{{Short description|President of the Navajo Nation since 2022}}
+{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dr. Buu Nygren
| image = Mark Kelly meets Buu Nygren (cropped).jpg
| succeeding = [[Jonathan Nez]]
| termstart = January 10, 2023
}}
-'''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">{{cite news |last1=Fonseca |first1=Felicia |title=Buu Nygren wins Navajo Nation president, beats incumbent |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/navajos-electing-next-leader-who-wields-influence-nationally/2022/11/08/162bd376-5f5d-11ed-a131-e900e4a6336b_story.html |work=Washington Post |agency=AP |date=November 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NN President Official Certified Results 2022 General Election |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 |website=Navajo Election Administration}}</ref>
+'''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"/>
-Nygren was born on December 25, 1986, in [[Blanding, Utah]]. He is of half [[Navajo]] and half southern [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] descent.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-31 |title=Buu Nygren explains why he should get Navajo votes ahead of presidential election |url=https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2022-10-31/buu-nygren-explains-why-he-should-get-navajo-votes-ahead-of-presidential-election |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=KUNM |language=en}}</ref> Nygren is Táchii’nii clan born for Vietnamese.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silversmith |first=Shondiin |title=Navajo voters elect Buu Nygren as president, ousting Jonathan Nez |url=https://www.news-journal.com/navajo-voters-elect-buu-nygren-as-president-ousting-jonathan-nez/article_6bf16e5e-3f48-5380-9e04-ef52e6c59d45.html |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Longview News-Journal |language=en}}</ref> He attended [[Red Mesa High School]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Denetclaw |first1=Pauly |title=Nygren never felt like he wasn’t Diné |url=https://navajotimes.com/rezpolitics/nygren-never-felt-like-he-wasnt-dine/ |work=Navajo Times |date=September 20, 2018}}</ref> Nygren was the running mate of [[Joe Shirley Jr.]] in the [[2018 Navajo Nation presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Noel Lyn |title=Former vice president candidate Buu Nygren seeks to lead Navajo Nation |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/ |work=Farmington Daily Times |date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> At 35 years of age, Nygren is the youngest person to have ever been elected President of the Navajo Nation.
+Nygren 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.
-Nygren has worked in construction management. He is married to Arizona state representative [[Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren]].<ref name="WaPo"/>
+Nygren has worked in construction management. He is married to Arizona state representative [[Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren]].<ref name="wapo_20221109_nygrenwin"/>
==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{reflist|refs=
+
+<ref name="wapo_20221109_nygrenwin">{{cite news
+ |last1 = Fonseca
+ |first1 = Felicia
+ |title = Buu Nygren wins Navajo Nation president, beats incumbent
+ |date = November 9, 2022
+ |work = Washington Post
+ |agency = AP
+ |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/navajos-electing-next-leader-who-wields-influence-nationally/2022/11/08/162bd376-5f5d-11ed-a131-e900e4a6336b_story.html
+ |access-date = December 31, 2022
+ |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
+ |archive-date = November 9, 2022
+ |url-status = dead
+}}</ref>
+
+<ref name="nngov_20220808_generalelection">{{Cite web
+ |title = NN President Official Certified Results 2022 General Election
+ |date = 2022
+ |website = Navajo Election Administration
+ |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
+ |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
+ |archive-date = December 28, 2022
+ |url-status = live
+}}</ref>
+
+<ref name="kunm_20221031_nygreninterview">{{Cite web
+ |last = Gonzales
+ |first = Antonia
+ |title = Buu Nygren explains why he should get Navajo votes ahead of presidential election
+ |date = October 31, 2022
+ |website = KUNM
+ |language = en
+ |url = https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2022-10-31/buu-nygren-explains-why-he-should-get-navajo-votes-ahead-of-presidential-election
+ |access-date = November 10, 2022
+ |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
+ |archive-date = November 1, 2022
+ |url-status = live
+}}</ref>
+
+<ref name="lvnj_20221109_nygrenwin">{{Cite web
+ |last = Silversmith
+ |first = Shondiin
+ |title = Navajo voters elect Buu Nygren as president, ousting Jonathan Nez
+ |date = November 9, 2022
+ |website = Longview News-Journal
+ |language = en
+ |url = https://www.news-journal.com/navajo-voters-elect-buu-nygren-as-president-ousting-jonathan-nez/article_6bf16e5e-3f48-5380-9e04-ef52e6c59d45.html
+ |access-date = November 10, 2022
+ |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
+ |archive-date = November 10, 2022
+ |url-status = live
+}}</ref>
+
+<ref name="nt_20180920_nygrenbio">{{cite news
+ |last1 = Denetclaw
+ |first1 = Pauly
+ |title = Nygren never felt like he wasn’t Diné
+ |date = September 20, 2018
+ |work = Navajo Times
+ |url = https://navajotimes.com/rezpolitics/nygren-never-felt-like-he-wasnt-dine/
+ |url-access = subscription
+ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221109114010/https://navajotimes.com/rezpolitics/nygren-never-felt-like-he-wasnt-dine/
+ |archive-date = November 9, 2022
+ |url-status = live
+}}</ref>
+
+<ref name="dt_20220405_bio">{{cite news
+ |last1 = Smith
+ |first1 = Noel Lyn
+ |title = Former vice president candidate Buu Nygren seeks to lead Navajo Nation
+ |date = April 5, 2022
+ |work = Farmington Daily Times
+ |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/
+ |access-date = December 31, 2022
+ |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/
+ |archive-date = November 28, 2022
+ |url-status = dead
+}}</ref>
+
+}}
==External links==
* [https://www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President]
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