Jigme Thinley
Jigme Thinley | |
|---|---|
འཇིགས་མེད་འོད་ཟེར་འཕྲིན་ལས | |
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 |
| 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) 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.