Kinga Penjor

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

Kinga Penjor
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Assumed office
31 October 2018
Preceded byKarma Rangdol
ConstituencyGangzur-Minjey
Personal details
Bornc.โ€‰1974[1]
Gangzur Gewog
NationalityBhutanese
Political partyDruk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)

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]

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