Karma Donnen Wangdi

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Karma Donnen Wangdi
Wangdi in 2022
Minister for Information and Communication
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 November 2018
Prime MinisterLotay Tshering
Preceded byDina Nath Dhungyel
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 October 2018
Preceded byGopal Gurung
ConstituencyGelephu
Personal details
Bornc. 1971[1]
Political partyDruk Nyamrup Tshogpa
Alma materSherubtse College
MCMIS

Karma Donnen Wangdi (c. 1971) is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Information and Communication since November 2018.[2] He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.[3] Previously he was the member of the National Council of Bhutan from 2008 to 2013.[4][5]

Early life and education

Wangdi was born on c. 1971.[6]

He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Sherubtse College, Bhutan. He completed his Postgraduate Diploma in IT from the MCMIS, the Netherlands.[6][1]

Political career

Wangdi is a member of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT).[1]

He was elected to the National Council of Bhutan from Sarpang in the Bhutanese National Council election, 2008.[7]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Sarpang-Gelegphu[1][6] constituency.[4] He received 6,691 votes and defeated Pema Tashi, a candidate of DPT.[8]

On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure and Wangdi was named as Minister for Information and Communication.[4] On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Information and Communication in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.[2][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
  2. ^ a b "His Majesty The King conferred Dakyen to the new Prime Minister and cabinet ministers - Cabinet Secretariat". www.cabinet.gov.bt.
  3. ^ "Karma Donnen Wangdi". www.nab.gov.bt.
  4. ^ a b c "Bhutan's Newly Elected Prime Minister Lotay Tshering Unveiled The 10 Cabinet Ministers On 3 November 2018". www.bhutantimes.com.
  5. ^ "Bhutan NC Elections". 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 25 June 2008.
  6. ^ a b c "The Cabinet takes charge". Business Bhutan.
  7. ^ "Bhutan NC Elections". 16 June 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008.
  8. ^ "No surprise in DNT's Sarpang win".
  9. ^ "HM confers Dakyen to Cabinet ministers, Speaker, and OL – KuenselOnline". www.kuenselonline.com.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Information and Communication
2018–present 		Incumbent


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