Mongolia

State Great Hural

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Oversight

Oversight tools

Parliament/Chamber has the power to summon members of the government
Yes

Sources: The Law on the State Great Hural, Art 33

Parliament/chamber has the power to summon senior government officials
Yes

Sources: The Law on the State Great Hural, Art 33

Parliament has the power to approve key government appointments
Yes

Sources: The Constitution of Mongolia, Art 43; The Law on the Central Bank, Art 26

Approximate number of government appointments subject to parliamentary approval
42
Parliament/chamber has the power to approve key government appointments
Yes
Number of written questions asked, per year
5
(2023)
Number of written questions answered by the government, per year
5
(2023)
Percentage of written questions answered by the government, per year
100.0%
(2023)
Parliament/chamber has power to carry out inquiries
Yes

Sources: The Law on the State Great Hural, Art 33

Number of parliamentary inquiries, per year
28
(2023)

Head of State and/or Government

Parliament’s role in the designation of the Head of Government
Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government

Sources: The Constitution of Mongolia, Art 26

The Head of Government is also the Head of State
No
Parliament’s role in the designation of the Head of State
Other

Notes: The President elect shall take oath before the Parliament.

Sources: The Constitution of Mongolia, Art 32

Impeachment and confidence motions

Parliament is automatically dissolved when a motion of no confidence is adopted
No

Impeachment procedure

There is a procedure for parliament to dismiss or impeach the following persons/institution
The whole Government

Sources: The Constitution of Mongolia, Art 43

No confidence processes

There is a procedure for parliament to express no confidence in the following persons/institution
The whole Government

Sources: The Constitution of Mongolia, Art 44

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No