Foreign Minister of Bhutan

Foreign Minister of Bhutan
Incumbent Tandi Dorji since 2018
Type	Foreign Minister
Member of	Royal Government of Bhutan
Formation	1968
First holder	Dawa Tsering
Website	Official Ministry website

The Foreign Minister of Bhutan occupies the Ministerial post in the Royal Government of Bhutan which deals with the country's foreign policy. The office was founded in 1968 as the Ministry of Development; it was reorganized in 1970 as the Department of Foreign Affairs. In 1972 it achieved its current form as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Bhutan has relations with 24 nations including the European Union. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Tandi Dorji.

List of ministers

This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan:

Name	Took office	Left office
Dawa Tsering	1972	1998
Jigme Thinley	1998	2003
Khandu Wangchuk	2003	2007
Yeshey Dorji (acting)	2007	2008
Ugyen Tshering	2008	2013
Rinzin Dorji	2013	2015
Damcho Dorji	2015	2018
Tandi Dorji	2018	Incumbent

See also

• Foreign relations of Bhutan
• List of diplomatic missions of Bhutan