Passang Dorji

Passang Dorji
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 October 2018
Preceded byWangdi Norbu
ConstituencyBartsham Shongphu
Personal details
Bornc. 1980[1]
Yangner Gewog[1]
NationalityBhutanese
Political partyDruk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)

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

Education

Dorji holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of Delhi, India[3] and a master's degree in Management from University of Canberra, Australia.[1] Dorji also holds a PhD in International Relations from City University of Hong Kong.[citation needed]

Professional career

Dorji started his career at an employment office with the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources.[citation needed] He later worked as the chief reporter with Bhutan Times and editor with The Journalist. He subsequently became the first president of the Journalist Association of Bhutan. He was also the founding member and board director of Bhutan Transparency Initiative. He later worked as the consultant for United Nations Development Programme and helped in the Five Year Strategic Plan (2014–2019) of the National Assembly of Bhutan and National Council of Bhutan.[1]

Political career

Dorji was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DPT from Bartsham-Shongphu constituency in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election. He received 4,099 votes and defeated Tenzin Lekphell, a candidate of DNT.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rinzin, Yangchen C (7 February 2018). "Passang Dorji will replace Wangdi Norbu". Kuensel. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Passang Dorji". www.nab.gov.bt.
  3. ^ "Staff Profile, City University of Hong Kong". www.cityu.edu.hk.
  4. ^ "DNT wins two of the five constituencies in Trashigang".