Lotay Tshering | |
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བློ་གྲོས་ཚེ་རིང་ | |
Prime Minister of Bhutan | |
In office 7 November 2018 – 1 November 2023 | |
Monarch | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
Preceded by | Tshering Wangchuk (as Chief Advisor) |
Succeeded by | Chogyal Dago Rigdzin (as Chief Advisor) |
President of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa | |
Assumed office 14 May 2018 | |
Deputy | Sherab Gyaltshen |
Preceded by | Tandi Dorji |
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan | |
Assumed office 31 October 2018 | |
Preceded by | Yeshi Zimba |
Constituency | South Thimphu |
Majority | 3,662 |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 May 1969 |
Political party | Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa |
Spouse | Ugyen Dema |
Children | 3 (two adopted)[1] |
Alma mater | Mymensingh Medical College (MBBS)[2] Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS)[2] University of Canberra (MBA) |
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Lotay Tshering[3] (Dzongkha: བློ་གྲོས་ཚེ་རིང་; born 10 May 1969) is a Bhutanese politician and surgeon[4] who was the prime minister of Bhutan,[5][6] in office from 7 November 2018 to 1 November 2023. He has also been the president of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa since 14 May 2018.[7][8]