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Tshogdu (Dzongkha:
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until 31 July 2007. The legislature had a total of 150 members . Dasho Ugen Dorje was the last President of the Tshogdu, with Nima Tshering the Secretary-General.
The Tshogdu was originally composed of locally elected town representatives, religious representatives, and members nominated by the king, all of whom served a three-year term.
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The
Tshogdu (Dzongkha:
EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
: ) was the unicameral
legislatureA legislature is a type of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law...
of
BhutanThe Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked nation in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains and is bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by People's Republic of China. Bhutan is separated from the nearby state of Nepal to the west by...
until 31 July 2007. The legislature had a total of 150 members . Dasho Ugen Dorje was the last President of the Tshogdu, with Nima Tshering the Secretary-General.
Composition
The Tshogdu was originally composed of locally elected town representatives, religious representatives, and members nominated by the king, all of whom served a three-year term. At the time of its dissolution, there were 4 female and 146 male members.
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