Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
Lhendup Dorjee Khangsarpa | |
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Official Portrait, 1974 | |
| 1st Chief Minister of Sikkim | |
| In office 16 May 1975 – 18 August 1979 | |
| Governor | B. B. Lal |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| 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 (1975–2007) |
| 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), 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. 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.