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1{{Short description|President of the Navajo Nation since 2022}}
2{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
3{{Infobox officeholder
4| name = Dr. Buu Nygren
5| image = Mark Kelly meets Buu Nygren (cropped).jpg
6| caption =
7| office = 10th [[President of the Navajo Nation]]
8| vicepresident = [[Richelle Montoya]]
9| office1 =
10| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|25}}
11| birth_place = [[Blanding, Utah]]
12| death_date =
13| death_place =
14| party =
15| spouse = [[Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren]]
16| education = [[Arizona State University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])<br>[[University of Southern California]] ([[Doctor of Education|Ed.D]])
17| succeeding = [[Jonathan Nez]]
18| termstart = January 10, 2023
19}}
20'''Buu Nygren, Ed.D.''' (born December 25, 1986) is the 10th [[President of the Navajo Nation|President]]-elect of the [[Navajo Nation]]. Nygren-Montoya received 34,890 votes, defeating the Nez-Abeyta campaign who received 31,339 votes in the [[2022 Navajo Nation presidential election|2022 election]].<ref name="wapo_20221109_nygrenwin"/><ref name="nngov_20220808_generalelection"/>
21
22Nygren was born on December 25, 1986, in [[Blanding, Utah]]. He is of half [[Navajo]] and half southern [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] descent.<ref name="kunm_20221031_nygreninterview"/> Nygren is Táchii’nii clan born for Vietnamese.<ref name="lvnj_20221109_nygrenwin"/> He attended [[Red Mesa High School]].<ref name="nt_20180920_nygrenbio"/> Nygren was the running mate of [[Joe Shirley Jr.]] in the [[2018 Navajo Nation presidential election]].<ref name="dt_20220405_bio"/> At 35 years of age, Nygren is the youngest person to have ever been elected President of the Navajo Nation.
23
24Nygren has worked in construction management. He is married to Arizona state representative [[Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren]].<ref name="wapo_20221109_nygrenwin"/>
25
26==References==
27{{reflist|refs=
28
29<ref name="wapo_20221109_nygrenwin">{{cite news
30 |last1 = Fonseca
31 |first1 = Felicia
32 |title = Buu Nygren wins Navajo Nation president, beats incumbent
33 |date = November 9, 2022
34 |work = Washington Post
35 |agency = AP
36 |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/navajos-electing-next-leader-who-wields-influence-nationally/2022/11/08/162bd376-5f5d-11ed-a131-e900e4a6336b_story.html
37 |access-date = December 31, 2022
38 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221109232213/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/navajos-electing-next-leader-who-wields-influence-nationally/2022/11/08/162bd376-5f5d-11ed-a131-e900e4a6336b_story.html
39 |archive-date = November 9, 2022
40 |url-status = dead
41}}</ref>
42
43<ref name="nngov_20220808_generalelection">{{Cite web
44 |title = NN President Official Certified Results 2022 General Election
45 |date = 2022
46 |website = Navajo Election Administration
47 |url = https://navajoelections.navajo-nsn.gov/Portals/0/2022%20NN%20Candidate%20Ballets/2022%20NN%20ELECTION%20RESULTS/Official%20Results/NN%20President%20Official%20Certified%20Results%202022%20General%20Election.pdf?ver=pkAaXwC7FsDa_vdFG3zhzg%3d%3d
48 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221228193159/https://navajoelections.navajo-nsn.gov/Portals/0/2022%20NN%20Candidate%20Ballets/2022%20NN%20ELECTION%20RESULTS/Official%20Results/NN%20President%20Official%20Certified%20Results%202022%20General%20Election.pdf?ver=pkAaXwC7FsDa_vdFG3zhzg%3D%3D
49 |archive-date = December 28, 2022
50 |url-status = live
51}}</ref>
52
53<ref name="kunm_20221031_nygreninterview">{{Cite web
54 |last = Gonzales
55 |first = Antonia
56 |title = Buu Nygren explains why he should get Navajo votes ahead of presidential election
57 |date = October 31, 2022
58 |website = KUNM
59 |language = en
60 |url = https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2022-10-31/buu-nygren-explains-why-he-should-get-navajo-votes-ahead-of-presidential-election
61 |access-date = November 10, 2022
62 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221101000456/https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2022-10-31/buu-nygren-explains-why-he-should-get-navajo-votes-ahead-of-presidential-election
63 |archive-date = November 1, 2022
64 |url-status = live
65}}</ref>
66
67<ref name="lvnj_20221109_nygrenwin">{{Cite web
68 |last = Silversmith
69 |first = Shondiin
70 |title = Navajo voters elect Buu Nygren as president, ousting Jonathan Nez
71 |date = November 9, 2022
72 |website = Longview News-Journal
73 |language = en
74 |url = https://www.news-journal.com/navajo-voters-elect-buu-nygren-as-president-ousting-jonathan-nez/article_6bf16e5e-3f48-5380-9e04-ef52e6c59d45.html
75 |access-date = November 10, 2022
76 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221110192229/https://www.news-journal.com/navajo-voters-elect-buu-nygren-as-president-ousting-jonathan-nez/article_6bf16e5e-3f48-5380-9e04-ef52e6c59d45.html
77 |archive-date = November 10, 2022
78 |url-status = live
79}}</ref>
80
81<ref name="nt_20180920_nygrenbio">{{cite news
82 |last1 = Denetclaw
83 |first1 = Pauly
84 |title = Nygren never felt like he wasn’t Diné
85 |date = September 20, 2018
86 |work = Navajo Times
87 |url = https://navajotimes.com/rezpolitics/nygren-never-felt-like-he-wasnt-dine/
88 |url-access = subscription
89 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221109114010/https://navajotimes.com/rezpolitics/nygren-never-felt-like-he-wasnt-dine/
90 |archive-date = November 9, 2022
91 |url-status = live
92}}</ref>
93
94<ref name="dt_20220405_bio">{{cite news
95 |last1 = Smith
96 |first1 = Noel Lyn
97 |title = Former vice president candidate Buu Nygren seeks to lead Navajo Nation
98 |date = April 5, 2022
99 |work = Farmington Daily Times
100 |url = https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/navajo-nation/2022/04/05/former-vice-president-candidate-buu-nygren-starts-navajo-nation-president-bid/7272196001/
101 |access-date = December 31, 2022
102 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221128024440/https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/navajo-nation/2022/04/05/former-vice-president-candidate-buu-nygren-starts-navajo-nation-president-bid/7272196001/
103 |archive-date = November 28, 2022
104 |url-status = dead
105}}</ref>
106
107}}
108
109==External links==
110* [https://www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President]
111
112{{Presidents of the Navajo Nation}}
113
114{{DEFAULTSORT:Nygren, Buu}}
115[[Category:1986 births]]
116[[Category:Living people]]
117[[Category:Presidents of the Navajo Nation]]
118[[Category:21st-century Native American politicians]]
119[[Category:Native American people from Arizona]]
120[[Category:American politicians of Vietnamese descent]]
121[[Category:People from San Juan County, Utah]]