Kunzang Wangdi

Curriculum Vitae / Bio- Data Name : Dasho Kunzang Wangdi Nationality : Bhutanese Designation : Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan Place of Birth : Ura Village, Bumthang Date of Birth : 17.07.1953 Place of Residence : Motithang, Thim Throm, Thimphu: Bhutan Marital status : Married with Five daughters and two grandsons Education Qualification 1. Master of Public Administration (MPA) Pennsylvania State University, USA, 1980; 2. Bachelor of Arts (English Honours), St, Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, India, 1977; 3. Human Rights Fellow, London School of Economics, London, 1985 4. AMDISA Certified Consultant. 5. ISC, Thimphu Public School, Thimphu 1971-173 6. Class Five to Seven, High School, Gaupay, Paro. 7. Classes 3- 4 , Byagar Jr. High School, Jakar, Bumthang 8. Infant to two, Ura Primary School, Lhabrak Teng, Ura Village, Bumthang Service career 1. Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan (First), Election Commission of Bhutan, 2006 till…; 2. Auditor General of Bhutan (Fourth), Royal Audit Authority, 2000 to 2006; 3. Director, Royal Institute of Management, 1996 to 2000; 4. Director, Ministry of Trade & Industries, 1993 to 1996; 5. Deputy Secretary, Royal Civil Service Commission, 1988 to 1993; 6. Dy. Director, Royal Civil Service Commission, 1985 to 1988; 7. Acting Secretary, Royal Civil Service Commission, 1985; 8. Under Secretary, Department of Manpower, 1981 to 1985; 9. Personnel Officer, Department of Manpower, 1978-1981; 10. Trainee Officer, Department of Manpower and Statistics, 1977-1978; 11. Asst. Protocol Officer, Coronation of Fourth King of Bhutan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1974; and 12. Temporary Teacher (YPS), Ministry of Development 1974. Member to the Board of International Organizations 1. Member, Governing Board of ASOSAI; 2. Member of INTOSAI; 3. Vice Chair, INTOSAI Session on Auditing Standards; 4. Member, INTOSAI IT Audit Committee; and 5. Member, ILO APSDEP Policy Committee; Member to the Board of National Organizations 1. Chairman, Delimitation Commission of Bhutan; 2006 - 2. Chairman, Validation Committee of Royal University of Bhutan for MPA Degree, Royal Institute of Management (RIM); 2009 3. Member, Council of CBS, Centre for Bhutan Studies; 2000-2009 4. President, TOSA-OY; 5. President, AMDISA; 1998-2000 6. President, Royal Society for Protection & Care of Animals; 1998-2005; 7. Director, Board of Directors, 1993-1996; GWMC; 8. Member, Royal; Civil Service Commission, 2000 – 2005; 9. Member, Planning Commission, 1999-2001; 10. Member, Board of Sustainable Development, 1999-2001; 11. Member, Board of Directors, NTTA; 1999-2000; 12. Member, RCSC Selection and Interview Committees; 13. Member, Board of Directors, Penden Cement Authority Limited; 14. Member, National Committee on Urban Development, Ministry of Human Settlement &Urban Development 2000; 15. Member, National Kidug Fund, 2000; 16. Member, Task Force on Decentralization, 1999-2000; 17. Member, National Task Force on Good Governance, 1999; 18. Member-Secretary, Board of Directors, RIM, 1996-1999; 19. Member, Technical Committee of Silver Jubilee, 1999; 20. Member, National Steering Committee, Silver Jubilee of His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck’s 25th Years of enthronement, 1999; 21. Member, Translation Advisory Committee, Translation of National Assembly Resolutions, 1999; 22. Chairman, Board of Directors, Bhutan Polythene Company, 1994-1996; 23. Member, Committee on Selection of Experts, UN Systems Projects in Bhutan; 24. Vice Chair, Good Governance Plus Taskforce; October 2005 25. Signatory, SAARC First SAPTA Treaty; 26. Member, National HIV-AIDS Committee, 1992; 27. Director, Board of Directors, Unit Trust of Bhutan, 1993-1996; 28. Director, Board of Directors, Bank of Bhutan, 1993-1996; 29. Director, Board of Directors, RICBL, 1993-1996; 30. Member, Liquidation Committee, Gedu Wood Manufacturing Company Ltd, 1995; 31. Member, National Selection Committee, United World College (for the first to third selection year); 32. Member, Interview for recruitment lecturers at Delhi, Sherubtse College, 1990; 33. Member, Committee of BDFC Rules & Regulations 1982; and 34. Member, Committee on Augmentation of PCAL; 35. Vice-Chairman, Land Investigation Committee, Thimphu City, 36. Member, Commission on Loans of Financial Institutions, 1994-1996 37. Member, Royal Commission, Establishment of the First Supreme Court of Bhutan, 2009 38. Chairman, MTI Labour Recruitment Committee, 1993-1996; 39. Member, National Labour Recruiting Committee, 40. Member, Council for establishing Royal University of Bhutan, Board of Examiner 1. Member, Board of Examination, NITMS Accomplishments 1. Drafted Bankruptcy Act; 2. Drafted Contract Act; 3. BDFC bye law; 4. Drafted the RGOB Organizational Policy papers; 5. Drafted Commercial Code and Trade & Industrial Rules & Regulations; 6. Drafted Audit Act and Audit Manuals; 7. Drafted Anti-Corruption Act; 8. Drafted Election Act; 9. Drafted National Referendum Act; 10. Drafted Public Election Fund Act; 11. Drafted Royal Charter of Royal Civil Service Commission; 12. Drafted RCSC Rules