Tashi Dorji ( dz, 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. 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. 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.

Controversy

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 https://kuenselonline.com/gasa-mp-suspended-from-pay-bill-deliberations/ which attracted public criticism.

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