Qiangba Puncog

Qiangba Puncog
བྱམས་པ་ཕུན་ཚོགས
向巴平措
Qiangba Puncog at the
2010 National People's Congress
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
14 March 2013 – 17 March 2018
ChairmanZhang Dejiang
Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress
In office
15 January 2010 – 29 January 2013
Preceded byLegqog
Succeeded byPadma Choling
Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region
In office
16 March 2003 – 15 January 2010
Party SecretaryGuo Jinlong
Yang Chuantang
Zhang Qingli
Preceded byLegqog
Succeeded byPadma Choling
Personal details
BornMay 1947 (1947-05) (age 77)
Chamdo, Tibet
NationalityChinese
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materChongqing 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.[citation needed]

Biography

Qiangba Puncog was born in Chamdo, Tibet in May 1947. He graduated from Chongqing University, and he joined in the Chinese Communist Party in 1974.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Who's Who in China's Leadership: Qiangba Puncog". China Internet Information Center (www.china.org.cn). Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  2. ^ "Qiangba Puncog's statement at press conference". China Daily. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  3. ^ Canada Tibet Committee | Newsroom | WTN
Assembly seats
Preceded by Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress
2010–2013 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government
2003–2010 		Succeeded by