His Majesty The King granted dhar to formally appoint a new minister to the Cabinet, as well as government secretaries, and Zimpon Wogma to the Office of the Gyalpoi Zimpon.
Karma Dorji, Member of Parliament from Nganglam Constituency, was appointed as the Labour and Human Resources Minister. The incumbent labour minister, Ugyen Dorji, has been appointed to the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs.
The new Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests is Thinley Namgyel. He was serving as the Secretary of the Gross National Happiness Commission.
Kinga Dakpa, who was serving as Director-General of the Royal Education Council, is the new Secretary-General of the National Council.
Sonam Thinley, who was working in the Cabinet Secretariat as the Chief Administration Officer, was appointed to the Office of the Gyalpoi Zimpon as Zimpon Wogma.
His Majesty The King also granted promotions to 11 officers of the Royal Bhutan Army, one officer of the Royal Body Guards, and seven officers of the Royal Bhutan Police. The officers were promoted from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to the rank of Colonel.
