Her Excellency Yeezang De Thapa serves as the Minister for the Ministry of Education and Skills Development who assumed the new role on 28 January 2024 following the Dakyen conferment by His Majesty The King.

Before assuming this significant role, Lyonpo held the position of Chief Forestry Officer for the Territorial Divisional Office in Tsirang. Her civil service journey began as a Forestry Officer in 2005 and she has since held various dedicated roles within the Department of Forests and Park Services until April 2022. 

Hailing from Yoeseltse, Samtse, Lyonpo holds a Master of Science in Mountain Forestry from the University of BOKU, Austria and a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, India.