Hiranyamayee Lama

Hiranyamayee Lama
Member of the Tshogdu
In office
1979–
ConstituencyChengmari

Hiranyamayee Lama was a Bhutanese politician. In 1979 she became the first woman elected to the Tshogdu.

Biography[edit]

Lama was K.D. Pradhan's daughter. She was educated in Kalimpong in India and married Dasho Durgadas Lama, who became a royal advisory councillor and was a prominent Christian activist.[1]

In June 1979 Lama was elected to the National Assembly from the Chengmari district as a People's Representative, becoming the first woman to sit in the Parliament of Bhutan.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "First lady People's Representative", Kuensel, 1979
  2. ^ First woman councilor, Leki Pemo passes away Kuensel, 25 March 2019