Chairman of Tibet
| Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government | |
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| 西藏自治区人民政府主席 | |
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since 28 November 2024 | |
| People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| Type | Head of government |
| Status | Provincial level official |
| Reports to | Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress and its Standing Committee |
| Nominator | Presidium of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress |
| Appointer | Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme |
| Formation | September 1965 |
| Deputy | Deputy Chairperson Secretary-General |
The Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government is the head of the Tibet Autonomous Region and leader of the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
The chairperson is elected by the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress, and responsible to it and its Standing Committee. The chairperson is a provincial level official and is responsible for the overall decision-making of the regional government. The chairperson is assisted by an executive vice chairperson as well as several vice chairpersons. The chairperson generally serves as the deputy secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and as a member of the CCP Central Committee. The chairperson is the second-highest ranking official in the autonomous region after the secretary of the CCP Tibet Committee. The government chairman is always a Tibetan.[1] The current chairperson is Garma Cedain, who took office on 28 November 2024.
List
People's Republic of China
| No. | Officeholder | Term of office | Party | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
| Chairman of the People's Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region | ||||||
| 1 | Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
(1910–2009) |
September 1965 | August 1968 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region | ||||||
| 2 | Zeng Yongya
(1917–1995) |
September 1968 | November 1970 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| 3 | Ren Rong
(1917–2017) |
November 1970 | August 1979 | |||
| 4 | 
|
Sanggyai Yexe
(1917–2008) |
August 1979 | April 1981 | ||
| Chairman of the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region | ||||||
| 5 | Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
(1910–2009) |
April 1981 | February 1983 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| 6 | 
|
Dorje Tseten
(1926–2013) |
1983 | 1985 | [2] | |
| 7 | Doje Cering
(born 1939) |
1985 | 1990 | [3] | ||
| 8 | Gyaincain Norbu
(born 1932) |
1990 | 1998 | [4] | ||
| 9 | Legqog
(born 1944) |
May 1998 | April 2003 | [5] | ||
| 10 | 
|
Qiangba Puncog
(born 1947) |
16 March 2003 | 15 January 2010 | [6] | |
| 11 | 
|
Padma Choling
(born 1952) |
15 January 2010 | 29 January 2013 | [7] | |
| 12 | 
|
Losang Jamcan
(born 1957) |
29 January 2013 | 15 January 2017 | [8] | |
| 13 | Che Dalha
(born 1958) |
15 January 2017 | 8 October 2021 | [9] | ||
| 14 | 
|
Yan Jinhai
(born 1962) |
8 October 2021 | 28 November 2024 | [10] | |
| 15 | Garma Cedain
(born 1967) |
22 January 2025
(acting from 28 November 2024) |
Incumbent | [11] | ||
References
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