Gyem Dorji

Gyem Dorji
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 October 2018
Preceded by	Namgay Dorji
Constituency	Draagteng-Langthil
Personal details
Born	c. 1977[1]
Nationality	Bhutanese
Political party	Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)

Gyem Dorji is a Bhutanese politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.[2]

Education

He holds a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering degree from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.[1]

Political career

Before joining politics, he was an environmentalist and a forester.[3]

He unsuccessfully ran for Trongsa District in the 2018 Bhutanese National Council election. He came in third receiving 1,344 votes and losing the seat to Tashi Samdrup.[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DNT from Draagteng-Langthil constituency in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election.[5] He received 1,979 votes and defeated Ugyen Namgyel, a candidate of DPT.[6]

References

1. "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
2. "Gyem Dorji". www.nab.gov.bt.
3. "DNT reveals 46 candidates". 1 June 2018.
4. "20 council representatives elected – Business Bhutan".
5. "DNT's win not a surprise in Trongsa".
6. "Chukha, Haa and Trongsa go for DNT".