Ulaanbaatar, April 8, 2023 /MONTSAME/. On April 7, Member of Parliament Kh. Bulgantuya was appointed as a Cabinet Member and Minister of Labor and Social Protection and B.Tulga as a Cabinet Member and Chair of the National Commission of Border Port Recovery.

Former Labor and Social Welfare T.Ayursaikan was released from his post at his request as having alleged for a corruption case. MP Kh. Bulgantuya was working as Minister of Border Port Recovery since January of this year.

During his presentation on the appointment proposal to the State Great Khural Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene noted that it is proper to replace Kh. Bulgantuya considering to use her working experience as a Member of Cabinet and Finance Deputy Minister in development of package Laws on Social Security, the Unified Savings Fund, and the Wealth Fund at the Parliament;  bringing the National Tripartite Agreement on Labor and Social Consensus to a new level in line with international standards; and making comprehensive reform to eliminate the gap in salaries and pensions of public employees. The Prime Minister also emphasized that it is progressive to have a female politician in charge of  labor and social protection issues.

As for Mongolian People's Party Secretary B.Tulga, his working experience in government as the Deputy Minister of Environment and Green Development and the Deputy Minister of Education and Science was taken into account. In addition he took part in advancing the economic corridor dialogue between Mongolia, Russia, and China.