Lhendup Dorjee Khangsarpa | |
|---|---|
 Official Portrait, 1974 | |
| 1st Chief Minister of Sikkim | |
| In office 16 May 1975 – 18 August 1979 | |
| Governor | B. B. Lal |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Nar Bahadur Bhandari |
| Prime Minister of Sikkim | |
| In office 23 July 1974 – 16 May 1975 | |
| Monarch | Palden Thondup Namgyal |
| Preceded by | Post established; Brajbir Saran Das as Chief Administration Officer |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Executive Council of Sikkim | |
| In office 1967–1970 | |
| Monarch | Palden Thondup Namgyal |
| Constituency | West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1904 Pakyong, East Sikkim, Kingdom of Sikkim (now Sikkim, India) |
| Died | 28 July 2007 (aged 102) Kalimpong, West Bengal |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (after 1975) |
| Other political affiliations | Sikkim National Congress (before 1975) |
| Spouse | Elisa Maria |
| Residence(s) | Gangtok, Sikkim, India |
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee (11 October 1904 – 28 July 2007[1]), also spelled Lhendup Dorji or Lhendup Dorji Khangsarpa was an Indian politician who was the first chief minister of Sikkim from 1975 to 1979 after its union with India.[2] He was the first Prime Minister of Sikkim from 1974 to 1975. He also served as the Executive Council of Sikkim from 1967 to 1970. He was a member of INC after 1975 and Sikkim National Congress before 1975.
- ^ Darpan, Pratiyogita (September 2007). "Pratiyogita Darpan".
- ^ "Sikkim's first Chief Minister Kazi Lhendup Dorjee dies". The Times of India. 30 July 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2007.