List of Prime Ministers of Bhutan
Prime Ministers (Lyonchen)

List of Prime Ministers of Bhutan

Section Title: Prime Ministers (Lyonchen)
Table Section Text: None

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office	Political Party

Took Office	Left Office

1	-	Jigme Palden Dorji (1919–1964)	1952	5 April 1964 (Assassinated)	Independent

Vacant (5 April 1964–25 July 1964)

—	-	Lhendup Dorji (1935–2007) Acting Prime Minister	25 July 1964	27 November 1964	Independent

Post Abolished (27 November 1964–20 July 1998)

2	-	Jigme Thinley (1952–) 1st time	20 July 1998	9 July 1999	Independent

3	-	Sangay Ngedup (1953–) 1st time	9 July 1999	20 July 2000	Independent

4	-	Yeshey Zimba (1952–) 1st time	20 July 2000	8 August 2001	Independent

5	-	Khandu Wangchuk (1950–) 1st time	8 August 2001	14 August 2002	Independent

6	-	Kinzang Dorji (1951–) 1st time	14 August 2002	30 August 2003	Independent

(2)	-	Jigme Thinley (1952–) 2nd time	30 August 2003	18 August 2004	Independent

(4)	-	Yeshey Zimba (1952–) 2nd time	18 August 2004	5 September 2005	Independent

(3)	-	Sangay Ngedup (1953–) 2nd time	5 September 2005	7 September 2006	Independent

(5)	-	Khandu Wangchuk (1950–) 2nd time	7 September 2006	31 July 2007	Independent

(6)	-	Kinzang Dorji (1951–) 2nd time	31 July 2007	9 April 2008	Independent

Democratically elected

(2)	-	Jigme Thinley (1952–) 3rd time	9 April 2008	28 April 2013	Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party

—	-	Sonam Tobgye (1949–) Chief Advisor	28 April 2013	27 July 2013	Independent

7	-	Tshering Tobgay (1965–)	27 July 2013	9 August 2018	People's Democratic Party

—	-	Tshering Wangchuk (19–) Chief Advisor	9 August 2018	7 November 2018	Independent

8	-	Lotay Tshering (1968–)	7 November 2018	Bhutan United Party

Sentence(s)

In 1952, Jigme Palden Dorji became the first man to hold the title Prime Minister of Bhutan (Lyonchen).

final_sentence: In 1952, Jigme Palden Dorji became the first man to hold the title Prime Minister of Bhutan (Lyonchen).