Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorji | |
|---|---|
རྟ་མགྲིན་རྡོ་རྗེ་ | |
Dorji in 2019 | |
| Foreign Minister for Bhutan | |
| In office 7 November 2018 – 28 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Lotay Tshering |
| Preceded by | Damcho Dorji |
| Succeeded by | D. N. Dhungyel |
| Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan | |
| In office 31 October 2018 – 28 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Chimi Dorji |
| Constituency | Lingmukha-Toedwang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1968 |
| Political party | Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa |
| Alma mater | Mymensingh Medical College University of Sydney University of Canberra |
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Tandi Dorji (Dzongkha: རྟ་མགྲིན་རྡོ་རྗེ་, Wylie: rta mgrin rdo rje; born 2 September 1968) is a Bhutanese politician who served as Foreign Minister for Bhutan from November 2018 to 2024. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.
Education
He holds an MBBS degree from Mymensingh Medical College in Bangladesh. He undertook his residency in paediatrics from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) in Pune, India. He completed his Master of International Public Health from University of Sydney, Australia and Master of Business Administration from University of Canberra, Australia.
Political career
Before entering politics, he was a pediatrician, public health researcher and a technical advisor.
Dorji is a founding member and former president of the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa. He participated in the 2008 and 2013 elections. He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Lingmukha Toedwang constituency. He received 3,154 votes and defeated Sonam Wangyel Wang, a candidate of DPT.
On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure and Tandi was named as Foreign Minister for Bhutan. On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Foreign Minister for Bhutan in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.
Honours
- Bhutan :
- The Royal Orange Scarf (3 November 2018).
- The Royal Red Scarf (17 December 2022).
References
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- ^ "Doctors into politics condemn BMHC's notification – Business Bhutan". www.businessbhutan.bt.
- ^ "DNT reveals 46 candidates - BBS". 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Meet the cabinet minister-elects of third democratically elected government". 2018-11-03.
- ^ "Eight Candidates join DNT - The Bhutanese".
- ^ "How DNT won Punakha?".
- ^ "PM Lotay Tshering's Cabinet inaugurated in Bhutan – United News of India". www.uniindia.com.
- ^ 115th National Day
