This article lists the modern political leaders of Tibet within the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. The transition from Lamaist rule in

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Taman ...

started in 1951 with the Seventeen Point Agreement between the

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and the

14th Dalai Lama The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, known as Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: ''bsTan-'dzin rgya-mtsho''); né Lhamo Thondup), known as ...

. A "Preparatory Committee for the Autonomous Region of Tibet" (PCART) was established in 1956 to create a parallel system of administration along Communist lines. Transition to secular government completed when

Tibet Autonomous Region The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China in Southwest China. It was overlayed on the traditional Tibetan regions of � ...

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

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(CCP), who receives deference in disputes.

TAR Government Chairmen

The Chairman is the nominal leader of the

(TAR), a province-level administrative division of the

. The Chairmen, and their times in office, are listed below. In practice, the Chairman is subordinate to the branch secretary of the

. ; Directors of the Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region #

: April 1956 – March 1959 #

10th Panchen Lama Lobsang Trinley Lhündrub Chökyi Gyaltsen (born Gönbo Cêdän; 19 February 1938 – 28 January 1989) was the tenth Panchen Lama, officially the 10th Panchen Erdeni (), of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. According to Tibetan Buddhis ...

: March 1959 – December 1964 (acting) #

Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (; ; February 1, 1910 – December 23, 2009 ) was a Tibetan senior official who assumed various military and political responsibilities both before and after 1951 in Tibet. He is often known simply as Ngapo in English sourc ...

: December 1964 – September 1965 (acting) ; Chairmen of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Committee #

: September 1965 – September 1968 ; Heads of the Tibet Autonomous Region Revolutionary Committee : As was the situation elsewhere in mainland China during the

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, the regional government was replaced by a revolutionary committee. # Zeng Yongya (曾雍雅): September 1968 – November 1970 # Ren Rong (任荣): November 1970 – August 1979 ; Chairmen of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government #

Sanggyai Yexe Sanggyai Yexe (; ) or Tian Bao (; February 9, 1917 – February 21, 2008) was a Chinese government official of Gyalrong descent. Tian was one of the first ethnic Tibetans to embrace the concept of Communism and join Mao Zedong's army. Mao's army ...

(Tian Bao): August 1979 – April 1981 #

: April 1981 – May 1983 # Doje Cedain ( / 多杰才旦) a.k.a. ''Dorje Tsetsen'' or ''Duoji Caidan'': May 1983 – December 1985 #

Doje Cering Doje Cering (; ; born November 1939) is a Chinese politician of Tibetan ethnicity who served as chairperson of the National People's Congress Ethnic Affairs Committee from 2003 to 2008, minister of Civil Affairs from 1993 to 2003, and chairman o ...

( / 多吉才让 ) a.k.a. ''Dorje Tsering'' or ''Duoji Cairang'': December 1985 – May 1990 # Gyaincain Norbu: May 1990 – May 1998 #

Legqog Legqog (, , born October 1944) is a retired Tibetan politician. Biography Legqog was born in Gyantse County, Tibet in October 1944. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1972. He was the Chairman of the government of Tibet Autonomous Region ...

: May 1998 – May 2003 #

Qiangba Puncog Qiangba Puncog, also spelled Champa Phuntsok (; ; born in May 1947) was the chairman of the government of Tibet Autonomous Region of China from 2003 until January 2010. He is of Tibetan ethnicity. He was most visible in public during the 2008 Tibe ...

: May 2003 – January 2010 #

Padma Choling Padma Choling (; alternatively Pema Thinley, Pelma Chiley, Baima Chilin; ; born October 1952) is a Chinese politician of Tibetan ethnicity. He was the eighth chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), but in January 2013, was replaced by his ...

: January 2010 – January 2013 #

Losang Jamcan Losang Jamcan, also spelled Losang Gyaltsen (; ; born July 1957), is a Chinese politician of Tibetan ethnicity. He is the President of Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress Standing Committee, and former Chairman (governor) of Tibet Autonomou ...

: January 2013 – January 2017 # Che Dalha (齐扎拉): January 2017 – October 2021 #

Yan Jinhai Yan Jinhai (; ; born March 1962) is a Chinese politician of Tibetan ethnicity who is the current chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region, in office since 8 October 2021. Previously he served as party secretary of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet Autonomou ...

: from October 2021

CCP TAR Committee Secretaries

; Secretaries of the

Tibet Autonomous Region Committee #

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(张国华): January 1950 – June 1951 #

Fan Ming Fan Ming (; December 4, 1914 – February 23, 2010), born Hao Keyong (), was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army during the Battle of Chamdo, where Tibet was incorporated into the People's Republic of China. He was later a deputy ...

(范明): June 1951 – December 1951 #

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(张经武): March 1952 – August 1965 #

(张国华): September 1965 – February 1967 # Ren Rong (任荣): August 1971 – March 1980 #

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(阴法唐): March 1980 – June 1985 #

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(伍精華): June 1985 – December 1988 # Hu Jintao (胡锦涛): December 1988 – November 1992 #

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(陈奎元): November 1992 – September 2000 #

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(郭金龙): September 2000 – December 2004 #

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(杨传堂): December 2004 – November 2005 # Zhang Qingli (张庆黎): November 2005 – August 2011 #

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(陈全国): August 2011 – August 2016 # Wu Yingjie (吴英杰): August 2016 – October 2021 #

Wang Junzheng Wang Junzheng (; born 17 May 1963) is a Chinese politician, serving Communist Party Secretary of Tibet since 18 October 2021. He was head of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Xinjiang. Between 2016 and 2019, he was the Communist Part ...

(王君正): from October 2021

TAR People's Congress Standing Committee Chairmen

; Chairmen of the

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of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress #

( / 阿沛·阿旺晋美): 1979–1981 # Yang Dongsheng (杨东生) (né / 协饶登珠) (ethnic Tibetan): 1981–1983 #

( / 阿沛·阿旺晋美): 1983–1993 #

Raidi Raidi (; ; also written Ragdi; born August, 1938) is a Tibetan politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2003 to 2008, and the highest ranking Tibeta ...

( / 热地): 1993–2003 #

( / 列确): 2003–2010 #

( / 向巴平措): 2010–2013 #

( / 白玛赤林): 2013–2017 #

( / 洛桑江村) a.k.a. ''Losang Gyaltsen'': from 2017

CPPCC TAR Committee Chairmen

; Chairmen of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Tibet Autonomous Region Committee #

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(谭冠三) #

(张国华) # Ren Rong (任荣) #

(阴法唐) #

Yangling Dorje Yangling Dorje (; ; born April 1931) is a Chinese politician of Tibetan ethnicity who served as chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1983 to 1986 and vice chairman of t ...

(杨岭多吉) (ethnic Tibetan) #

( / 热地) #

Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai (; ; born February 1940) is the 11th Qamdo Pagbalha Hutuktu of Tibetan Buddhism and a politician of the People's Republic of China. He is a Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a ...

( / 帕巴拉·格列朗杰), 11th Pagbalha ( / 帕巴拉活佛)

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