The Bhutan Tendrel Party announced two more candidates today. With this, the party has declared 27 candidates so far for the National Assembly elections.
Tshering Dorji is representing the party from the Kabisa-Talog constituency in Punakha. The 61-year-old from Siluna in Toebisa Gewog has a master’s degree from the United States of America.
He began his career in 1984 as a trainee officer with the erstwhile Ministry of Trade and Industry. He last served as the foreign secretary before exiting the civil service in 2017 and joining politics in 2018.
Tashi Tenzin will represent the Radhi-Sagteng constituency in Trashigang. The 39-year-old from Lem village in Phongmey Gewog has a master’s in Geoscience from the University of Western Australia.
Before joining the party, he served as the chief geologist with the Department of Geology and Mines and served as the officiating director general for a brief period.