Ugen Tenzin | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan | |
Assumed office 31 October 2018 | |
Preceded by | Kinley Om |
Constituency | Bji Katsho Eusu |
In office 2008–2013 | |
Succeeded by | Kinley Om (PDP) |
Constituency | Bji Katsho Eusu |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1966 [1] [2] |
Nationality | Bhutanese |
Political party | Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) |
Ugen Tenzin is a Bhutanese politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan,since October 2018. [3] Previously,he was a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan from 2008 to 2013. [4]
He holds a Master of Public Administration degree. [1]
Tenzin was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) from Bji Kar Tshog Uesu constituency in 2008 Bhutanese National Assembly election. [5]
He later left DPT to join Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa [6] and was elected for the second time to the National Assembly of Bhutan from Bji Kar Tshog Uesu constituency [2] in the 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election. [7] He received 1,879 votes,defeating Sonam Tobgay,a candidate of DPT. [8]
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