<page_title> List of Prime Ministers of Bhutan </page_title> <section_title> Prime Ministers (Lyonchen) </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> No. </col_header> <col_header> Left Office </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Jigme Palden Dorji (1919–1964) <col_header> Name (Birth–Death) </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1952 <col_header> Term of Office </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> </table>
In 1952, Jigme Palden Dorji became the first man to hold the title Prime Minister of Bhutan (Lyonchen).