Tandi Dorji (Dzongkha: རྟ་མགྲིན་རྡོ་རྗེ་, Wylie: rta mgrin rdo rje; born 2 September 1968)[1] is a Bhutanese politician who served as Foreign Minister for Bhutan from November 2018 to 2024.[2][3] He was a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan from October 2018 to November 2023.
Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorji | |
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རྟ་མགྲིན་རྡོ་རྗེ་ | |
.jpg) 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 – November 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Chimi Dorji |
| Succeeded by | Namgay Wangchuk |
| Constituency | Lingmukha-Toedwang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1968[1] |
| Party | Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa |
| Mymensingh Medical College University of Sydney University of Canberra | |
Education
editHe holds an MBBS degree from Mymensingh Medical College in Bangladesh.[4][5] 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[6] and Master of Business Administration from University of Canberra, Australia.[4]
Political career
editBefore entering politics, he was a pediatrician,[7][8] public health researcher and a technical advisor.[9]
Dorji is a founding member and former president of the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa.[4] He participated in the 2008 and 2013 elections.[10] He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Lingmukha Toedwang constituency.[2] He received 3,154 votes and defeated Sonam Wangyel Wang, a candidate of DPT.[11]
On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure and Tandi was named as Foreign Minister for Bhutan.[2] On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Foreign Minister for Bhutan in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.[12]
During his time as Foreign Minister, Dorji called for climate financing and reaffirmed that Bhutan would comit to carbon neutrality.[13] He also advocated for reforms of the UN Security Council, specifically by granting additional permanent seats for India, Japan, an African Union country, and more non-permanent countries.[14]
In August 2025, the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa appointed Dorji as interim president of the party.[15]
Honours
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Bhutan :
The Royal Orange Scarf (3 November 2018).
The Royal Red Scarf (17 December 2022).[16]
References
edit- 1 2 Ngawang. "Foreign Minister – Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- 1 2 3 "Bhutan's Newly Elected Prime Minister Lotay Tshering Unveiled The 10 Cabinet Ministers On 3 November 2018". www.bhutantimes.com.
- ↑ "HM confers Dakyen to Cabinet ministers, Speaker, and OL – KuenselOnline". www.kuenselonline.com.
- 1 2 3 "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
- ↑ "MMCH accords reception to its ex-student Bhutanese PM". Financial Express (Bangladesh). 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ "DNT announces cabinet portfolios". Bhutan Times.
- ↑ "Doctors into politics condemn BMHC's notification – Business Bhutan". www.businessbhutan.bt.
- ↑ "DNT reveals 46 candidates - BBS". 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 16 November 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.
- ↑ "With Planet 'Under Siege', Member States Must Safeguard Earth's Natural Resources, Preserve Biodiversity, Says President, as Assembly Concludes Its General Debate | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". press.un.org. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bhutan | General Debate". gadebate.un.org. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ "DNT appoints Dasho Dr Tandi Dorji as Interim President". Kuensel Online. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ 115th National Day