Kinga Tshering Explained

Kinga Tshering
Birth Date:20 December 1966
Birth Place:Thimphu, Bhutan
Residence:Thimphu, Bhutan
Office:Member of the National Assembly
Term Start:August 2013
Term End:August 2016
Predecessor:Ugen Tshering
Successor:Tshering
Constituency:North Thimphu
Office2:Chief Executive Officer (CEO), DHI INFRA, Bhutan
Term Start2:April 2010
Term End2:February 2013
Office3:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank of Bhutan
Term Start3:December 2007
Term End3:April 2010
Predecessor3:Tshering Dorji
Successor3:Passang Dorji
Party:Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa (since 2022)
Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (until 2016)
Alma Mater:Harvard Kennedy School, Pepperdine University, Kansas University
Spouse:Tshering Wangmo
Children:Kunzang PC Tshering, Yeshi Seldon Tshering and Gelek Yangzom Tshering

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.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harvard Alumni from 14 Nations Discover Happiness in Bhutan . . 5 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Central Coast Voices: How do you measure happiness? . . 21 February 2019 . 5 March 2019.