Yeshey Penjor Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Lyonpo
Yeshey Penjor
Native Name Lang:dz
Office:Minister for Agriculture and Forests
Term Start:7 November 2018
Primeminister:Lotay Tshering
Predecessor:Yeshey Dorji
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Term Start1:31 October 2018
Predecessor1:Nidup Zangpo
Constituency1:Nubi-Tangsibji
Birth Date:[1]
Party:Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa

Yeshey Penjor [1] is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Agriculture and Forests since November 2018.[2] [3] [4] He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.[5]

Early life and education

Penjor was born on .[1]

He graduated from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand and received a degree of Master of Science in Environment and Management.[1]

Professional career

Before joining politics, he has served as the Project Director of Green Public Procurement Project[6] and has served as Climate Change Policy Advisor with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) of Bhutan and the National Environment Commission.[2]

Political career

Penjor is a member Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT).[5] He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Nubi-Tangsibji constituency.[2] On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure and Penjor was named as Minister for Agriculture and Forests.[2] On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Agriculture and Forests in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bhutan 2018 Elections. www.peldendrukpa.com.
  2. Web site: Bhutan's Newly Elected Prime Minister Lotay Tshering Unveiled The 10 Cabinet Ministers On 3 November 2018. www.bhutantimes.com.
  3. Web site: HM confers Dakyen to Cabinet ministers, Speaker, and OL – KuenselOnline. www.kuenselonline.com.
  4. Web site: Minister | Ministry of Agriculture and Forests.
  5. Web site: Yeshey Penjor. www.nab.gov.bt.
  6. Web site: Yeshey Penjor - Green Public Procurement in Bhutan. www.gppbhutan.bt.
  7. Web site: "I am blessed to work at the agriculture ministry" – KuenselOnline. www.kuenselonline.com.