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{{About|the Queen of Bhutan|the sister of the Dalai Lama|Jetsun Pema (born 1940)}}
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{{Infobox royalty|consort=yes
| name = Jetsun Pema
| title =
| image = Jetsun Pema, Queen consort of Bhutan.jpg
| caption = The Queen in 2014
| coronation = 13 October 2011
| cor-type = Coronation
| succession = [[Druk Gyaltsuen]]
| reign = 13 October 2011 – present
| full name = Jetsun Pema Wangchuck<ref group=fn>Women in Bhutan retain their names upon marriage.</ref>
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck]]|13 October 2011}}
| issue = [[Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck]]<br>[[Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck]]
| father = [[Dhondup Gyaltshen]]
| mother = Sonam Choki
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital]], [[Thimphu]], [[Bhutan]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| place of burial =
| religion = [[Tibetan Buddhism]]
| signature =
| predecessor = 
| successor =
| house = [[House of Wangchuck|Wangchuck]] (by marriage)
}}
{{Royal Family of Bhutan}}

'''Jetsun Pema''' ({{lang-dz|རྗེ་བཙུན་པདྨ་}}; [[Wylie transliteration|Wylie]]: rje btsun padma; born 4 June 1990) is the [[Druk Gyaltsuen]] ([[Dzongkha]]: Dragon Queen) of [[Bhutan]], as the wife of King [[Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck]].  She is currently the youngest queen consort in the world. She and the King have two children: Prince [[Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck]], the heir apparent to the Bhutanese throne, and [[Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck]].

==Early life and education==
Jetsun Pema was born at [[Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital]] in [[Thimphu]] on 4 June 1990.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} Her father, Dhondup Gyaltshen, is the grandson of two ''Trashigang Dzongpons'', Thinley Topgay and Ugyen Tshering ([[Dzongpen|governors]] of [[Trashigang District|Trashigang]]). Her mother, ''Aum'' Sonam Choki, comes from the family of Bumthang Pangtey, one of Bhutan's oldest noble families.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/future-bhutan-queen-studied-at-lawrence-school-in-himachal-pradesh-134207-2011-05-23 India Today]</ref><ref>Bhutan Times, Lhakpa Tshering, 4 June 2017, 'Nation celebrates Gyaltsuen's birthday'</ref> Sonam Choki's father was a half-brother of two queens consort of Bhutan, [[Phuntsho Choden]] (great-grandmother of the present king) and her sister [[Pema Dechen]].

Her ancestor is also the 48th [[Druk Desi]] and 10th [[Penlop of Trongsa]] [[Jigme Namgyal (Bhutan)|Jigme Namgyal]] (father of King [[Ugyen Wangchuck]] and of her great-great-grandmother, ''Ashi'' Yeshay Choden). The King and Queen of Bhutan are distant cousins.

Jetsun Pema is the second eldest of five children. Her siblings are two brothers, Jigme Namgyel and ''Dasho'' Thinley Norbu (the eldest, who is the husband of the king's half-sister, [[Euphelma Choden Wangchuck|Princess ''Ashi'' Euphelma Choden Wangchuck]]), and two sisters, Serchen Doma and ''Ashi'' Yeatso Lhamo (the eldest, who is married to the king's brother, [[Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (born 1986)|Prince ''Gyaltshab'' Jigme Dorji Wangchuck]]).<ref name=Know>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessbhutan.bt/?p=6077 |title=Know the royal bride |access-date=27 May 2011 |publisher=Businessbhutan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917052705/http://www.businessbhutan.bt/?p=6077 |archive-date=17 September 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://empowerednews.net/bhutan%E2%80%99s-king-set-to-marry-royal-wedding/188558/ |title=Bhutan's King Is Set to Marry – Royal Wedding|access-date=27 May 2011|publisher=Empowered News}}</ref><ref name=Girl>{{Cite news|url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5171320|title=Himachal-educated girl to marry Bhutan king|access-date=27 May 2011|work=[[MSN News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615165139/http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5171320|archive-date=15 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Jetsun Pema's early education took place in Thimphu at the Little Dragon School, the Sunshine School (1995–96) and finally the Changangkha Lower Secondary School (1997–98). She then received a convent education at [[St Joseph's Convent|St. Joseph's Convent]] in [[Kalimpong]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]], in 1999–2000. She pursued her secondary education at the Lungtenzampa Middle Secondary School in [[Thimphu]] from 2001 to 2005 and moved to [[The Lawrence School, Sanawar]], in [[Solan]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], India, in April 2006.<ref>Anand Bodh, [https://web.archive.org/web/20111223184728/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-22/india/29571021_1_bhutan-king-royal-wedding-lawrence-school-sanawar Bhutan king to wed Sanawar girl] dated 22 May 2011, from ''[[Times of India]]'' at indiatimes.com, accessed 14 March 2012.</ref> She joined Lawrence as a Class-XI student and studied English, history, geography, economics, and painting. She completed her Higher Secondary education on 31 March 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lawrence School, Sanawar in celebration mode | date=13 October 2011 | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-13/chandigarh/30274546_1_royal-wedding-lawrence-school-sanawar-celebration-mode | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510175738/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-13/chandigarh/30274546_1_royal-wedding-lawrence-school-sanawar-celebration-mode | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 May 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date =13 October 2011}}</ref> She then began her tertiary education at [[Regent's University London]],<ref name=Sanawar>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-22/india/29571021_1_bhutan-king-royal-wedding-lawrence-school-sanawar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223184728/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-22/india/29571021_1_bhutan-king-royal-wedding-lawrence-school-sanawar|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 December 2011|title=Bhutan king to wed Sanawar girl|access-date=27 May 2011|work=[[The Times of India]] |date=22 May 2011}}</ref> where she graduated with a degree in [[international relations]], with [[psychology]] and [[art history]] as minor subjects.<ref name=Know/>

