Trongsa

Dr. Jagar Dorji (Votes Received in 2007: 1,823 votes)
He is the former director of Sherubtse College in Kanglung (2005-2007). He was also the Director, Paro College of Education in 2000-05, Director of Curriculum Division, Ministry of Education in 1997-2004, Principal, National Institute of Education (NIE) in 1994-97, Deputy Director of Curriculum Division in 1989-94 and Lecturer at NIE in 1984-88.

Born on December 04, 1954 in Tangsibji, Trongsa he did Ed. D in Curriculum Change and Pedagogical Practices in Bhutanese Schools from University of New England, NSW, Australia, (1996-00, distance mode), Master of Arts (MA) in Geography Education, University of London, United Kingdom, 1982-84 and Bachelor of Arts, DAV College, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India

Tharchen
Tharchen, 34, was a secondary school principal in Trongsa before joining the race. He has a master’s in educational administration and management from Naresuan University in Thailand.

Tharchen, after completing his bachelors degree in teaching from Samtse College of Education, served as a teacher of Langthel lower secondary school, then principal of Tongtophey primary school, and then as principal of Samcholing middle secondary school, after completing his master’s.

Tashi Samdrup
Tashi Samdrup, 40, resigned from the post of forester to contest the council seat. Tashi graduated from the college of natural resources in Lobesa. He has a bachelor’s degree in forestry from Netherlands, and a master’s in mountain forestry from Austria.

He resigned in Februart from his job as coordinator of reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) program under agriculture ministry.