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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 (age 72); Bumthang, Bhutan
Political party	Independent (Before 2007); Peace and Prosperity Party (2007–present)
Spouse	Aum Rinsy Dem (died 2018) [citation needed]
Children	3
Alma mater	Pennsylvania State University, St. Stephen's College, Delhi

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Lyonpo Jigme Yoser Thinley (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་འོད་ཟེར་འཕྲིན་ལས་; Wylie: 'Jigs-med 'Od-zer 'Phrin-las) (born 9 September 1952)^[1] is a Bhutanese politician who was Prime Minister of Bhutan from 20 July 1998 to 9 July 1999, 30 August 2003 to 18 August 2004 and 9 April 2008 to 28 April 2013.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Thinley was born in Bumthang and joined the civil service in 1976^[3] upon receiving a graduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University.^[4] He received an undergraduate degree from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.^[5]

In February 1987, Thinley was awarded the title of Dasho and the Red Scarf, and in 1990, under the zonal system, he became administrator of the Eastern Zone. He then became secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1992 before being appointed as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs in January 1994, at which time he was also awarded the Orange Scarf. Later in 1994, he was appointed as Bhutan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations office and other international organizations in Geneva.^[1]

Prior to the beginning of Bhutanese democracy, he was Prime Minister twice, from 20 July 1998 to 9 July 1999, and from 30 August 2003 to 20 August 2004. During this period, chairmanship of the council was based on rotation once per year, with the order of rotation decided by the number of votes secured during the time of election to the council. Jigme was also the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan from 1998 until 2003 and subsequently served as Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs.

In March 2008, he stood as leader of the political party Druk Phuensum Tshogpa in Bhutan's first democratic election. His party won 45 of the 47 seats in the National Assembly of Bhutan, which enabled Jigme Thinley to become Bhutan's first ever elected Prime Minister. He took office on 9 April.^[1]^[2]

Thinley blamed the global economic crisis of 2008–2009 on "insatiable human greed" and stressed the need to instead focus on the Bhutanese notion of gross national happiness. His government works to base its policies on gross national happiness rather than purely economic considerations.^[6]

In July 2009, Thinley became a member of the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation's International Advisory Board.^[7]

Personal life

His son Palden married Princess Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck on 11 November 2008.

His wife Aum Rinsy Dem died in Bangkok on 28 November 2018.^[8]

He has honorary doctorates from KIIT University^[9] and University of Louvain (UCLouvain).^[10]

Honours

He has honorary doctorates from KIIT University^[9] and University of Louvain (UCLouvain).^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wangchuk, Rinzin (12 April 2008). "New PM Takes Office". Kuensel online. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Thinley Takes Over as Premier". The Hindu. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
^ "Faculty, alumnus honored – Penn State University". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ "Famous Penn Staters – Living/Now Deceased". Penn State Alumni Association. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
^ "World Leaders Forum".
^ Mydans, Seth (7 May 2009). "Thumphu Journal: Recalculating Happiness in a Himalayan Kingdom". New York Times. p. A8.
^ "SNV establishes International Advisory Board". SNV – Netherlands Development Organisation. 8 July 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
^ Twitter
^ ^a ^b "8th Annual Convocation". 9 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Fête de l'université 2014 – Doctorats honoris causa". UCL – Université catholique de Louvain. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

External links

"Bhutan – H.E. Mr. Jigmi Yoezer Thinley, Prime Minister – Statement Summary". United Nations. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2011. (63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly)
"Hon. Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley". Cabinet Secretariat. Government of Bhutan. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.

Political offices
Preceded by Lhendup Dorji	Prime Minister of Bhutan 1998–1999	Succeeded by Sangay Ngedup
Preceded by Dawa Tsering	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1998–2003	Succeeded by Khandu Wangchuk
Preceded by Kinzang Dorji	Prime Minister of Bhutan 2003–2004	Succeeded by Yeshey Zimba
Preceded by Kinzang Dorji	Prime Minister of Bhutan 2008–2013	Succeeded by Sonam Tobgye as Chief Advisor
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Mahinda Rajapaksa	Chairperson of SAARC 2010	Succeeded by Mohammed Nasheed

[Kuensel-1] Wangchuk, Rinzin (12 April 2008). "New PM Takes Office". Kuensel online. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

[Takes-2] "Thinley Takes Over as Premier". The Hindu. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

[3] "Faculty, alumnus honored – Penn State University". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

[4] "Famous Penn Staters – Living/Now Deceased". Penn State Alumni Association. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

[5] "World Leaders Forum".

