Lotay Tshering Bio, Age, Facts, Family, Photos and Carrier

Lotay Tshering (Dzongkha: བློ་གྲོས་ཚེ་རིང་) is a Bhutanese politician with medical education, who is now the Prime Minister of the country, occupying this position since November 7, 2018. Since May 14, 2018, he is the chairman of the United Party of Bhutan.

Quick Facts
Native name	བློ་གྲོས་ཚེ་རིང་
Born	March 14, 1968
Birth place	Mewang Gewog, Bhutan
Nationality	Bhutanese
Education	Mymensingh Medical College, University of Dhaka, University of Canberra
Occupation	Politician
Wife	Mrs Tshering
Known for	Prime Minister of Bhutan
Years active	2001-present
Height	5’5”
Weight	79
Political party	Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa

Early life

Lotay Tshering was born in March 14, 1968 in Mewang Gewog, Bhutan in an ordinary family. He was educated at Punachsky secondary school in Sherubts. Then he studied at the Medical College of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Education

 In 2001, Lotay Tshering became a Bachelor of Science. In 2007, he studied urology at the Medical College of Wisconsin ( USA ), thanks to a grant from the World Health Organization . Upon returning to Bhutan, he became the only practicing urologist in the country.

In 2010, he was trained in endocrinology at the Singapore General Hospital and Okayama University in Japan . In 2014, he received a master  degree of Business Administration at the University of Canberra , Australia.

Personal life

Lotay Tshering is married and has a daughter. While working at the hospital of Mongara, he adopted a girl and a boy.

Professional career

Lotay Tshering worked as a surgeon at the National Hospital of Thimphu and the Mongol Regional Hospital, and for 11 years, he was a consultant urologist at the National Hospital of Thimphu. He paid about 6.2 million Ngultrum to the Royal Commission of the Civil Service for the opportunity to engage in political activities and ceased medical practice.

Political career 

In 2013, he took part in the Elections to the National Assembly of Bhutan, but his party did not go to the next round. On May 14, 2018, Lotay Tshering received 1,155 votes and was elected chairman of the United Party of Bhutan, just five months before the parliamentary elections.

In 2018, he was elected to the elections to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of the United Party of Bhutan from the South Thimphu district, receiving 3,662 votes. In 2018, his party first came to the National Assembly, gaining the most seats, and Lotai Tsering became the country’s prime minister.

Prime Minister

On November 7, 2018, he replaced Töring Tobgay as Prime Minister and was sworn in as the third democratically elected Prime Minister of Bhutan. December 27, 2018 arrived with a three-day visit to India, which was his first foreign trip after taking office. On November 3, 2018, he announced his appointments in the cabinet of ministers.

Awards 

• In 1991 he was awarded the gold medal of his father William Mackey for academic success in Sherubts.
• In 2005, the Dalai Lama XIV presented the award “The Unsung Hero of Compassion”.
• In 2017, he was awarded by King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk with the order of Druk Thuksey for “selfless and selfless service to our king, our country and our people”.
• In 2018 he received cabs from King Jigme Khesara Namgyal Wangchuk.

***Facts About Lotay Tshering***

• Does he smoke?: No
• Does he drink alcohol?: No
• Lotay Tshering was born and raised in Bhutan.
• Height?:                       5 feet 5 inch
• Weight?:                      79 Kg
• Hair Color?:               Black, brown
• Eye Color?:                 Brown
• Hobbies?:                   Researching, traveling, reading.
• Favorite food?:         Pizza, Pasta, healthy food.
• Favorite color?:       Blue, black, white and yellow.

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