| Honorific-Prefix: | Lyonpo |
| Namgay Tshering | |
| Native Name Lang: | dz |
| Office: | Minister for Finance |
| Term Start: | 7 November 2018 |
| Primeminister: | Lotay Tshering |
| Predecessor: | Namgay Dorji |
| Office1: | Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan |
| Term Start1: | 31 October 2018 |
| Predecessor1: | Kezang Wangmo |
| Constituency1: | Dokar-Sharpa |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Alma Mater: | University of Madras Chulalongkorn University |
| Party: | Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa |
Lyonpo Namgay Tshering (born) is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Finance since November 2018.[2] He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.[3]
Tshering was born .[1]
He received a degree of Bachelor of Science in Communication from the University of Madras, India, and a Master's degree in Public Health from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.[1]
Before entering politics, he served as the project coordinator (World Bank and Global Fund Project), planning officer at Ministry of Health, program manager at National HIV/AIDS control program, (2014-2018) and National professional officer at World Health Organization, (2014-2016).[4] [5]
Tshering is a member of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT).[1] He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Dokar-Sharpa constituency.[5] He received 4,155 votes and defeated Chencho Dorji, a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa.[6]
On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure, and Namgay Tshering was named as the Minister for Finance.[7] On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Finance in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.[2]