Kinga Tshering

Kinga Tshering (born 20 December 1966) is a Bhutanese businessman and politician. He served in the public sector for 23 years in the Bhutan, most recently as the Member of Parliament in the National Assembly.[1][2] He has experience in legislation, organization building with 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
Member of the National Assembly
In office
August 2013 – August 2016
Preceded byUgen Tshering
Succeeded byTshering
ConstituencyNorth 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 byTshering Dorji
Succeeded byPassang Dorji
Personal details
Born (1966-12-20) December 20, 1966
Thimphu, Bhutan
Political partyDruk Thuendrel Tshogpa (since 2022)
Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (until 2016)
SpouseTshering Wangmo
ChildrenKunzang PC Tshering, Yeshi Seldon Tshering and Gelek Yangzom Tshering
Residence(s)Thimphu, Bhutan
Alma materHarvard 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
  1. "Harvard Alumni from 14 Nations Discover Happiness in Bhutan". Kuensel. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. "Central Coast Voices: How do you measure happiness?". KCBX. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.


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