Yeshey Penjor

Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor
Minister for Agriculture and Forests
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 November 2018
Prime Minister	Lotay Tshering
Preceded by	Yeshey Dorji
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 October 2018
Preceded by	Nidup Zangpo
Constituency	Nubi-Tangsibji
Personal details
Born	c. 1964[1]
Political party	Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa
Alma mater	Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Master of Science (Environment and Management)[1]

Yeshey Penjor (c. 1964)[1] is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Agriculture and Forests since November 2018.[2][3][4] He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.[5]

Early life and education

Penjor was born on c. 1964.[1]

He graduated from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand and received a degree of Master of Science in Environment and Management.[1]

Professional career

Before joining politics, he has served as the Project Director of Green Public Procurement Project[6] and has served as Climate Change Policy Advisor with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) of Bhutan and the National Environment Commission.[2]

Political career

Penjor is a member Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT).[5] He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Nubi-Tangsibji constituency.[2] On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure and Penjor was named as Minister for Agriculture and Forests.[2] On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Agriculture and Forests in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.[7]

References

1. "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
2. "Bhutan's Newly Elected Prime Minister Lotay Tshering Unveiled The 10 Cabinet Ministers On 3 November 2018". www.bhutantimes.com.
3. "HM confers Dakyen to Cabinet ministers, Speaker, and OL – KuenselOnline". www.kuenselonline.com.
4. "Minister | Ministry of Agriculture and Forests".
5. "Yeshey Penjor". www.nab.gov.bt.
6. "Yeshey Penjor - Green Public Procurement in Bhutan". www.gppbhutan.bt.
7. ""I am blessed to work at the agriculture ministry" – KuenselOnline". www.kuenselonline.com.

Political offices
Preceded by Yeshey Dorji	Minister for Agriculture and Forests 2018–present	Incumbent