[6] Mydans, Seth (7 May 2009). "Thumphu Journal: Recalculating Happiness in a Himalayan Kingdom". New York Times. p. A8.

[7] "SNV establishes International Advisory Board". SNV – Netherlands Development Organisation. 8 July 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

[8] Twitter

[:0-9] "8th Annual Convocation". 9 September 2012.

[:1-10] "Fête de l'université 2014 – Doctorats honoris causa". UCL – Université catholique de Louvain. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

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+| name                = Jigme Thinley
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+| term_end            = 28 April 2013
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+| predecessor         = [[Kinzang Dorji]]
+| successor           = [[Sonam Tobgye]] (as Chief Advisor)
-| successor1   = [[Yeshey Zimba]]
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+| monarch1            = [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck]]
+| term_start1         = 30 August 2003
-| term_start2  = [[20 July]] [[1998]]
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+| term_end1           = 18 August 2004
+| predecessor1        = [[Khandu Wangchuk]]
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+| monarch2            = [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck]]
+| term_start2         = 20 July 1998
-| birth_place  = [[Bumthang District|Bumthang]], [[Bhutan]]
-| party        = [[Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party|DPT]]
+| term_end2           = 9 July 1999
+| predecessor2        = [[Jigme Palden Dorji]]
+| successor2          = [[Sangay Ngedup]]
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+| spouse              = {{marriage|''Aum'' Rinsy Dem||2018|reason=died}} {{cn|date=June 2020}}
+| children            = 3
+| caption             = Thinley in 2012
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+| native_name         = {{nobold|འཇིགས་མེད་འོད་ཟེར་འཕྲིན་ལས}}
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+'''''Lyonpo'' Jigme Yoser Thinley''' ([[Dzongkha]]: འཇིགས་མེད་འོད་ཟེར་འཕྲིན་ལས་; [[Wylie transliteration|Wylie]]:'' 'Jigs-med 'Od-zer 'Phrin-las'') (born 9 September 1952)<ref name=Kuensel>{{cite web |first=Rinzin |last=Wangchuk |url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10196 |title=New PM Takes Office |publisher=[[Kuensel]] online |date=12 April 2008 |access-date=1 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007180846/http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10196 |archive-date=7 October 2009 }}</ref> is a Bhutanese politician who was [[List of prime ministers of Bhutan|Prime Minister of Bhutan]] from 20 July 1998 to 9 July 1999, 30 August 2003 to 18 August 2004 and 9 April 2008 to 28 April 2013.<ref name=Kuensel/><ref name=Takes>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/11/stories/2008041154161800.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102040043/http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/11/stories/2008041154161800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 November 2012 |title=Thinley Takes Over as Premier |date=11 April 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref>
-Lyonpo '''Jigme Yoser Thinley''' (born in [[Bumthang District|Bumthang]] in [[1952]]) is the former Prime Minister of [[Bhutan]]. "Lyonpo" is a title, meaning "minister". The chairmanship to the council is on rotation for a duration of one year, and is based on the number of votes secured during the time of  election to the council.
+==Biography==
-He has held this office twice - once from [[July 20]], [[1998]] to [[July 9]], [[1999]] and from [[30 August]] [[2003]] to [[August 20]] [[2004]].
+Thinley was born in [[Bumthang District|Bumthang]] and joined the civil service in 1976<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.psu.edu/story/164765/2010/09/17/faculty-alumnus-honored|title=Faculty, alumnus honored – Penn State University|access-date=24 May 2017|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234536/http://news.psu.edu/story/164765/2010/09/17/faculty-alumnus-honored|url-status=dead}}</ref> upon receiving a graduate degree from [[The Pennsylvania State University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alumni.psu.edu/about_us/famous |title=Famous Penn Staters – Living/Now Deceased |publisher=Penn State Alumni Association |date=29 January 2011 |access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref> He received an undergraduate degree from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldleaders.columbia.edu/directory/jigmi-y-thinley |title= World Leaders Forum}}</ref>
-Jigme was also the [[foreign minister]] of Bhutan from 1998 until 2003; he is currently the Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs.
+In February 1987, Thinley was awarded the title of ''[[Ashi (title)|Dasho]]'' and the [[kabney|Red Scarf]], and in 1990, under the zonal system, he became administrator of the Eastern Zone. He then became secretary in the [[Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs|Ministry of Home Affairs]] in 1992 before being appointed as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs in January 1994, at which time he was also awarded the [[kabney|Orange Scarf]]. Later in 1994, he was appointed as Bhutan's Permanent Representative to the [[United Nations Office at Geneva|United Nations office]] and other international organizations in [[Geneva]].<ref name="Kuensel" />
