From: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 13:05:47 +0000 (+0000) Subject: add(en/Buu_Nygren/a):Add article X-Git-Tag: 2022-12-31~2 X-Git-Url: https://zdv2.bktei.com/gitweb/BK-2020-09.git/commitdiff_plain/c6dff070910b2cef31e4fc0ac09998a5b07bf0a9?ds=inline add(en/Buu_Nygren/a):Add article --- diff --git a/en.wikipedia.org/Buu_Nygren/article.txt b/en.wikipedia.org/Buu_Nygren/article.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..07102ce --- /dev/null +++ b/en.wikipedia.org/Buu_Nygren/article.txt @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +{{Short description|President of the Navajo Nation since 2022}} +{{Infobox officeholder +| name = Dr. Buu Nygren +| image = Mark Kelly meets Buu Nygren (cropped).jpg +| caption = +| office = 10th [[President of the Navajo Nation]] +| vicepresident = [[Richelle Montoya]] +| office1 = +| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|25}} +| birth_place = [[Blanding, Utah]] +| death_date = +| death_place = +| party = +| spouse = [[Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren]] +| education = [[Arizona State University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])
[[University of Southern California]] ([[Doctor of Education|Ed.D]]) +| 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]].{{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}}{{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}} + +Nygren was born on December 25, 1986, in [[Blanding, Utah]]. He is of half [[Navajo]] and half southern [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] descent.{{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}} Nygren is Táchii’nii clan born for Vietnamese.{{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}} He attended [[Red Mesa High School]].{{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}} Nygren was the running mate of [[Joe Shirley Jr.]] in the [[2018 Navajo Nation presidential election]].{{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}} 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]]. + +==References== +{{reflist}} + +==External links== +* [https://www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President] + +{{Presidents of the Navajo Nation}} + +{{DEFAULTSORT:Nygren, Buu}} +[[Category:1986 births]] +[[Category:Living people]] +[[Category:Presidents of the Navajo Nation]] +[[Category:21st-century Native American politicians]] +[[Category:Native American people from Arizona]] +[[Category:American politicians of Vietnamese descent]] +[[Category:People from San Juan County, Utah]]