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. The current chairperson is Garma Cedain, who took office on 28 November 2024.
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People's Republic of China OfficeholderTerm of officePartyTook officeLeft officeChairman of the People's Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region1Ngapoi Ngawang JigmeSeptember 1965August 1968Chinese Communist PartyChairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region2Zeng YongyaSeptember 1968November 1970Chinese Communist Party3Ren RongNovember 1970August 19794Sanggyai YexeAugust 1979April 1981Chairman of the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region5Ngapoi Ngawang JigmeApril 1981February 1983Chinese Communist Party6Dorje Tseten198319857Doje Cering198519908Gyaincain Norbu199019989LegqogMay 1998April 200310Qiangba Puncog16 March 200315 January 201011Padma Choling15 January 201029 January 201312Losang Jamcan29 January 201315 January 201713Che Dalha15 January 20178 October 202114Yan Jinhai8 October 202128 November 202415Garma Cedain22 January 2025Incumbent
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