Jai Bir Rai

Jai Bir Rai (c.1973) is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Education since November 2018.[1][2] He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.[3]

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Jai Bir Rai
Minister for Education
Assumed office
7 November 2018
Prime MinisterLotay Tshering
Preceded byNorbu Wangchuk
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Assumed office
31 October 2018
Preceded byRinzin Dorji
ConstituencyPhuentsholing
Personal details
Bornc.1973
Political partyDruk Nyamrup Tshogpa
Alma materMaastricht School of Management

Early life and education

Rai was born on c.1973.[4]

He graduated from the Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands, and received a degree of MBA (Research program, specialized in Accounting and Finance).[5]

Professional career

Before joining politics in 2013, he served as a CEO, chief consultant, tainer and was also the finance officer of the Royal University of Bhutan, JDWNRH and the Ministry of Agriculture.[6][5]

Political career

Rai is a member of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT).[4] He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Phuentsholing constituency.[4] He received 5,586 votes and defeated Tashi, a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa.[7]

On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure and Rai was named as Minister for Education.[6] On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Education in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.[1]

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Norbu Wangchuk
Minister for Education
2018–present
Incumbent
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