Buu Nygren | |
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10th President of the Navajo Nation | |
Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
Vice President | Richelle Montoya |
Preceded by | Jonathan Nez |
Personal details | |
Born | Blanding, Utah, U.S. | December 25, 1986
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Jasmine Blackwater |
Education | Arizona State University (BS, MBA) University of Southern California (EdD) |
Buu Van Nygren (born December 25, 1986) is a Navajo politician currently serving as the 10th President of the Navajo Nation. Nygren-Montoya received 34,890 votes, defeating the Nez-Abeyta campaign who received 31,339 votes in the 2022 election.[1][2] He was sworn in on January 10, 2023.[3]
Nygren was born on December 25, 1986, in Blanding, Utah. His mother is Navajo and his father is of Vietnamese descent.[4] Nygren is Táchiiʼnii clan. His mother gave birth to him at 15 and he never knew his father. When giving him a last name his mother misspelt the Vietnamese last name Nguyen as Nygren. He has no paternal clan since his father is not Navajo. He is therefore said to be born for Vietnamese when his clans are named.[5] He attended Red Mesa High School.[6] Nygren was the running mate of Joe Shirley Jr. in the 2018 Navajo Nation presidential election.[7] At 35 years of age, Nygren is the youngest person to have ever been elected President of the Navajo Nation.
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