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|name = Dorji Tshering<br />
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|office = [[Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (Bhutan)|Minister for Works and Human Settlement]]<br />
|term_start = 7 November 2018<br />
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|primeminister = [[Lotay Tshering]]<br />
|predecessor = [[Dorji Choden]]<br />
|successor =<br />
| office1 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Bhutan]]<br />
| term_start1 = 31 October 2018<br />
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| predecessor1 =[[Jigme Wangchuk]]<br />
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| constituency1 = Radhi-Sakteng<br />
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|birth_date = {{circa|1979}}<br />
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|alma_mater = [[Bengal Engineering College]]<br />[[Edith Cowan University]]<br />
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|party = [[Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa]]<br />
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'''Dorji Tshering''' ({{circa|1979}}) is a [[Bhutan]]ese politician who has been [[Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (Bhutan)|Minister for Works and Human Settlement]] since November 2018.<ref name="mfa.gov.bt">{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.bt/?p=5947|title=New Cabinet of the Royal Government of Bhutan sworn in on 7th November 2018. – Ministry of Foreign Affairs|website=www.mfa.gov.bt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cabinet.gov.bt/?p=1927|title=His Majesty The King conferred Dakyen to the new Prime Minister and cabinet ministers - Cabinet Secretariat|website=www.cabinet.gov.bt}}</ref> He has been a member of the [[National Assembly (Bhutan)|National Assembly of Bhutan]], since October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nab.gov.bt/en/member/member_detail/112|title=Dorji Tshering|website=www.nab.gov.bt}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Tshering was born {{circa|1979}}.<ref name="peldendrukpa.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.peldendrukpa.com/national-assembly/druk-nyamrup-tshogpa/dorji-tshering|title=Bhutan 2018 Elections|website=www.peldendrukpa.com}}</ref><br />
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He received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from [[Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology]], Shibpur (Howrah) India. He completed his master's degree in civil engineering from the [[Edith Cowan University]], Australia.<ref name="pressreader.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/bhutan/business-bhutan/20181110/281530817044325|title=The Cabinet takes charge|work=Business Bhutan}}</ref><br />
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==Professional career==<br />
Before joining politics, he served as the executive engineer and deputy executive engineer in the [[Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (Bhutan)|Ministry of Works and Human Settlement]] for seven years.<ref name="pressreader.com"/><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Tshering is a member of [[Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa]].<ref name="peldendrukpa.com"/> He was elected to the [[National Assembly (Bhutan)|National Assembly of Bhutan]] in the [[2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election|2018 elections]] for the Radhi-Sakteng constituency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/dnt-wins-two-of-the-five-constituencies-in-trashigang/|title=DNT wins two of the five constituencies in Trashigang – KuenselOnline|website=www.kuenselonline.com}}</ref> He received 3,550 votes and defeated Tashi Dorji, a candidate of [[Druk Phuensum Tshogpa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebhutanese.bt/dnt-gets-two-and-dpt-gets-three-in-a-competitive-trashigang-contest/|title=DNT gets two and DPT gets three in a competitive Trashigang contest|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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On 3 November, [[Lotay Tshering]] formally announced his cabinet structure and Dorji Tshering was named as [[Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (Bhutan)|Minister for Works and Human Settlement]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhutantimes.com/article/bhutan-s-newly-elected-prime-minister-lotay-tshering-unveiled-the-10-cabinet-ministers-on-3-november-2018|title=Bhutan’s Newly Elected Prime Minister Lotay Tshering Unveiled The 10 Cabinet Ministers On 3 November 2018|website=www.bhutantimes.com}}</ref> On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Works and Human Settlement in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.<ref name="mfa.gov.bt"/><br />
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