==Marriage and family==
===Royal wedding===
{{Main|Wedding of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema}}

On 20 May 2011, during the opening of the [[Parliament of Bhutan|Parliament's]] seventh session, the king announced their engagement, saying <blockquote> "As King, it is now time for me to marry. After much thought I have decided that the wedding shall be later this year."<ref name="King's official Facebook page">{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/his-majesty-king-jigme-khesar-namgyel-wangchuck/20-may-2011-royal-address-to-the-7th-session-of-parliament/10150198533636761|access-date=13 November 2014|title= Facebook|publisher=King's official Facebook page|date=20 May 2011}}</ref></blockquote>

Describing Jetsun Pema, he said <blockquote> "Now, many will have their own idea of what a Queen should be like—that she should be uniquely beautiful, intelligent and graceful. I think with experience and time, one can grow into a dynamic person in any walk of life with the right effort. For the Queen, what is most important is that at all times, as an individual she must be a good human being, and as Queen, she must be unwavering in her commitment to serve the People and Country. As my queen, I have found such a person and her name is Jetsun Pema. While she is young, she is warm and kind in heart and character. These qualities together with the wisdom that will come with age and experience will make her a great servant to the nation."<ref name="King's official Facebook page"/></blockquote> 

The couple [[Wedding of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema|married]] on 13 October 2011, at [[Punakha Dzong]]. The ceremony was held in [[Punakha]], followed by a public celebration in [[Thimphu]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=6754|access-date=13 November 2014|publisher=BBS page|title=BBT|date=20 October 2011}}</ref> and [[Paro, Bhutan|Paro]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=6802|access-date=13 November 2014|title=BBT|publisher=BBS page|date=20 October 2011}}</ref> During the ceremony, the King bestowed the Crown of the Druk Gyaltsuen on her, formally proclaiming her the Queen of the Kingdom of Bhutan.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=6691|access-date=13 November 2014|publisher=BBS|date=13 October 2011|title=Proclamation of Queen Jetsun Pema}}</ref>

The wedding was held in traditional style with the "blessings of the guardian deities." Although Bhutan allows polygamy, the king said that he would never marry another woman.<ref name=Royal>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bhutanobserver.bt/royal-wedding-full-story/ |title=Royal Wedding in October |work=[[Bhutan Observer]] |access-date=26 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525003051/http://www.bhutanobserver.bt/royal-wedding-full-story/ |archive-date=25 May 2011 }}</ref> For their wedding, the Netherlands sent the royal couple tulips and named one "Queen of Bhutan" after her.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bhutan News|url=http://www.bhutanandpartners.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bhutan+partners-activities-20111.pdf}}</ref> 

===Issue===
[[File:The King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the Bhutan Queen, Jetsun Pema Wangchuck and Crown Prince meeting the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|The Druk Gyalsey with the King and Queen meeting [[Narendra Modi]] in New Delhi|141x141px]]
On 11 November 2015, it was announced that she was expecting their first child, a son, to be born in early 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/britishroyals/status/664455396501811200/photo/1|title=Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan pregnant with her first child|access-date=11 November 2015 |date=11 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2015111128180/queen-of-bhutan-jetsun-pema-pregnant-with-king-jigme-khesar-wangchuck-first-child/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113232108/http://www1.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2015111128180/queen-of-bhutan-jetsun-pema-pregnant-with-king-jigme-khesar-wangchuck-first-child/|url-status=live|archive-date=13 November 2015|title=Queen Jetsun Pema and King Jigme Khesar Wangchuck of Bhutan expecting first child|access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref> She gave birth on 5 February 2016 at the [[Lingkana Palace]]. The king was present for the birth of the prince, known by the title ''Gyalsey''.<ref>{{cite web|date=2016-02-05 |title=Our happiness knows no bounds, as we announce the Royal Birth of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey on 5th February 2016 |url=https://www.facebook.com/KingJigmeKhesar/photos/a.485878073259.272441.43817623259/10153784738248260/?type=3&permPage=1 |publisher=Facebook |access-date=2016-02-10}}</ref> The baby's name, [[Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck]], was announced on 16 April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=HRH The Gyalsey to be named on Zhabdrung Kuchoe|url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/hrh-the-gyalsey-to-be-named-on-zhabdrung-kuchoe/|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref>

