Oyungerel Tsedevdamba

Oyungerel Tsedevdamba is policy advisor for human rights and public participation to the President of Mongolia, Khaltmaagiin Battulga.[1] Oyungerel is a member of the Democratic Party[2] and former minister of culture, tourism and sports, as well as a former member of the Mongolian Parliament. She is known for her human rights work.

Education

Oyungerel attended Stanford and Yale Universities.[3] She was Stanford's first Mongolian student, enrolling in 2003 at age 36 in the master’s program in international policy studies.[4]

Career

Oyungerel's work has including helping pass laws addressing domestic violence[5] and protecting cultural heritage sites, home to Mongolian indigenous people,[6] as well as working to stop smugglers from illegally removing dinosaur fossils from Mongolia.[7] Her interest in dinosaurs began in 2006 with a visit to the American Museum of Natural History, which displayed Mongolian dinosaur fossils the guide said would be returned to Mongolia if the country had a museum to display them.[8]

In 2009, her book Shadow of the Red Star was longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize.[9]

Personal life

Oyungerel has two children.[4]

References
  1. "Oyungerel Tsedevdamba, Human Rights and Public Participation Policy Advisor". President.Mn. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. Kohn, Michael (23 June 2017). "Pro-IMF Mongolia Party Looks to Consolidate Power Over Populists". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. Hecht, Jeff (27 September 2014). "Save the Dinosaurs". Slate. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. "Finally, from Mongolia". Stanford Magazine (September/October). Stanford University. 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. Edwards, Terrence (10 May 2017). "How Mongolia Is Tackling Domestic Violence After Years Of Neglect". Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. Gauthier, Marine (28 August 2016). "'We have nothing but our reindeer': conservation threatens ruination for Mongolia's Dukha". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. Cascone, Sarah (29 September 2014). "Meet the Woman Who Saved Mongolia's Dinosaurs from Smugglers". artnet News. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. Hecht, Jeff (27 September 2014). "Save the Dinosaurs". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. "Man Asian Literary Prize - News - 2009 Prize Longlist". manasianliteraryprize.org. 24 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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