Dasho Pema Chewang is a Bhutanese politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Bhutan from 1998 to 2007. He is the founder of the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT), a political party in Bhutan. __birthday__: 28 June 1950 Chewang was born in Thimphu, Bhutan. He studied at the Sherubtse College in Bhutan and the University of Delhi in India. After graduating, Chewang worked in the Bhutanese government. He was the Minister of Finance from 1988 to 1998. Chewang is credited with leading Bhutan’s economic reforms in the 1990s. He is a respected figure in Bhutanese politics. He has played a significant role in Bhutan’s transition to democracy.