Tshering Tshomo

Tshering Tshomo (; born ) is a Bhutanese politician and former teacher. During the 2023 election, she was the only woman directly elected to serve in the National Council, representing Zhemgang District.

Early life Tshering Tshomo was born and raised in Sonamthang, a village within Ngangla Gewog in Zhemgang District. She graduated with a degree in education from Paro College of Education and became a prominent figure in the Khengrig Namsum, a cooperative of professionals working to improve the livelihoods of people living in the Zhemgang District.

Prior to her election, Tshering Tshomo worked as a teacher and a businesswoman, and lived in Thimphu with her two children.

Political career

2023 election The National Council is the highest legislative and policy-making political body in Bhutan. It comprises 25 members, 20 of whom are elected directly from constituencies across the country, and five of whom are nominated by the King of Bhutan; all candidates must be politically independent with at least a university degree. The number of women in Bhutanese politics has been increasing in the twenty-first century, although the Buddhist-derived understanding of women being nangi-aum has led to a stigma that a woman's domain is inside the home, while the man's domain is outside of it. Women in Bhutan account for over half of the country's population. Tshering Tshomo is the second woman elected to represent Zhemgang District in the National Council.