Kinga Penjor

Bhutanese politician
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.
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Current members of the National Assembly of Bhutan
  • Speaker of the House: Wangchuk Namgyel (DNT)
  • Deputy Speaker: Tshencho Wangdi (DNT)
  • Leader of the House: (Lotay Tshering, DNT)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Dorji Wangdi, DPT)
  1.   Lotay Tshering (DNT)
  2.   Wangchuk Namgay (DNT)
  3.   Tandi Dorji (DNT)
  4.   Yeshey Penjor (DNT)
  5.   Karma Donnen Wangdi (DNT)
  6.   Dechen Wangmo (DNT)
  7.   Loknath Sharma (DNT)
  8.   Namgay Tshering (DNT)
  9.   Ugyen Dorji (DNT)
  10.   Jai Bir Rai (DNT)
  11.   Dorji Tshering (DNT)
  12.   Tshencho Wangdi (DNT)
  13.   Tshewang Lhamo (DNT)
  14.   Jurmi Wangchuk (DNT)
  15.   Hemant Gurung (DNT)
  16.   Ganesh Ghimiray (DNT)
  17.   Dil Maya Rai (DNT)
  18.   Dinesh Kumar Pradhan (DNT)
  19.   Tek Bahadur Rai (DNT)
  20.   Gyem Dorji (DNT)
  21.   Bimal Thapa (DNT)
  22.   Garja Man Rai (DNT)
  23.   Kinley Wangchuk (DNT)
  24.   Ugyen Tshering (DNT)
  25.   Kinga Penjor (DNT)
  26.   Dorjee Wangmo (DNT)
  27.   Ugen Tenzin (DNT)
  28.   Tenzin (DNT)
  29.   Yeshey Dem (DNT)
  30.   Karma Lhamo (DNT)
  31.   Dawa (DNT)
  32.   Karma Dorji (DNT)
  33.   Karma Gyeltshen (DNT)
  34.   Dorji Wangdi (DPT)
  35.   Karma Wangchuk (DPT)
  36.   Ugyen Wangdi (DPT)
  37.   Rinzin Jamtsho (DPT)
  38.   Tshering Chhoden (DPT)
  39.   Lungten Namgyal (DPT)
  40.   Ugyen Dorji (DPT)
  41.   Norbu Wangzom (DPT)
  42.   Passang Dorji (DPT)
  43.   Samdrup R. Wangchuk (DPT)
  44.   Karma Thinley (DPT)
  45.   Dupthob (DPT)
  46.   Gyambo Tshering (DPT)
  47.   Choki Gyeltshen (DPT)