Loknath Sharma

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Loknath Sharma
Sharma in 2019
Minister for Economic Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 November 2018
Prime MinisterLotay Tshering
Preceded byLekey Dorji
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 October 2018
Preceded byTek Bahadur Subba
ConstituencyDophuchen-Tading
Personal details
Bornc. 1971[1]
Political partyDruk Nyamrup Tshogpa
Alma materSherubtse College
University of Allahabad
Canberra Institute of Technology

Loknath Sharma (c. 1971) is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Economic Affairs since November 2018.[2] He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.[3]

Early life and education

Sharma was born on c. 1971.[1][4]

He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Sherubtse College, Bhutan and a Master of Arts in Economics degree from University of Allahabad, India.[5] He completed his Advance Diploma in Community Services from the Canberra Institute of Technology, Australia.[1]

Professional career

Before joining politics, he was served as Community service worker, Economics consultant and Transport management specialist.[1]

Political career

Sharma is a member the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT).[1] He participated in the 2013 Bhutanese National Assembly election.[6] He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Dophuchen-Tading constituency.[7] He received 5,069 votes and defeated Thakur Singh Powdyel.[8] On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure and Sharma was named as Minister for Economic Affairs.[9] On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Economic Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.[2][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bhutan 2018 Elections".
  2. ^ a b "New Cabinet of the Royal Government of Bhutan sworn in on 7th November 2018. – Ministry of Foreign Affairs".
  3. ^ "Loknath Sharma".
  4. ^ "The DNT cabinet".
  5. ^ "Bhutan: Meet the new Cabinet". 5 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Eight Candidates join DNT".
  7. ^ "Meet the cabinet minister-elects of third democratically elected government". 3 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Samtse voted for change".
  9. ^ "Bhutan's Newly Elected Prime Minister Lotay Tshering Unveiled the 10 Cabinet Ministers on 3 November 2018".
  10. ^ "MOEA Ministry of Economic Affairs of Bhutan : Press Release".
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Economic Affairs
2018–present 		Incumbent