Foreign Minister of Bhutan

The Foreign Minister of Bhutan occupies the Ministerial post in the Royal Government of Bhutan which deals with the country's foreign policy. The office was founded in 1968 as the Ministry of Development; it was reorganized in 1970 as the Department of Foreign Affairs. In 1972 it achieved its current form as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Minister of Bhutan
Incumbent
Tandi Dorji
since 2018
TypeForeign Minister
Member ofRoyal Government of Bhutan
Formation1968
First holderDawa Tsering
WebsiteOfficial Ministry website
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Bhutan has relations with 24 nations including the European Union. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Tandi Dorji.

List of ministers

This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan:[1]

NameTook officeLeft office
Dawa Tsering19721998
Jigme Thinley19982003
Khandu Wangchuk20032007
Yeshey Dorji (acting)20072008
Ugyen Tshering20082013
Rinzin Dorji20132015
Damcho Dorji20152018
Tandi Dorji2018Incumbent

See also

References
  1. "Foreign ministers A-D".
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