Kinga Penjor

Kinga Penjor
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 October 2018
Preceded byKarma Rangdol
ConstituencyGangzur-Minjey
Personal details
Bornc. 1974[1]
Gangzur Gewog
NationalityBhutanese
Political partyDruk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)

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

Education

He holds a BA (Hons) degree in Dzongkha.[1]

Political career

Before joining politics, he worked as a broadcast journalist.[3]

Penjor ran unsuccessfully for the Lhuentse Dzongkhag in the 2018 Bhutanese National Council Election.[4][5][6]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DNT from Gangzur-Minjey constituency[7] in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly Election.[8] He received 3,026 votes and defeated Tshering Dorji, a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Know your candidate: Lhuentse".
  2. ^ "Kinga Penjor". www.nab.gov.bt.
  3. ^ "DNT launches 46 candidates". The Bhutanese.
  4. ^ "Lhuentse elects Tempa Dorji again".
  5. ^ "Lhuentse NC aspirant hopes to address national issues". KuenselOnline. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  6. ^ "Former BBS producer to contest for council from Lhuntse – Business Bhutan". Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  7. ^ "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
  8. ^ a b "Lhuentse splits – KuenselOnline". 19 October 2018.