Dorjee Wangmo

For the Queen Mother of Bhutan, see Dorji Wangmo.

This name uses Bhutanese naming customs. Bhutanese people have two given names, neither of which is a surname or family name unless they are descended from royal or noble lineages.

Dorjee Wangmo
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 October 2018
Preceded by	Tshering Tobgay
Constituency	Sombaykha
Personal details
Born	c. 1988[1]
Nationality	Bhutanese
Political party	Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)

Dorjee Wangmo (རྡོ་རྗེ་དབང་མོ; born c. 1988) is a Bhutanese politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.[2]

Education

She holds a BSc degree in Computer Science.[3]

Political career

Prior to entering politics, she has served as an ICT officer.[4]

Wangmo was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DNT from Sombaykha constituency[1] in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election.[5] She received 1,536 votes and defeated Tshewang Rinzin, a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa.[6]

References

1. "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
2. "Dorjee Wangmo". www.nab.gov.bt.
3. "Know your candidate: Haa". Kuensel.
4. "DNT launches 46 candidates". The Bhutanese.
5. "Seven women candidates of ten elected". Business Bhutan.
6. "DNT wins Haa too". Kuensel.