Ugyen Tshering

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

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

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. Pradhan, Devika (27 February 2024). "Remembering Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering". BBS. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. Rinzin Wangchuk, "His Majesty confers Dakyen on new cabinet", Kuensel Online, April 12, 2008.
  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. 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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