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 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1983 or 1984 (age 40–41)[1] Kathmandu, Nepal |
Political party | Ontario New Democratic |
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[2] (/buːˈtɪlə ˌkɑːrpəˈtʃeɪ/ boo-TILL-ə KAR-pə-CHAY;[3] 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.
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