On 17 December 2019, it was reported that she was expecting their second child, to be born in Spring 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.hola.com/royals/20191217fiutf5pn84/royal-baby-bhutan-king-queen-expecting-second-child-report|title=Royal Baby on The Way for The Dragon King and Queen|first=Alexandra|last=Hurtado|work=Hola! USA|date=17 December 2019|access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref> On 19 March 2020, the King and Queen's official Instagram accounts reported that she had given birth to her second son in Lingkana Palace in Thimphu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-19|title=Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema on Instagram: "❀ Announcement ❀ We are honoured to announce the birth of the second Royal Child of Their Majesties The King and Queen, a Prince, on the…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B96KgBXh2G4/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B96KgBXh2G4 |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|access-date=2020-03-19|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-19|title=His Majesty King Jigme Khesar on Instagram: "❀ Announcement ❀ We are honoured to announce the birth of the second Royal Child of Their Majesties The King and Queen, a Prince, on the…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B96JlfOlu50/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B96JlfOlu50 |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 30 June 2020, the Royal Family announced that the second Gyalsey had been named [[Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck]], and would be known as His Royal Highness ''Gyalsey'' Ugyen Wangchuck.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema’s Instagram profile post: "On the auspicious occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche (Trelda Tsechu), His Royal Highness the Second Gyalsey to His Majesty…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CCEH_32hQWk/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CCEH_32hQWk |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Foussianes|first=Chloe|date=2020-07-01|title=Bhutan's King and Queen Reveal the New Royal Baby's Name|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a33023469/bhutan-royal-family-gyalsey-ugyen-wangchuck-baby-name-revealed/|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Town & Country|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Royal duties==
[[File:The King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck being received by the President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, at the Ceremonial Reception, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. The Bhutan Queen.jpg|thumb|The King and Queen being received by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi in 2013.|140x140px]]
Following her marriage to the King, Jetsun Pema has joined him on several visits abroad to [[India]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Bhutan's royal couple in India on nine-day visit | date=24 October 2011 | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/bhutan-king-queen-arrive-in-india-on-9-day-visit_738071.html |work=Zee News | access-date =25 June 2012}}</ref> [[Singapore]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Bhutan's royal couple in S'pore for private visit | date=1 November 2011 | url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20111101-308225.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313190952/http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20111101-308225.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 March 2014 |work=Asia One | access-date =25 June 2012}}</ref> [[Japan]]<ref>{{cite news|title=New style icon of the Orient Queen Jetsun Pema makes Bhutan proud on Japan visit | date=17 November 2011 | url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/201111176591/jetsun-king-jigme-bhutan/ |work=Hello Magazine | access-date =25 June 2012}}</ref> and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Queen Jetsun debuts chic sense of style on UK trip | date=25 November 2011 | url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/201111256652/jetsun-pema-king-jigme/ |work=Hello Magazine | access-date =25 June 2012}}</ref>

Jetsun Pema accompanied Jigme Khesar on several of his royal visits to various parts of Bhutan before their wedding, and as Queen of Bhutan, accompanies him on all such visits. The royal visits on road through the country involve meeting and interacting with as many local people, students and public servants as possible.<ref name="A Mobile Royal Court">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/a-mobile-royal-court/#.VFjVzVaJWX0|title=Kuenselonline|work=[[Kuensel]]|access-date=4 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104164043/http://www.kuenselonline.com/a-mobile-royal-court/#.VFjVzVaJWX0|archive-date=4 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Jetsun Pema is an advocate of environmental issues, and the Patron of the [[Royal Society for the Protection of Nature, Bhutan|Royal Society for Protection of Nature]] (RSPN). She is also the [[United Nations Environment Programme|UNEP]] Ozone Ambassador. She works closely with various organisations working with children with special needs as the patron of [http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=11485 Ability Bhutan Society]. She is the Patron of the Bhutan Kidney Association (Jigten Wangchuck Tshogpa) and the Bhutan Kidney Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/who-is-the-worlds-youngest-queen-2017-12|title=Meet the world's youngest queen, 27-year-old Jetsun Pema of Bhutan|publisher=Business Insider Australia}}</ref> Since 2016 she has been the President of the Bhutan [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]] Society (BRCS).
==Personal interests==
[[File:Princess Mako and Jetsun Pema 2017.jpg|thumb|The Queen with [[Mako Komuro|former Princess Mako of Japan]] at the inauguration of the 3rd Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition in 2017|161x161px]]
The Queen's interests include [[fine art]]s, painting, and basketball.<ref name=Hindu>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2035705.ece|title=Spike in Bhutan's happiness index|access-date=27 May 2011|work=The Hindu |location=India}}</ref> She captained her school team in basketball games and maintains an interest in the sport.<ref name=Know/> Her other diversions during her school days included participation in school bands and dance programs. Besides [[Dzongkha]], the national language of Bhutan, she is fluent in [[English language|English]] and [[Hindi]].<ref name=Girl/>
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/release/23/10/pdf/1018_02_02.pdf ジツェン・ペマ・ワンチュク陛下略歴 - 日本国外務省]
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