Kinga Tshering (born 20 December 1966) is a Bhutanese businessman and politician. He served in the public sector for 23 years in Bhutan, most recently as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly.[1][2] He has experience in legislation, and organization building with the formation of Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC), Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) and Druk Holding and Investments (DHI). He also has experience in the financial sector, banking, energy and infrastructure projects in the capacity of a CEO and a board member.
Kinga Tshering | |
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office August 2013 – August 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ugen Tshering |
| Succeeded by | Tshering[which?] |
| Constituency | North Thimphu |
| Chief Executive Officer (CEO), DHI INFRA, Bhutan | |
| In office April 2010 – February 2013 | |
| Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank of Bhutan | |
| In office December 2007 – April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Tshering Dorji |
| Succeeded by | Passang Dorji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 20, 1966 Thimphu, Bhutan |
| Political party | Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa (since 2022) Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (until 2016) |
| Spouse | Tshering Wangmo |
| Children | Kunzang PC Tshering, Yeshi Seldon Tshering and Gelek Yangzom Tshering |
| Residence(s) | Thimphu, Bhutan |
| Alma mater | Harvard Kennedy School, Pepperdine University, Kansas University |
He led corporate restructuring, change management, strategy, and social enterprises. He has stated as a goal making a profound impact and transformative change on the society through activism in democracy, innovation in governance, and integration of the HAPPINESS index into mainstream economic theory and development works in emerging nations.
He was a Fulbright Fellow while pursuing his BSc in engineering at the University of Kansas and a Dispute Resolution Fellow at the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution while pursuing his MBA at Pepperdine University. In 2017, he completed his Ford Foundation Mason Fellowship in the Mid Career Masters in Public Administration program at the Harvard Kennedy School. He spent 2018 as a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.
References
edit- ^ "Harvard Alumni from 14 Nations Discover Happiness in Bhutan". Kuensel. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Central Coast Voices: How do you measure happiness?". KCBX. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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