}</ref>

The prime minister has full powers to hire and fire his cabinet ministers<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adiya |first=Amar |date=2022-05-03 |title=Mongolia Considers Major Political Reforms |url=https://www.mongoliaweekly.org/post/mongolia-considers-major-political-reforms |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Mongolia Weekly |language=en}}</ref> and appoints the governors of the 21 [[Provinces of Mongolia|aimags of Mongolia]], as well as the governor of the capital, [[Ulaanbaatar]].<ref>Montsame News Agency. ''Mongolia''. 2006, Foreign Service office of [[Montsame News Agency]], {{ISBN|99929-0-627-8}}, p. 47</ref>

*[[List of headsprime of state of Mongolia|List of presidentsministers of Mongolia]]