Bhutila Karpoche

Bhutila Karpoche
Karpoche in 2022
Official Opposition Critic for
GTA Issues
Assumed office
July 13, 2022
LeaderPeter Tabuns
Official Opposition Critic for
Early Childhood Development and Child Care
Assumed office
February 2, 2021
LeaderPeter Tabuns
Andrea Horwath
Deputy Opposition Whip
In office
August 23, 2018 – August 30, 2019
LeaderAndrea Horwath
Succeeded byDoly Begum
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Parkdale—High Park
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byCheri DiNovo
Personal details
Born1983 or 1984 (age 40–41)[1]
Kathmandu, Nepal
Political partyOntario New Democratic
ResidenceToronto
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
University of Toronto
Occupation
  • Politician
  • epidemiologist
Websitewww.bhutilakarpoche.ca

Bhutila Tenzin Karpoche[2] MPP (/bˈtɪlə ˌkɑːrpəˈ/ boo-TILLKAR-pə-CHAY;[3] Tibetan: བུ་ཁྲིད་ལ་དཀར་པོ་ཆེས།, born 1983 or 1984) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Parkdale—High Park since June 7, 2018, as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). Born in Nepal, Karpoche is the first person of Tibetan descent ever elected to public office in North America.

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  2. ^ @ONPARLeducation (13 July 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Live Conversation on Mutual Aid". Facebook. Retrieved November 11, 2020.