Tashi Dorji

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{{short description|Bhutanese politician}}

{{Infobox MP

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Tashi Dorji

| native_name = བཀྲིས་རྡོ་རྗེ།

| image = Tashi Dorji.jpg

| office = Chairman of the National Council of Bhutan

| term_start = 10 May 2018

| term_end = 10 May 2023

| predecessor = Sonam Kinga

| successor = Sangay Dorji

| deputy = Jigme Wangchuk

| office1 = Member of the National Council of Bhutan

| term_start1 = 10 May 2018

| term_end1 = 10 May 2023

| predecessor1 = himself

| constituency1 = Wangdue Phodrang

| term_start2 = 2013

| term_end2 = 2018

| predecessor2 = Sonam Yangchen

| constituency2 = Wangdue Phodrang

| party =

| birth_date = 3 October 1981{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalcouncil.bt/assets/uploads/files/CV_Tashi%20Dorji.pdf|title=CV Tashi Dorji|website=Nationalcouncil.bt|access-date=22 Nov 2024}}

| birth_place = Agokha, Ruebisa, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan

| caption = Tashi Dorji in 2018

}}

Tashi Dorji ({{langx|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalcouncil.bt/en/member/member_detail/24|title=Hon. Tashi Dorji|website=Nationalcouncil.bt}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/national-council-elects-incumbents-as-chairpersons/|title=National Council elects incumbents as chairpersons|website=Kuenselonline.com}}

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 29 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 {{Cite web|url=https://kuenselonline.com/gasa-mp-suspended-from-pay-bill-deliberations/|title=Gasa MP suspended from Pay Bill deliberations|website=Kuenselonline.com|access-date=22 Nov 2024}} which attracted public criticism.{{fact|date=April 2025}}

References

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Category:1981 births

Category:Living people

Category:Chairpersons of the National Council (Bhutan)

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