Qiangba Puncog
Qiangba Puncog | |
---|---|
བྱམས་པ་ཕུན་ཚོགས 向巴平措 | |
Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region | |
In office 16 March 2003 – 15 January 2010 | |
Party Secretary | Guo Jinlong Yang Chuantang Zhang Qingli |
Preceded by | Legqog |
Succeeded by | Padma Choling |
Personal details | |
Born | May 1947 Communist Party of China | (age 76)
Alma mater | Chongqing University |
Qiangba Puncog, also spelled Champa Phuntsok (Tibetan: བྱམས་པ་ཕུན་ཚོགས་, Wylie: byams pa phun tshogs; Chinese: 向巴平措; pinyin: Xiàngbā Píngcuò; 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.[1][2] He was most visible in public during the 2008 Tibetan unrest, receiving diplomats and journalists.[1] Qiangba Puncog resigned as chairman on January 12, 2010,[3] and subsequently began serving as chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Biography
Qiangba Puncog was born in
Communist Party of China in 1974.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Who's Who in China's Leadership: Qiangba Puncog". China Internet Information Center (www.china.org.cn). Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ^ "Qiangba Puncog's statement at press conference". China Daily. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ^ Canada Tibet Committee | Newsroom | WTN