THIMPHU, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Lotay Tshering, a former urological surgeon, was sworn in as Bhutan's new prime minister on Wednesday.

In a traditional Bhutanese ceremony held in the capital Thimphu, Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck conferred symbolic scarves to Lotay Tshering, also president of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) party that won 30 of the 47 seats in the general round of the parliamentary election held on Oct. 18 this year.

Lotay Tshering promised to work for the change to narrow the growing gap between the poor and rich in a press statement released by his party two days before.

All 10 ministers of the newly-formed cabinet, leader of the opposition party Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT), the speaker of National Assembly were also conferred with scarves on Wednesday.