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Emblem from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Bhutan.svg This work was first published in Bhutan and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Copyright Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, enacted 2001 (details). The work meets one of the following criteria: It is a collective work, anonymous work or pseudonymous work and 50 years have passed since the date of its creation It is an audiovisual or collective work and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication (or creation, whatever date is the latest) It is a work of applied art and 25 years have passed since the date of its creation It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author) It is "official text of a legislative, administrative or legal nature, as well as any official translation thereof"

This sub-project aims to organize genealogical data on Bhutanese politicians, most notably the Prime Ministers of Bhutan. Find more at the master project page, Bhutan Portal.

Chief Ministers (Gongzim)

1. Ugyen Dorji | 1907 - 22 June 1916

2. Sonam Topgay Dorji | 1917 - 1923

Prime Ministers (Lyonchen)

1. Jigme Palden Dorji | 1952 - 5 April 1964 (Assassinated)

—. Lhendup Dorji (Acting) | 25 July 1964 - 27 November 1964

2. Jigme Thinley | 20 July 1998 - 9 July 1999

3. Sangay Ngedup | 9 July 1999 - 20 July 2000

4. Yeshey Zimba | 20 July 2000 - 8 August 2001

5. Khandu Wangchuk | 8 August 2001 - 14 August 2002

6. Kinzang Dorji | 14 August 2002 - 30 August 2003

(2). Jigme Thinley | 30 August 2003 - 18 August 2004

(4). Yeshey Zimba | 18 August 2004 - 5 September 2005

(3). Sangay Ngedup | 5 September 2005 - 7 September 2006

(5). Khandu Wangchuk | 7 September 2006 - 31 July 2007

(6). Kinzang Dorji | 31 July 2007 - 9 April 2008

(2). Jigme Thinley | 9 April 2008 - 28 April 2013

—. Sonam Tobgye (Chief Advisor) | 28 April 2013 - 27 July 2013

7. Tshering Tobgay | 27 July 2013 - 9 August 2018

—. Tshering Wangchuk (Chief Advisor) | 9 August 2018 - 7 November 2018

8. Lotay Tshering | 7 November 2018 - present

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