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Khandu Wangchuk

5th Prime Minister of Bhutan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Khandu Wangchuk
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Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk (Dzongkha: མཁའ་འགྲོ་དབང་ཕྱུག, born 24 November 1950 in Paro) is a political figure in Bhutan. He graduated from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi.[1] He was Chairman of the council (Prime Minister) from 2001 until 2002. On 7 September 2006, he became Prime Minister again; he was then replaced by Kinzang Dorji on 2 August 2007, after Wangchuk resigned to participate in the 2008 election as a member of the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) political party.[2] He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007.[citation needed]

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Following the DPT's victory in the March 2008 election, Wangchuk became Minister of Economic Affairs on April 11, 2008.[3][4]

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