"Druk Tsenden" is the national anthem of Bhutan. Adopted in 1953,the lyrics were written by Dolop Droep Namgay and possibly translated into English by Dasho Gyaldun Thinley. The accompanying music was composed by Aku Tongmi.
Jigme Singye Wangchuck is a member of the House of Wangchuck who was the king of Bhutan from 1972 until his abdication in 2006. During his reign,he advocated the use of a Gross National Happiness index to measure the well-being of citizens rather than Gross domestic product.
Lyonpo Jigme Yoser Thinley is a Bhutanese politician who was Prime Minister of Bhutan from 20 July 1998 to 9 July 1999,30 August 2003 to 18 August 2004 and 9 April 2008 to 28 April 2013.
LyonpoYeshey Zimba is a political figure from Bhutan. He was Prime Minister of Bhutan two times:first from 2000 to 2001;then from 20 August 2004 to 5 September 2005. During this period,each minister took turns holding the chairmanship for one year.
LyonpoKhandu Wangchuk is a political figure in Bhutan. He graduated from St. Stephen's College,University of Delhi. He was Chairman of the council from 2001 until 2002. On 7 September 2006,he became Prime Minister again;he was then replaced by Kinzang Dorji on 2 August 2007,after Wangchuk resigned to participate in the 2008 election as a member of the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) political party. He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007.
LyonpoSangay Ngedup was Prime Minister of Bhutan from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2005 to 2006.
The Council of Ministers is the highest executive body in Bhutan. It was created in 1999 by Jigme Singye Wangchuck,the fourth King of Bhutan.
The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan is the central bank of Bhutan and is a member of the Asian Clearing Union. It is also the minting authority for the Bhutanese Ngultrum. The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan was established under the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan Act of 1982. Subsequently,the Act of 1982 was amended by the Financial Institutions Act of 1992 and replaced in its entirety by the Royal Monetary Authority Act of 2010.
National Assembly elections were held in Bhutan for the first time on 24 March 2008. Two parties were registered by the Election Commission of Bhutan to contest the elections;Druk Phuensum Tshogpa,led by Jigme Y. Thinley,which was formed by the merger of the Bhutan People's United Party and All People's Party,and the People's Democratic Party (PDP). A third political party,the Bhutan National Party (BNP),had its application for the registration refused.
The development of Bhutanese democracy has been marked by the active encouragement and participation of reigning Bhutanese monarchs since the 1950s,beginning with legal reforms such as the abolition of slavery,and culminating in the enactment of Bhutan's Constitution. The first democratic elections in Bhutan began in 2007,and all levels of government had been democratically elected by 2011. These elections included Bhutan's first ever partisan National Assembly election. Democratization in Bhutan has been marred somewhat by the intervening large-scale expulsion and flight of Bhutanese refugees during the 1990s;the subject remains somewhat taboo in Bhutanese politics. Bhutan was ranked 13th most electoral democratic country in Asia according to V-Dem Democracy indices in 2023 with a score of 0.535 out of 1.
The National Assembly is the elected lower house of Bhutan's bicameral Parliament which also comprises the Druk Gyalpo and the National Council.
The Kingdom of Bhutan and the People's Republic of China do not maintain official diplomatic relations,and relations are historically tense. The PRC shares a contiguous border of 470 kilometers with Bhutan,and its territorial disputes with Bhutan have been a source of potential conflict. Since 1984,the two governments have conducted regular talks on border and security issues to reduce tensions.
The Bhutan People's Unity Party,also called Druk People's Unity Party (PUP),is a former Bhutanese political party. It was founded by regional and national cadres serving in Bhutan's pre-democratic government. Led by former minister (assemblyman) Yeshey Zimba,BPUP then merged with the stronger All People's Party (APP),headed by former and future prime minister Jigme Y. Thinley;the two parties unified as the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa on 25 July 2007. Both the BPUP and APP had been registered with the Election Commission.
Pema Gyamtsho is a Bhutanese politician who served as the Second Party President of the Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly of Bhutan from 2013 until his resignation to become the Director General of ICIMOD in 2020. He also served as the Minister of Agriculture and Forests in the first elected government of Bhutan.
Dorji Wangdi is a Bhutanese politician who has been the leader of the Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party since 2020,and a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan,from 2008 to 2024. He is former the Opposition leader of Bhutan after the resignation of Pema Gyamtsho from active politics.
Damcho Dorji is a Bhutanese politician who served as Home Minister and Foreign Minister of Bhutan,in Tobgay cabinet from August 2013 to 2018.
Dorji is a Tibetan and Bhutanese given name and surname.
Tandi Dorji 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.
