Kinley Wangchuk is a Bhutanese politician who has been a member of the

National Assembly of Bhutan The National Assembly is the elected lower house of Bhutan's bicameral Parliament which also comprises the Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) and the National Council. It is the more powerful house. Current National Assembly The current National As ...

since October 2018.

Education

He holds an MA degree in Diplomacy and International Studies from Rangsit University, Thailand. He completed his

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from

Paro College of Education Paro College of Education is one of the constituent colleges of the Royal University of Bhutan .It began as Teacher Training Centre for preschool care, which was formally inaugurated on 4 November 1974 with five female trainees and the center was ...

, Bhutan and PgC in Journalism from Goldsmiths, University of London.

Political career

Before joining politics, he was a

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. He was elected to the

as a candidate of DNT from Athang-Thedtsho constituency in

2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election National Assembly elections were held in Bhutan in 2018; the first round was held on 15 September and the second round on 18 October. The ruling People's Democratic Party of former Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay came third in the first round of ...

. He received 4,001 votes and defeated Nim Gyeltshen, a candidate of DPT.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wangchuk, Kinley 1980 births Living people Bhutanese MNAs 2018–2023 Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa politicians Kinley Wangchuk Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa MNAs