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Jigme Thinley
Jigme Thinley | |
|---|---|
འཇིགས་མེད་འོད་ཟེར་འཕྲིན་ལས | |
.jpg) Thinley in 2012 | |
| 2nd Prime Minister of Bhutan | |
| In office 9 April 2008 – 28 April 2013 | |
| Monarch | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
| Preceded by | Kinzang Dorji |
| Succeeded by | Sonam Tobgye (as Chief Advisor) |
| In office 30 August 2003 – 18 August 2004 | |
| Monarch | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
| Preceded by | Khandu Wangchuk |
| Succeeded by | Yeshey Zimba |
| In office 20 July 1998 – 9 July 1999 | |
| Monarch | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
| Preceded by | Jigme Palden Dorji |
| Succeeded by | Sangay Ngedup |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1952 Bumthang, Bhutan |
| Political party | Independent (Before 2007) Peace and Prosperity Party (2007–present) |
| Spouse |
Aum Rinsy Dem (died 2018) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University, St. Stephen's College, Delhi |
Lyonpo Jigme Yoser Thinley (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་འོད་ཟེར་འཕྲིན་ལས་; Wylie: 'Jigs-med 'Od-zer 'Phrin-las) (born 9 September 1952)[1] is a Bhutanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Bhutan for three nonconsecutive terms, from 20 July 1998 to 9 July 1999, 30 August 2003 to 18 August 2004 and 9 April 2008 to 28 April 2013.[1][2]
- ^ a b Wangchuk, Rinzin (12 April 2008). "New PM Takes Office". Kuensel online. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Thinley Takes Over as Premier". The Hindu. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
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