Dasho Tshewang Chophel Dorji serves as the Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Skills Development who assumed the new role on February 3 following Dhar conferment by His Majesty The King.

Dasho brings a wealth of experience to his new position having previously served as the Acting Secretary within the Ministry. His distinguished civil service career began in 1991 as a Militia Officer in the Royal Bhutan Army. In 1995, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he held various roles including Director of the Department of Economic and Tech Diplomacy, and undertook diplomatic assignments in New Delhi and New York.

Dasho also served as Bhutan’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand from May 2016 to March 2021 with concurrent accreditation to Singapore, Myanmar and Australia.