Mr. Dasho Sonam Tshering
Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Bhutan
Sonam Tshering holds a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and a Master of Science in Air Transport Management from Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. He has worked for Buthan’s government since 2000 serving as Director of the Department of Power, and after that as Director of the Department of Energy. Currently, he works as Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs since 2007, where he is directly responsible for overseeing policy matters in connection with Energy, Hydromet Services, Trade, Industry, Cottage and Small Industries, Geology and Mines and Intellectual Property.