Kazi Lhendup Dorjee information

Lhendup Dorjee Khangsarpa
Lhendup Dorjee Khangsarpa
	Official Portrait, 1974
First Chief Minister of Sikkim
	In office; 16 May 1975 – 18 August 1979
Governor	B. B. Lal
Preceded by	Office created
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 (after 1975)
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^[1]), 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.^[2] 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.

^ Darpan, Pratiyogita (September 2007). "Pratiyogita Darpan".
^ "Sikkim's first Chief Minister Kazi Lhendup Dorjee dies". The Times of India. 30 July 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2007.

[1] Darpan, Pratiyogita (September 2007). "Pratiyogita Darpan".

[times-2] "Sikkim's first Chief Minister Kazi Lhendup Dorjee dies". The Times of India. 30 July 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2007.

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Lhendup Dorjee Khangsarpa
Official Portrait, 1974

First Chief Minister of Sikkim
In office 16 May 1975 – 18 August 1979
Governor	B. B. Lal
Preceded by	Office created
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	(1904-10-11)11 October 1904 Pakyong, East Sikkim, Kingdom of Sikkim (now Sikkim, India)
Died	28 July 2007(2007-07-28) (aged 102) Kalimpong, West Bengal
Political party	Indian National Congress (after 1975)
Other political affiliations	Sikkim National Congress (before 1975)
Spouse	Elisa Maria
Residence(s)	Gangtok, Sikkim, India