Nawang Rigzin Jora
Nawang Rigzin Jora | |
|---|---|
| President of Ladakh Territorial Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 5 January 2009 – 8 January 2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Omar Abdullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1958 Leh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (1995) |
| Residence | Leh |
| Website | http://jkgad.nic.in/ |
Nawang Rigzin Jora is an Indian politician and former Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Ladakh, India.
Early life and education[]
Nawang Rigzin Jora was born in Ladakh, then part of Jammu and Kashmir, India, 2 February 1958. He is an alumnus of St. Stephen's college Delhi.
Political career[]
Nawang Rigzin Jora is a former Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies. Before that he was Minister for Tourism & Culture. Before joining politics he was a member of the Ladakh Buddhist Association, Leh, a strong organisation and a member of World Buddhist Fellowship, and actively participated in an agitation for grant of Union Territory Status for Ladakh region. Later when in a compromise between the government of India and the Ladakh Buddhist Association a separate administrative unit " The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh" was created in 1995, he became one of the four Executive Councillors of the newly constituted "Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council" under the leadership of the former president of Ladakh Buddhist Association Mr. Thupstan Chhewang.
Personal life[]
He is married to Tsetan Dolker of Lachumir and has a son and a daughter.
References[]
External links[]
https://web.archive.org/web/20190810004313/https://jkgad.nic.in/
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Ladakh politicians
- Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2014–2018
- Indian National Congress politicians