List of modern political leaders of Tibet


The following is a list of modern political leaders of Tibet within the People's Republic of China. The transition from Lamaist rule started in 1951 with the Seventeen Point Agreement between the Central People's Government and the 14th Dalai Lama. A "Preparatory Committee for the Autonomous Region of Tibet" was established in 1956 to create a parallel system of administration along Communist lines. Transition to secular government completed when Tibet Autonomous Region was officially founded in 1965 according to the national autonomy law.
The politics in Tibet are structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the People's Republic of China. Both the Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region and the Chairman of the regional People's Congress, are by law ethnic Tibetans. There is also a [|branch secretary] of the Communist Party of China, who receives deference in disputes.

TAR Government Chairmen

The Chairman is the nominal leader of the Tibet Autonomous Region, a province-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. The Chairmen, and their times in office, are listed below. In practice, the Chairman is subordinate to the branch secretary of the Communist Party of China.
; Directors of the Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region
  1. 14th Dalai Lama: April 1956 – March 1959
  2. 10th Panchen Lama: March 1959 – December 1964
  3. Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme: December 1964 – September 1965
; Chairmen of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Committee
  1. Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme: September 1965 – September 1968
; Heads of the Tibet Autonomous Region Revolutionary Committee
  1. Zeng Yongya : September 1968 – November 1970
  2. Ren Rong : November 1970 – August 1979
; Chairmen of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government
  1. Sanggyai Yexe : August 1979 – April 1981
  2. Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme: April 1981 – May 1983
  3. Doje Cedain a.k.a. Dorje Tsetsen or Duoji Caidan: May 1983 – December 1985
  4. Doje Cering a.k.a. Dorje Tsering or Duoji Cairang: December 1985 – May 1990
  5. Gyaincain Norbu: May 1990 – May 1998
  6. Legqog: May 1998 – May 2003
  7. Qiangba Puncog: May 2003 – January 2010
  8. Padma Choling: January 2010 – January 2013
  9. Losang Jamcan: January 2013 – January 2017
  10. Che Dalha : January 2017 – present

    CPC TAR Committee Secretaries

; Secretaries of the Communist Party of China Tibet Autonomous Region Committee
  1. Zhang Guohua : January 1950 – June 1951
  2. Fan Ming : June 1951 – December 1951
  3. Zhang Jingwu : March 1952 – August 1965
  4. Zhang Guohua : September 1965 – February 1967
  5. Ren Rong : August 1971 – March 1980
  6. Yin Fatang : March 1980 – June 1985
  7. Wu Jinghua : June 1985 – December 1988
  8. Hu Jintao : December 1988 – November 1992
  9. Chen Kuiyuan : November 1992 – September 2000
  10. Guo Jinlong : September 2000 – December 2004
  11. Yang Chuantang : December 2004 – November 2005
  12. Zhang Qingli : November 2005 – August 2011
  13. Chen Quanguo : August 2011 – August 2016
  14. Wu Yingjie : August 2016 – present

    TAR People's Congress Standing Committee Chairmen

; Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress
  1. Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme : 1979–1981
  2. Yang Dongsheng : 1981–1983
  3. Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme : 1983–1993
  4. Raidi : 1993–2003
  5. Legqog : 2003–2010
  6. Qiangba Puncog : 2010–2013
  7. Padma Choling : 2013–2017
  8. Losang Jamcan a.k.a. Losang Gyaltsen: 2017–present

    CPPCC TAR Committee Chairmen

; Chairmen of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Tibet Autonomous Region Committee
  1. Tan Guansan
  2. Zhang Guohua
  3. Ren Rong
  4. Yin Fatang
  5. Yangling Dorje
  6. Raidi
  7. Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai, 11th Pagbalha