Ugyen Tshering
LyonpoUgyen Tshering(1954 – 29 January 2024)[1]was aBhutanesepolitician who served asminister for foreign affairsbetween 2008 and 2013.[2]
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 the2008 general election.[3]Following the election, he became Minister for Foreign Affairs on April 11, 2008.[2]
Early life
[edit]Ugyen Tshering was born in August 1954 in a historically significant family that had served the monarch of Bhutan for generations. He studied atSaint Joseph's School, North Point,inDarjeeling.[1]He later studied social sciences and economics atUniversity of California, Berkeley,(1974–1978) as aFulbright scholar.[4]
References
[edit]- ^abPradhan, Devika (27 February 2024)."Remembering Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering".BBS.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^abRinzin Wangchuk,"His Majesty confers Dakyen on new cabinet",Kuensel Online, April 12, 2008.
- ^"Caretaker prime minister appointed in Bhutan"Archived2007-09-30 at theWayback Machine,Indo-Asian News Service (hindustantimes.com), 3 August 2007.
- ^Shaw, Brian C. J. (10 February 2024)."Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering is gone: yet another trustworthy, talented Drukpa is lost to the community".Kuensel.Retrieved3 April2023.
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