Chogyal Dago Rigdzin

Bhutanese jurist and politician

ཁྲོ་ཇཱལ་ དག་གོ་ རིཇིན་

3rd Chief Advisor of BhutanIn office
1 November 2023 – 28 January 2024MonarchJigme Khesar Namgyel WangchuckPreceded byLotay Tshering (as Prime Minister)Succeeded byTshering Tobgay (as Prime Minister)Chief Justice of Bhutan

Incumbent

Assumed office
12 June 2020MonarchJigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

Chogyal Dago Rigdzin is a Bhutanese jurist who has been serving as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bhutan since 2020. From 2023 to 2024, Rigdzin served as the interim Head of Government of Bhutan, when serving as the Chief Advisor of the Interim Government, following the dissolution of the Bhutanese National Assembly in preparation of elections.^[1]

Honours

Bhutan :
- The Royal Orange Scarf (11 June 2020).^[2]

References

^ Sharma, Gopal (1 November 2023). "Bhutan appoints interim government ahead of national election". Reuters. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ The Bhutanese

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Prime ministers of Bhutan

Ugyen Dorji (1907–16)
Sonam Topgay Dorji (1917–52)
Jigme Palden Dorji (1952–64)
Post abolished, 1964–98
Jigme Thinley (1998–99)
Sangay Ngedup (1999–2000)
Yeshey Zimba (2000–01)
Khandu Wangchuk (2001–02)
Kinzang Dorji (2002–03)
Jigme Thinley (2003–04)
Yeshey Zimba (2004–05)
Sangay Ngedup (2005–06)
Khandu Wangchuk (2006–07)
Kinzang Dorji (2007–08)
Jigme Thinley (2008–13)
Tshering Tobgay (2013–18)
Lotay Tshering (2018–23)
Tshering Tobgay (2024–present)

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