Bhutila Karpoche
Bhutila Karpoche | |
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Karpoche in 2022 | |
| Official Opposition Critic for GTA Issues | |
| In office July 13, 2022 – January 28, 2025 | |
| Leader | Peter Tabuns |
| Official Opposition Critic for Early Childhood Development and Child Care | |
| In office February 2, 2021 – January 28, 2025 | |
| Leader | Peter Tabuns Andrea Horwath |
| Deputy Opposition Whip | |
| In office August 23, 2018 – August 30, 2019 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Succeeded by | Doly Begum |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Parkdale—High Park | |
| In office June 7, 2018 – January 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Cheri DiNovo |
| Succeeded by | Alexa Gilmour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1983 or 1984 (age 41–42) Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Political party | NDP (federal) Ontario NDP (provincial) |
| Residence | Toronto |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia (B.Sc.) University of Toronto (M.P.H.) |
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| Website | www |
Bhutila Tenzin Karpoche (/buːˈtɪlə ˌkɑːrpəˈtʃeɪ/ boo-TILL-ə KAR-pə-CHAY; Tibetan: བུ་ཁྲིད་ལ་དཀར་པོ་ཆེས།, born 1983 or 1984) is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Parkdale—High Park from 2018 to 2025, 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.