Tseyring Pem Wangchuck (, ; born 22 December 1957) is one of the four wives and queens of Bhutanese king
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Jigme Singye Wangchuck (, ; born 11 November 1955) is the fourth Druk Gyalpo ( Dragon King) of Bhutan, reigning from 1972 to 2006. He is the father of the present King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck. He is the only son of five ch ...
, who ruled until his abdication in 2006. She is the Queen Mother (Gyalyum Kude) of
Bhutan
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.
Biography
Her father, ''Yab Dasho'' Ugyen Dorji (1925–2019), was the Founder and Proprietor of
Ugyen Academy (03/04/2002). Her mother is ''Yum'' Thuiji Zam (b. 1932).
She was educated at
St. Joseph's Convent,
Kalimpong
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, and
St. Helen's School,
Kurseong
Kurseong (, ) is a town and a municipality in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Kurseong subdivision.
Located at an altitude of , Kurseong is from Darjeeling and has a pleasant climate throu ...
,
India
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.
The name Tshering means "long life".
Children
She had, with the former king, the following children:
Patronages
* Co-Chairman of the Bhutan Foundation.
* President of the Bhutan Youth Development Foundation (YDF).
Honours
* :
** Champion of Rising Leaders Award by
Teton Science Schools SS(17 October 2023).
Honorary degrees
She received an honorary doctorate from
Murdoch University
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in 2025.
See also
*
House of Wangchuck
The Wangchuck dynasty () have held the hereditary position of Druk Gyalpo ("Dragon King") of Bhutan since 1907. Prior to reunification, the Wangchuck family had governed the district of Trongsa as descendants of Dungkar Choji. They eventually ...
*
Line of succession to the Bhutanese throne
The line of succession to the throne of Bhutan is based on the constitution of Bhutan. Currently the line of succession is according to male-preference cognatic primogeniture with males preceding females who are in the same degree of kinship. If ...
References
Notes
External links
Bhutan News Online
Living people
Bhutanese royal consorts
1957 births
Bhutanese queen mothers
Wangchuck dynasty
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