(GNH), a philosophy (coined by the fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck, his brother-in-law) that states that happiness is more important than material growth for the people. He led his party during the election, held on March 24, 2008, but lost in his own constituency; the People's Democratic Party took only two seats of a possible 47 in the National Assembly. Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup was awarded the Red Scarf by His Majesty the King on August 24, 1987, and the Orange Scarf on January 1, 1998. In 2002 he undertook with six other members the Move for Health Walk from Trashigang to the capital city of Thimphu covering on foot a distance of 560 km concluded successfully as scheduled. The Walk was conceived by Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup to promote the fund-raising for the Bhutan Health Trust Fund, an important initiative to keep the primary health services of Bhutan free of charge. On 8 September 2015, he received the World Health Organization’s excellence in public health award. Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup is the Honorary President of the Bhutan Scouts Association. Ancestry References External links Sangay Ngedup's Profile 1953 births Living people Scouting in Bhutan Prime Ministers of Bhutan Ambassadors of Bhutan to Kuwait People's Democratic Party (Bhutan) politicians People from Punakha District Agriculture ministers of Bhutan Health ministers of Bhutan