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.
Manmohan Singh is an Indian retired politician,economist,academician and bureaucrat who served as the 13th Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He is the third longest-serving prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. A member of the Indian National Congress,Singh was the first Sikh prime minister of India. He was also the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term.
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.
Nobutaka Machimura was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was Chief Cabinet Secretary in the government of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008 and twice Minister for Foreign Affairs,in the cabinets of Junichiro Koizumi and ShinzōAbe. He resigned as the Speaker of the House of Representatives on 21 April 2015 after suffering from a stroke.
St. Joseph's School,Darjeeling,popularly called North Point or N.P.,is a private Catholic primary and secondary school for boys located in Darjeeling,West Bengal,India. Originally called St. Joseph's College,the school was founded in the year 1888 and is owned and managed by the Jesuits.
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.
LyonpoKinzang Dorji is a two-time former Prime Minister of Bhutan from 2002 to 2003 and again from 2007 to 2008. He was the chairman of Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan from 2007 to 2008.
Princess AshiKesang Choden Wangchuck,is a member of the royal family of Bhutan. She is a daughter of the fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck and Queen Mother Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck,one of the former king's four wives,all of whom are sisters and held the title 'queen consort'. She is a half-sister of the current Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck,who became king following the abdication of his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck on 9 December 2006.
The All People's Party (APP) is a former political party in Bhutan. Its leader was former Prime Minister Jigme Y. Thinley.
Tshering Tobgay 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,and was also the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly from March 2008 to April 2013.
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.
Ministry of Finance is ministry of Bhutan is responsible to steer and sustain a robust economy through a dynamic fiscal policy and strong culture of fiscal discipline.
Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (Bhutan) is ministry of Bhutan responsible for enabling provision of physical infrastructure,and embodying the Bhutanese cultural and traditional values to foster socio-economic development.
Bhutan and the United States have no formal diplomatic relations,but relations between the two nations are viewed as "friendly and close",due to shared values between the two countries. The increasingly close relationship between India and the U.S. has also helped to improve U.S.–Bhutanese relations.
Lotay Tshering is a Bhutanese politician and surgeon who was the prime minister of Bhutan,in office from 7 November 2018 to 1 November 2023. He has also been the president of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa since 14 May 2018.
Yeshey Penjor is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Agriculture and Forests since November 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan,since October 2018.
LyonphoThakur Singh Powdyel is a Bhutanese politician and educator of Nepali descent. He served as Minister of Education from 2008 to 2013,overseeing the Green Schools program as a part of the implementation of Gross National Happiness in Bhutan. He is currently the president of Royal Thimphu College.
