Yeshey Zimba

Prime Minister of Bhutan

10 October 1952

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20 August 2004 – 4 September 2005

Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba (born 10 October 1952) is a political figure from Bhutan. He was Prime Minister (Chairman of the Council of Ministers) of Bhutan two times: first from 2000 to 2001; then from 20 August 2004 to 5 September 2005. During this period, each minister took turns holding the chairmanship for one year. He completed his high school in North Point School and got his bachelor's degree from St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling, an affiliate of the University of North Bengal. Yeshey later graduated with an MA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was the managing director of Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan from 1983 to 1986, and the chairman from 1998 to 2002. He was Minister of Finance from August 1998 to July 2003. Zimba served as Minister of Trade and Industry until resigning in mid-2007 to participate in the March 2008 general election. Following the election, he became Minister of Works and Human Settlement on 11 April 2008.