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7th Prime Minister of Bhutan

Tshering Tobgay (Dzongkha: ཚེ་རིང་སྟོབས་རྒྱས།; born 19 September 1965) is a Bhutanese politician, environmentalist, and cultural advocate who is the Prime Minister of Bhutan since 28 January 2024 and also served in office from July 2013 to August 2018.

Tobgay is the leader of the People's Democratic Party,^[1] and was also the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly from March 2008 to April 2013.

Early life and education

Tobgay was born in Kalimpong, India.^[2] Tobgay was born into a family of six brothers.^[3] Both of his parents helped develop the country of Bhutan.

Tobgay's father was one of the first soldiers of the Royal Bhutan Army, while his mother participated in the construction of the first road connecting Bhutan to India.^[4]

Tobgay attended secondary schooling at the Dr. Graham's Homes School in Kalimpong, India, in the eastern Himalayas.

In 1990, Tobgay received a Ba