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Tashi Dorji

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Tashi Dorji
བཀྲིས་རྡོ་རྗེ།
Chairman of the National Council of Bhutan
In office
10 May 2018 – 10 May 2023
DeputyJigme Wangchuk
Preceded bySonam Kinga
Succeeded bySangay Dorji
Member of the National Council of Bhutan
In office
10 May 2018 – 10 May 2023
Preceded byhimself
ConstituencyWangdue Phodrang
In office
2013–2018
Preceded bySonam Yangchen
ConstituencyWangdue Phodrang
Personal details
Born3 October 1981[1]
Agokha, Ruebisa, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan

Tashi Dorji (Dzongkha: བཀྲིས་རྡོ་རྗེ།; born 3 October 1981) is a Bhutanese politician who was the Chairman of the National Council of Bhutan from May 2018 to May 2023. He has been a member of the National Council of Bhutan since May 2018.[2] Previously, he was a member of the National Council of Bhutan from 2013 to 2018. He is the youngest Chairman of the Upper house of Bhutan.[3]

He was elected as Chairman of the National Council of Bhutan. He received 11 votes out of total 25 votes cast and defeated Lhatu and Nima.[3]

Controversy

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While deliberating the Pay Structure Reform Bill 2022 on 29th November 2022, Tashi Dorji ordered Gasa MP Dorji Khandu to leave the hall for comparing the Housing Allowance for low-income civil servants and Communication Allowance for high-income civil servants. Gasa MP was subsequently suspended from attending the NC assembly until the adoption of the Pay Structure Reform Bill 2022 [4] which attracted public criticism.

References

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  1. ^ CV Tashi Dorji
  2. ^ "Hon. Tashi Dorji". www.nationalcouncil.bt.
  3. ^ a b "National Council elects incumbents as chairpersons".
  4. ^ https://kuenselonline.com/gasa-mp-suspended-from-pay-bill-deliberations/ [bare URL]