𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐩𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐨, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤

𝟐𝟖 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐮: His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo conferred Dakyen to Lyonpo Younten Phuntsho as the Minister for Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock at the Golden Throne Room of the Trashichhodzong on 28th January 2024.

Lyonpo Younten Phuntsho has Masters of Environment Management from Yale University USA and Master of Science in Forestry Management and Administration from Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy Dehra Dun in India. His expertise is in the area of Natural Resource Management, Climate Change, Environment and Forestry.

Prior to his appointment as the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, he worked with the Department of Forest and Park Services and in the World Wildlife Fund.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock extends congratulations and a warm welcome to the newly appointed Minister. We eagerly anticipate collaborating with Lyonpo Yonten Phuntsho to build a prosperous and resilient future for our agricultural sector.