Karma Donnen Wangdi () is a

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ese politician who was Minister for Information and Communication from November 2018 until the abolition of the ministry in 2023. He was a member of the

National Assembly of Bhutan The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Bhutan, and it's responsible for enacting laws, representing the people, and overseeing the government. It consists of 47 members elected from 47 constituencies across the ...

from October 2018 to November 2023. Previously he was the member of the

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from 2008 to 2013.

Early life and education

Wangdi was born on . He received a

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degree in Economics from

Sherubtse College Sherubtse College is the first accredited college in Bhutan, founded in 1966 by a group of Society of Jesus, Jesuits under the leadership of Father William Mackey (Jesuit), William Mackey. The college was affiliated to the University of Delhi b ...

, Bhutan. He completed his

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in IT from the MCMIS, the Netherlands.

Political career

Wangdi is a member of

Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (; Wylie: ''’brug nyam-rub tshogs-pa''; ), formerly the Social Democratic Party, is one of the five registered political parties in Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in Sout ...

(DNT). He was elected to the

from Sarpang in the Bhutanese National Council election, 2008. He was elected to the

in the

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for the Sarpang-Gelegphu constituency. He received 6,691 votes and defeated Pema Tashi, a candidate of

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. On 3 November,

Lotay Tshering Dasho Dr. Lotay Tshering (; born 10 May 1969) is a Bhutanese politician and surgeon who was the prime minister of Bhutan, in office from 7 November 2018 to 1 November 2023. He was the president of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) since 14 May 2018 u ...

formally announced his cabinet structure and Wangdi was named as Minister for Information and Communication. On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Information and Communication in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.

References

Living people 1971 births Bhutanese MNAs 2018–2023 Lotay Tshering ministry Sherubtse College alumni Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa MNAs Members of the National Council (Bhutan) {{Bhutan-politician-stub