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Ugyen Tshering

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Ugyen Tshering (left) and the Union Minister for External Affairs S. M. Krishna (right)

Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering (born 1954?) is a Bhutanese politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 2008 and 2013.[1]

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.[2] Following the election, he became Minister for Foreign Affairs on April 11, 2008.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Rinzin Wangchuk, "His Majesty confers Dakyen on new cabinet", Kuensel Online, April 12, 2008.
  2. ^ "Caretaker prime minister appointed in Bhutan" Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Indo-Asian News Service (hindustantimes.com), 3 August 2007.