Tshering Tobgay | |
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ཚེ་རིང་སྟོབས་རྒྱས། | |
7th Prime Minister of Bhutan | |
Assumed office 28 January 2024 | |
Monarch | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
Preceded by | Chogyal Dago Rigdzin (as Chief Advisor) |
In office 27 July 2013 – 9 August 2018 | |
Monarch | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
Preceded by | Sonam Tobgye (as Chief Advisor) |
Succeeded by | Tshering Wangchuk (as Chief Advisor) Lotay Tshering |
Personal details | |
Born | Kalimpong, India | 19 September 1965
Political party | People's Democratic Party (1991–present) |
Spouse |
Tashi Dolma (m. 1998) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh (BS) Harvard University (MPA) |
Tshering Tobgay (Dzongkha: ཚེ་རིང་སྟོབས་རྒྱས།; born 19 September 1965) is a Bhutanese politician, environmentalist, and cultural advocate who is the Prime Minister of Bhutan since 28 January 2024 and also served in office from July 2013 to August 2018. Tobgay is the leader of the People's Democratic Party,[1] and was also the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly from March 2008 to April 2013.