Regulation & Guidelines; 13. Drafted ECB Rules, Regulation & Guidelines; 14. Strategic Visioning of RIM; 15. Introduction of PG Certificate Course in Financial Management; 16. Introduced Annual Conference of Election Commission of Bhutan; 17. Introduced Annual Audit Conference; 18. Signed MOU with Comptroller & Auditor General of India & Royal Audit Authority; and 19. Signed MOU with Election Commission of India & Election Commission of Bhutan; 20. Made Audit Report public for the first time. 21. RIM News Letter 22. Introduce AG’s Advisory series; 23. Introduce AG’s Occasional Papers; 24. Secretary, Ministerial Committee , Policy Paper on Small, Compact and Efficient Government, Conferences Attended 1. Member of Delegation, 31st Consultative Meeting of Colombo Plan, Sydney, Australia; 2. Leader of Delegation, UNIDO General Conference, Yaoundé, Cameroon; 3. Leader of Delegation, United Nations Regional Good Governance Conference, Lahore, Pakistan; 4. Member of Delegation, International Good Governance Conference, UN Hqrs, New York; 5. Leader of Delegation, 2nd Global Forums on Anti-Corruption, Hague; 6. Leader of Delegation, 3rd Global Forums on Anti-Corruption, Seoul, Korea; 7. Leader of Delegation, Fourth Academic Conference, AMDISA, Colombo; 8. Leader of Delegation, WHO South East Asia Regional Office Third SEARO Meeting on Human Resources Development Policy, SEARO, New Delhi, 1992; 9. Leader of Delegation, UNCDF-AIT Regional Workshop on Decentralized Planning and Financing of Rural Development, AIT , Bangkok, Thailand; 10. Leader of Delegation, 11. APDIP Regional Information Technology Conference: IT and Development of Information Technology in the Next Millennium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1999; 12. Opinion Leaders Study Tour of AIDS, Bangkok, Thailand, 1999; 13. Organised Silver Jubilee Workshop on Enhancement of Efficiency and Effectiveness in the Civil Service, 1999; 14. Participant, International Training Course Youth in Entrepreneurship Programme, Pratak, Malaysia; 15. Participant, Workshop on Development of Sustainable Development Indicators, RIVM, Bilthoven, Netherlands, 1998; 16. Leader of Delegation, Visit to Danish Institutions, December 1998; 17. Study Tour of Thailand, Bangladesh for Cottage industries, 1994; 18. Study Tour of Indian Administrative Organizations, December, 1990; 19. Seminar on ILO Labour Standards, Bangalore, 1988; 20. Seminar on Statistical Analysis for Policy Analysis for Human Resources Development, Bureau of Labour Statistic, US Department of Labour, Washington D.C, 1987; 21. NWAB Workshop on Women in Development, NWAB, November, 1986; 22. UN Fellow for Human Rights Fellowship, LSE, London, December, 1985; 23. Workshop on Environmental studiers, Sherubtse College; 24. Attend Regional Seminar on International Labour Standards, Bangalore, 1982; and 25. Participant, Public Development Management Course, AIM, Philippines, 2004? Training/ Conferences Conducted 1. Silver Jubilee National Conference “Governance in Bhutan: Insurance for Gross National Happiness in the New Millennium, 26th- 29th May, 1999; 2. Silver Jubilee Seminar on “Enhancement of Integrity and Prevention of Corruption”, RIM, 20th May 1999; 3. Fourth South Asian Forum; Management of Development: Equity with Growth, AMDISA, RIM, Thimphu, April, 1997; and 4. Lecturer on Disciplinary Rules & Code of Conduct” at “UNDTCD Training in fellowship Management and Personnel Policy”, Motithang, 26th April-1st May 1991. 5. GRIDS MANAGEMENT SEIMINAR, Lonavala, Pune, National Social Service 1. Completed Six Months Rural National Social Services , Khamdang Integrated Project, 1977 Military 2. One Month’s Basic Military Course, Royal Bhutan army Training Centre, Tencholing, 1974; and 3. Member , Mess Committee, Royal Bhutan army Training Centre, Tencholing, 1974. Coronation 1974 1. Member, Essay Selection Committee of Our Beloved King Ministry of Education, 1996; 2. Assist Production and Direction of Ashi Nangsa Drama, Coronation of Drukgyal Zhipa, YHS 1974; and 3. Assistant Protocol Officer , Coronation of Drukgyal Zhipa 1974. Works carried: 1. Responsible for establishment of the NYAB library which was upgraded to as Thimphu Public Library, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck Memorial Library and UN Depository. 2. SAARC Handicrafts Workshop, Thimphu, 1994. 3. Tackled fronting for the first time. 4. Nationalized recruitment of Bhutanese in civil services and non governmental sectors. 5. Established RCSC. 6. Operarationlised the Fuel Depots, Dechenchling and Dewothang, 7. Implemented demonopolisation. 8. Established RIM Complex. 9. Established RAA Complex and opened Regional offices in Bumthang and Tsirang and refurbished Samdrup Jongkhar office. 10. Established Election Commission. 11. Introduced Entrepreneurship of the Year Award. 12. Skill Development Programmes. Awards 1. Druk Thuksey Medal Awarded by His Majesty the King on 17th December 2008 (Centenary Celebration) 2. Received Coronation Medal on 6th November 2008 2. His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo conferred the rank of Nyikelm on 19th June 2001

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