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Gyem Dorji
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Assumed office
31 October 2018
Preceded by Namgay Dorji
ConstituencyDraagteng-Langthil
Personal details
Born c. 1977 [1]
NationalityBhutanese
Political party Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)

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

Education

He holds a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering degree from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. [1]

Political career

Before joining politics, he was an environmentalist and a forester. [3]

He unsuccessfully ran for Trongsa District in the 2018 Bhutanese National Council election. He came in third receiving 1,344 votes and losing the seat to Tashi Samdrup. [4]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DNT from Draagteng-Langthil constituency in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election. [5] He received 1,979 votes and defeated Ugyen Namgyel, a candidate of DPT. [6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
  2. ^ "Gyem Dorji". www.nab.gov.bt.
  3. ^ "DNT reveals 46 candidates". 1 June 2018.
  4. ^ "20 council representatives elected – Business Bhutan".
  5. ^ "DNT's win not a surprise in Trongsa".
  6. ^ "Chukha, Haa and Trongsa go for DNT".