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
- ^ 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