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KPI Congress 15 th 101

H.E.
Dr.
Sonam
Kinga

Constituency
:

Trashigang

Qualification :

1. Ph.D in Area Studies, Kyoto University, Japan
2. M.A.(Area Studies), Kyoto University, Japan
3. B.A.(Eng Hons), Sherubtse College, Kanglung, Bhutan

4. I.B (Diploma), Lester B.Pearson College, Canada

Present
Assignment

:
1. Chairperson, National Council/Parliament of Bhutan (elected in May 2013)

2. Deputy Chairperson, National Council/Parliament of Bhutan
(elected in November 2009)
3. Member of Parliament (elected in December 2007)

4. Chairperson, House Committee, National Council
5. Former Chairperson, Good Governance Committee, National Council

Employment
History
:
nd
1. Editor, Bhutan Observer (2 private newspaper in Bhutan)
2. Senior Program Officer, Save the Children US, Thimphu
3. Senior Research Officer, Centre for Bhutan Studies
(a government think thank institute), Thimphu

4. Publication Officer, CAPSD, Ministry of Education, Thimphu
5. Member, National Film and TV Review Board(1999-2003)

6. Director, Board of Directors, BBSC-National Radio Television (2002-2004)

Awards
:
1. Awarded the honour of Red Scarf by His Majesty The King, 2013
Visiting Research Fellowship awarded by the Institute of Developing

Economies, Japan, 2001
2. First Position, Royal Civil Service Examination, 1997

3. Scholarship for academic excellence by Canadian International Development
Agency (CIDA), 1991
Biographical
Information