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Tseyring Pem
Queen consort of Bhutan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tseyring Pem Wangchuck (Dzongkha: ཚེ་རིང་པད་མ, Wylie: tshe ring pad ma; born 22 December 1957) is one of the four wives and queens of Bhutanese king Jigme Singye Wangchuck, 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).[1] Her mother is Yum Thuiji Zam (b. 1932).
She was educated at St. Joseph's Convent, Kalimpong, and St. Helen's School, Kurseong, India.
The name Tshering means "long life".
Children
She had, with the former king, the following children:
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Patronages
- Co-Chairman of the Bhutan Foundation.
- President of the Bhutan Youth Development Foundation (YDF).
Honours
United States :
- Champion of Rising Leaders Award by Teton Science Schools [TSS] (17 October 2023).[7]
Honorary degrees
She received an honorary doctorate from Murdoch University in 2025.[8]
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