-In [[March 2008]] he stood as leader of the political party [[Druk Phuensum Tshogpa]] in [[Bhutanese general election, 2008|Bhutan's first democratic elections]]. His party won 44 of the 47 seats in the [[National Assembly of Bhutan]], which will enable Jigme Thinley to become, shortly, Bhutan's first ever elected Prime Minister.<ref>[http://www.france24.com/en/20080324-bhutan-votes-status-quo-jigmi-thinley-election-parliament&navi=MONDE "Bhutan votes for status quo"], [[France 24]], March 24, 2008</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7310832.stm "Bhutanese vote in historic poll"], [[BBC]], March 24, 2008</ref>
+Prior to the beginning of [[Bhutanese democracy]], he was Prime Minister twice, from 20 July 1998 to 9 July 1999, and from 30 August 2003 to 20 August 2004. During this period, chairmanship of the council was based on rotation once per year, with the order of rotation decided by the number of votes secured during the time of election to the council. Jigme was also the [[foreign minister|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] of Bhutan from 1998 until 2003 and subsequently served as [[Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs|Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs]].
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
+In March 2008, he stood as leader of the political party [[Druk Phuensum Tshogpa]] in [[2008 Bhutanese general election|Bhutan's first democratic election]]. His party won 45 of the 47 seats in the [[National Assembly of Bhutan]], which enabled Jigme Thinley to become Bhutan's first ever elected Prime Minister. He took office on 9 April.<ref name=Kuensel/><ref name=Takes/>
-== External links ==
-*[http://www.bhutan.gov.bt/minofhomeandcultafrs.php Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs]
+Thinley blamed the global economic crisis of 2008–2009 on "insatiable human greed" and stressed the need to instead focus on the Bhutanese notion of [[gross national happiness]]. His government works to base its policies on gross national happiness rather than purely economic considerations.<ref>{{cite web|first=Seth |last=Mydans |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/world/asia/07bhutan.html?em |title=Thumphu Journal: Recalculating Happiness in a Himalayan Kingdom |work=[[New York Times]] |date=7 May 2009 |page=A8}}</ref>
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+In July 2009, Thinley became a member of the [[SNV Netherlands Development Organisation]]'s International Advisory Board.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=SNV – Netherlands Development Organisation |url=http://www.snvworld.org/en/aboutus/news/Pages/NewsPage0907001.aspx |title=SNV establishes International Advisory Board |date=8 July 2009 |access-date=1 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728035635/http://www.snvworld.org/en/aboutus/news/Pages/NewsPage0907001.aspx |archive-date=28 July 2011 }}</ref>
+==Personal life==
+His son Palden married Princess ''[[Ashi (title)|Ashi]]'' [[Kesang Choden Wangchuck]] on 11 November 2008.
+His wife ''Aum'' Rinsy Dem died in [[Bangkok]] on 28 November 2018.<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/chhedupsangay/status/1068122935125258240?lang=es Twitter]</ref>
+He has honorary doctorates from [[KIIT University]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=9 September 2012 |title=8th Annual Convocation |url=https://kiit.ac.in/convocation/8th-annual-convocation/}}</ref> and [[Université catholique de Louvain|University of Louvain (UCLouvain)]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=3 February 2014 |title=Fête de l'université 2014 – Doctorats honoris causa |url=http://www.uclouvain.be/docteurshonoriscausa2014.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130071507/http://www.uclouvain.be/docteurshonoriscausa2014.html |archive-date=30 January 2014 |access-date=3 February 2014 |publisher=UCL – Université catholique de Louvain}}</ref>
+==Honours==
+He has honorary doctorates from [[KIIT University]]<ref name=":0" /> and [[Université catholique de Louvain|University of Louvain (UCLouvain)]].<ref name=":1" />
+==References==
+{{reflist|2}}
+==External links==
+{{Commonscat}}
+* {{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/ga/63/generaldebate/bhutan.shtml |title=Bhutan – H.E. Mr. Jigmi Yoezer Thinley, Prime Minister – Statement Summary |publisher=[[United Nations]] |date=26 September 2008 |access-date=2 September 2011}} (63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly)
+* {{cite web |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.bt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186&Itemid=122 |title=Hon. Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley |work=Cabinet Secretariat |publisher=[[Government of Bhutan]] |access-date=2 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722192101/http://www.cabinet.gov.bt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186&Itemid=122 |archive-date=22 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}
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