Loknath Sharma

Loknath Sharma (c. 1971) is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Economic Affairs since November 2018.[2] He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.[3]

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Loknath Sharma
Sharma in 2019
Minister for Economic Affairs
Assumed office
7 November 2018
Prime MinisterLotay Tshering
Preceded byLekey Dorji
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Assumed office
31 October 2018
Preceded byTek Bahadur Subba
ConstituencyDophuchen-Tading
Personal details
Bornc. 1971[1]
Political partyDruk Nyamrup Tshogpa
Alma materSherubtse College
University of Allahabad
Canberra Institute of Technology

Early life and education

Sharma was born on c. 1971.[1][4]

He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Sherubtse College, Bhutan and a Master of Arts in Economics degree from University of Allahabad, India.[5] He completed his Advance Diploma in Community Services from the Canberra Institute of Technology, Australia.[1][6]

Professional career

Before joining politics, he was served as Community service worker, Economics consultant and Transport management specialist.[1]

Political career

Sharma is a member the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT).[1] He participated in the 2013 Bhutanese National Assembly election.[7] He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Dophuchen-Tading constituency.[8] He received 5,069 votes and defeated Thakur Singh Powdyel.[9] On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure and Sharma was named as Minister for Economic Affairs.[10] On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Economic Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.[2][6]

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References
  1. "Bhutan 2018 Elections".
  2. "New Cabinet of the Royal Government of Bhutan sworn in on 7th November 2018. – Ministry of Foreign Affairs".
  3. "Loknath Sharma".
  4. "The DNT cabinet".
  5. "Bhutan: Meet the new Cabinet". 5 November 2018.
  6. "MOEA Ministry of Economic Affairs of Bhutan : Press Release".
  7. "Eight Candidates join DNT".
  8. "Meet the cabinet minister-elects of third democratically elected government". 3 November 2018.
  9. "Samtse voted for change".
  10. "Bhutan's Newly Elected Prime Minister Lotay Tshering Unveiled the 10 Cabinet Ministers on 3 November 2018".
Political offices
Preceded by
Lekey Dorji		 Minister for Economic Affairs
2018–present		 Incumbent
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