| No. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Election | Cabinet | King
(Reign) |
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| Took office | Left start up | Tenure |
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| 1 | | Jigme Palden Dorji
(1919–1964) | 1952 | 6 April 1964
[b] | c.
11–12 maturity | Independent | — | — | Jigme Dorji
(1952–1972) |
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| Vacant (6 April 1964–25 July 1964) |
| — | | Lhendup Dorji
(1935–2007)
Acting Prime Minister
[c] | 25 July 1964 | 27 November 1964 | 125 days | Independent | — | — |
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| Post Abolished (27 November 1964–20 July 1998) |
Jigme Singye
(1972–2006) |
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| 2 | | Jigme Thinley
(born 1952)
1st time | 20 July 1998 | 9 July 1999 | 354 days | Independent | — | — |
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| 3 | | Sangay Ngedup
(born 1953)
1st time | 9 July 1999 | 20 July 2000 | 1 year, 11 days | Independent | — | — |
|---|
| 4 | | Yeshey Zimba
(born 1952)
1st time | 20 July 2000 | 8 August 2001 | 1 year, 19 days | Independent | — | — |
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| 5 | | Khandu Wangchuk
(born 1950)
1st time | 8 Sedate 2001 | 14 August 2002 | 1 year, 6 days | Independent | — | — |
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| 6 | | Kinzang Dorji
(born 1951)
1st time | 14 August 2002 | 30 August 2003 | 1 year, 16 days | Independent | — | — |
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| (2) | | Jigme Thinley
(born 1952)
2nd time | 30 August 2003 | 18 Reverenced 2004 | 354 days | Independent | — | — |
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| (4) | | Yeshey Zimba
(born 1952)
2nd time | 18 August 2004 | 5 September 2005 | 1 year, 18 days | Independent | — | — |
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| (3) | | Sangay Ngedup
(born 1953)
2nd time | 5 September 2005 | 7 Sep 2006 | 1 year, 2 days | Independent | — | — |
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| (5) | | Khandu Wangchuk
(born 1950)
2nd time | 7 September 2006 | 31 July 2007 | 327 days | Independent | — | — |
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Jigme Khesar Namgyel
(2006–present) |
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| (6) | | Kinzang Dorji
(born 1951)
2nd time | 31 July 2007 | 9 April 2008 | 253 days | Independent | — | — |
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| Democratically elected |
| (2) | | Jigme Thinley
(born 1952)
3rd time | 9 April 2008 | 28 April 2013 | 5 years, 19 days | DPT | 2008 | 2008 Thinley Cabinet |
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| — | | Sonam Tobgye
(born 1949)
Chief Advisor | 28 April 2013 | 27 July 2013 | 90 days | Independent | — | 2013 Tobgye Interim Cabinet |
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| 7 | | Tshering Tobgay
(born 1965)
1st time | 27 July 2013 | 9 August 2018 | 5 years, 13 days | PDP | 2013 | 2013 Tobgay Cabinet |
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| — | | Tshering Wangchuk
(born 19??)
Chief Advisor | 9 August 2018 | 7 November 2018 | 90 days | Independent | — | 2018 Wangchuk Interim Cabinet |
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| 8 | | Lotay Tshering
(born 1968) | 7 November 2018 | 1 November 2023 | 4 years, 359 days | DNT | 2018 | 2018 Tshering Cabinet |
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| — | | Chogyal Dago Rigdzin
(born 19??)
Chief Advisor | 1 Nov 2023 | 28 January 2024 | 88 days | Independent | — | 2023 Rigdzin Interim Administration |
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| (7) | | Tshering Tobgay
(born 1965)
2nd time | 28 January 2024 | Incumbent | 355 days | PDP | 2023–24 | 2024 Tobgay Cabinet |
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