Jurmi Wangchuk | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan | |
Assumed office 31 October 2018 | |
Preceded by | Karma Dorji |
Constituency | Drukjeygang-Tseza |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1961 [1] |
Nationality | Bhutanese |
Political party | Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) |
Jurmi Wangchuk is a Bhutanese politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan,since October 2018. [2]
He holds a Master's degree in international relations (specialization in human rights) from Goddard College,USA. [1] He worked in the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,Geneva and Department of Peacekeeping Operations,New York. [3]
Wangchuk was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DNT from Drukjeygang Tseza constituency in the 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election. He received 6,087 votes and defeated Migma Dorji,a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa. [4]
On 7 December 2018,he was elected as the chairperson of the Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee. [5] [6]
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