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Ugyen Tshering

Ugyen Tshering

Bhutanese politician

For the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa politician, see Ugyen Tshering (DNT politician).

Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering (1954 – 29 January 2024)[1] was a Bhutanese politician who served as minister for foreign affairs between 2008 and 2013.[2]

Ugyen Tshering on 22 December 2009

He served as minister for labor and human resources before resigning in mid-2007, along with six other ministers, in order to enter politics and stand in the 2008 general election.[3] Following the election, he became Minister for Foreign Affairs on April 11, 2008.[2]

Early life

Ugyen Tshering was born in August 1954 in a historically significant family that had served the monarch of Bhutan for generations. He studied at Saint Joseph's School, North Point, in Darjeeling.[1] He later studied social sciences and economics at University of California, Berkeley, (1974–1978) as a Fulbright scholar.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Pradhan, Devika (27 February 2024). "Remembering Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering". BBS. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. [2]
    Rinzin Wangchuk, "His Majesty confers Dakyen on new cabinet", Kuensel Online, April 12, 2008.
  3. [3]
    "Caretaker prime minister appointed in Bhutan" Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Indo-Asian News Service (hindustantimes.com), 3 August 2007.
  4. [4]
    Shaw, Brian C. J. (10 February 2024). "Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering is gone: yet another trustworthy, talented Drukpa is lost to the community". Kuensel. Retrieved 3 April 2023.


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