Sangay Ngedup 2511744 213247260 2008-05-18T14:13:26Z Jón 4554549 [[Image:Sangay Ngedup 2005.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup (May 2005)]] '''Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup''' (born [[1953]] in [[Nobgang]]) was Prime Minister of [[Bhutan]] from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2005 to 2006. In [[Dzongkha]], the title ''Lyonpo'' means "Minister". Sangay Ngedup was born in Nobgang village in [[Punakha]]. He is the second eldest son in a family of two brothers and five sisters. Four of his sisters are the Queens of Bhutan. He graduated from Dr Graham's Homes in [[Kalimpong]], [[India]], and completed his tertiary education at the St Stephen’s College in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. In 1976 he joined the Bhutanese foreign service, and attended diplomatic courses in Australia and New Delhi. In 1977, Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup served at the permanent mission of [[Bhutan]] to the [[United Nations]] in [[New York]] and later as second (and later first) secretary in the Royal Bhutan Embassy in [[New Delhi]]. In 1989, Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup was appointed as Ambassador to [[Kuwait]]. He was transferred as the Director of Trade and Industry in 1989 and then as the joint secretary of the Planning Commission in April 1991. He became the Director General of Health in 1992. In 1998 he became Minister of Health and Education, and he served as Prime Minister from [[July 9]], [[1999]] until [[July 20]], [[2000]]. He was Minister of Agriculture from 2003 to 2007, and on [[September 5]], [[2005]] was appointed as Prime Minister again, serving until [[September 7]], [[2006]]. In July 2007 he resigned from the government, together with Prime Minister Lyonpo [[Khandu Wangchuk]] and five other ministers, to enter politics and prepare for [[Bhutanese general election, 2008|the country's first ever democratic election]] in 2008.<ref name=Care>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=0fc17dd6-a4cd-4ccc-9dd4-e0fc571d7c02&&Headline=Caretaker+PM+appointed+in+Bhutan "Caretaker prime minister appointed in Bhutan"], Indo-Asian News Service (hindustantimes.com), 3 August 2007.</ref> Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup, whose demonstrated leadership style is democratic, was unanimously elected as president and leader of the newly constituted [[People's Democratic Party (Bhutan)|People's Democratic Party]]. In his presidential debate, the first ever held in February 2008, Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup has promised that, if he wins the election, he would base his policies of governing on [[Gross National Happiness]] (GNH), a philosophy (coined by the fourth king [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck]]) that states that happiness is more important than material growth for the people. He led his party during the election, held on [[March 24]] [[2008]], but lost in his own [[constituency]]; the People's Democratic Party took only three seats of a possible 47 in the [[National Assembly of Bhutan|National Assembly]].<ref>[http://www.france24.com/en/20080324-bhutan-votes-status-quo-jigmi-thinley-election-parliament&navi=MONDE "Bhutan votes for status quo"], [[France 24]], March 24, 2008</ref> Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup was awarded the [[kabney|Red Scarf]] by [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck|His Majesty the King]] on [[August 24]], [[1987]], and the [[kabney|Orange Scarf]] on [[January 1]], [[1998]]. In 2002 he undertook with six other members the [http://www.move4health.gov.bt Move for Health Walk] from [[Trashigang]] to the capital city of [[Thimphu]] covering on foot a distance of 560 km concluded successfully as scheduled. The Walk was conceived by Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup to promote the fund raising for the [http://www.whobhutan.org/EN/Section4_32.htm Bhutan Health Trust Fund], an important initiative to keep the primary health services of [[Bhutan]] free of charge. Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup is the Honorary President of the [[Bhutan Scouts Association]]. ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.pdp.bt/presidents-corner/profile/ Sangay Ngedup's Profile] {{unreferenced|date=July 2006}} {{start box}} {{s-off}} {{succession box | title = [[List of Prime Ministers of Bhutan|Prime Minister of Bhutan]] | before = [[Jigme Thinley]] | after = [[Yeshey Zimba]] | years = 1999 &ndash; 2000 }} {{succession box | before = [[Yeshey Zimba]] | title = [[List of Prime Ministers of Bhutan|Prime Minister of Bhutan]] | after = [[Khandu Wangchuk]] | years = 2005 &ndash; 2006 }} {{end box}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ngedup, Lyonpo Sangay}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Scouting in Bhutan]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Bhutan]] [[de:Sangay Ngedup]] [[et:Sangay Ngedup]] [[fr:Sangay Ngedup]] [[ko:리용포 산가이 은게두프]] [[id:Sangay Ngedup]] [[it:Sangay Ngedup]] [[ms:Sangay Ngedup]] [[ja:サンゲ・ゲドゥプ]] [[no:Sangay Ngedup]] [[pl:Sangay Ngedup]] [[sv:Sangay Ngedup]]