Tshewang Lhamo 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. Previously, she was a member of the National Council of Bhutan from 2008 to 2013.

Education

She holds a Bachelor's degree in commerce and a diploma in hospitality and management.

Political career

Lhamo was elected to the National Council of Bhutan from Chhukha constituency in the 2008 Bhutanese National Council election. She ran for the seat of the National Council of Bhutan from Chhukha constituency in the 2013 Bhutanese National Council election, but was unsuccessful. She was elected to the

as a candidate of DNT from Constituency Bongo-Chapchha 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 ...

. She received 6,632 votes and defeated Pempa, a candidate of

Druk Phuensum Tshogpa Druk Phuensum Tshogpa ( dz, འབྲུག་ཕུན་སུམ་ཚོགས་པ།; Wylie:'' 'brug phun-sum tshog-pa''; translation: Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party; abbr. DPT) is one of the major political parties in Bhutan. It wa ...

References

Bhutanese politicians {{DEFAULTSORT:Lhamo, Tshewang 1982 births Living people Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa politicians Bhutanese MNAs 2018–2023 People from Chukha District Bhutanese women in politics Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa MNAs Members of the National Council (Bhutan)