Ugyen Tshering

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

For the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa politician, see Ugyen Tshering (DNT politician).
Ugyen Tshering (left) and the Union Minister for External Affairs S. M. Krishna (right)

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. 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.


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