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Jai Bir Rai () is a
Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , ...
ese politician who has been
Minister for Education An education minister (sometimes minister of education) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters. Where known, the government department, ministry, or agency that develops policy and deli ...
since November 2018. He has been a member of the
National Assembly of Bhutan The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Bhutan, and it's responsible for enacting laws, representing the people, and overseeing the government. It consists of 47 members elected from 47 constituencies across the ...
, since October 2018.


Early life and education

Rai was born on . He graduated from the
Maastricht School of Management The Maastricht School of Management (MSM) is a management school in Maastricht, the Netherlands. From 1 September 2022 MSM is part of the School of Business and Economics (SBE) of Maastricht University. MSM's activities in the fields of educatio ...
, the Netherlands, and received an
MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular a ...
(Research program, specialized in Accounting and Finance).


Professional career

Before joining politics in 2013, he served as a CEO, chief consultant, trainer and was also the finance officer of the
Royal University of Bhutan The Royal University of Bhutan (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་འཛིན་གཙུག་ལག་སློབ་སྡེ་; Wylie:'' 'brug rgyal-'dzin gtsug-lag-slob-sde''), founded on June 2, 2003, by a royal decree, is the n ...
, JDWNRH and the
Ministry of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...
.


Political career

Rai is a member of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT). He was elected to the
National Assembly of Bhutan The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Bhutan, and it's responsible for enacting laws, representing the people, and overseeing the government. It consists of 47 members elected from 47 constituencies across the ...
in the
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for the Phuentsholing constituency. He received 5,586 votes and defeated Tashi, a candidate of
Druk Phuensum Tshogpa Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (; Wylie:'' 'brug phun-sum tshog-pa''; translation: Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party; abbr. DPT) is one of the major political parties in Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country ...
. On 3 November,
Lotay Tshering Dasho Dr. Lotay Tshering (; born 10 May 1969) is a Bhutanese politician and surgeon who was the prime minister of Bhutan, in office from 7 November 2018 to 1 November 2023. He was the president of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) since 14 May 2018 u ...
formally announced his cabinet structure and Rai was named as
Minister for Education An education minister (sometimes minister of education) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters. Where known, the government department, ministry, or agency that develops policy and deli ...
. On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Education in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rai, Jai Bir Living people 1973 births Bhutanese MNAs 2018–2023 Lotay Tshering ministry Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa MNAs Bhutanese people of Nepalese descent Rai people