Tandi Dorji

Tandi Dorji (རྟ་མགྲིན་རྡོ་རྗེ་, Wylie : Rta mgrin rdo rje; born 2 September 1968) is a Bhutanese politician who served as Foreign Minister for Bhutan from November 2018 to 2024. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.

Education
He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from Mymensingh Medical College under the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He undertook his residency in Paediatrics from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) in Pune India. He completed his Master of International Public Health from University of Sydney, Australia and Master of Business Administration from University of Canberra, Australia.

Political career
Before entering politics, he was a pediatrician, public health researcher and a technical advisor.

Dorji is a founding member and former president of the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa. He participated in the 2008 and 2013 elections. He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Lingmukha Toedwang constituency. He received 3,154 votes and defeated Sonam Wangyel Wang, a candidate of DPT.

On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure and Tandi was named as Foreign Minister for Bhutan. On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Foreign Minister for Bhutan in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.

Honours

 * 🇧🇹 Bhutan :
 * BHT Druk Wangyel Ribbon.svg The Royal Orange Scarf (3 November 2018).
 * Order_of_the_Golden_Fleece_Rib.gif The Royal Red Scarf (17 December 2022).