WHO’S WHO IN CENTRAL TIBETAN ADMINISTRATION (As of 12 February 2026)
The order of this list does not necessarily reflect the actual hierarchy of the CTA portfolio
Judiciary: Supreme Justice Commission
- Chief Justice Commissioner – Yeshi Wangmo
- Justice Commissioner – Dawa Phunkyi
- Justice Commissioner – Phagpa Tsering
- Secretary -Lhadruk
- Additional Secretary –
- Joint Secretary – Pema Sangpo
- Joint Secretary – Migmar Dorjee
Legislature: 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
- Speaker – Khenpo Sonam Tenphel
- Deputy Speaker – Dolma Tsering
Members of the standing committee of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in exile
Gyundrel Deytsen (Finance) :
- Parliamentarian Tenpa Yarphel
- Parliamentarian Lopon Thupten Gyaltsen
Chabsi Deytsen (Political) :
- Parliamentarian Juchen Kunchok Chodon
- Parliamentarian Geshe Lharampa Atuk Tseten
- Parliamentarian Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen
- Parliamentarian Tsering Yangchen
- Parliamentarian Geshe Gangri
Zinkyong Tokship Deytsen (Administration):
- Parliamentarian Karma Gelek
- Parliamentarian Serta Tsultrim
Members of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
NYINGMA: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Khenpo Jamphel Tenzin
SAKYA: Lopon Thupten Gyaltsen, Khenpo Kada Ngedup Sonam
KAGYUE: Kunga Sotop, Tenpa Yarphel
GELUG: Geshe Gowo Lobsang Phende, Geshe Atruk Tseten
BON: Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen, Geshe Monlam Tharchin
U-TSANG: Dolma Tsering, Migyur Dorje, Ngodup Dorje, Lobsang Gyatso Sither, Tsering Yangchen, Rigzin Lhundup, Lhagyari Namgyal Dolkar, Dawa Tsering, Tenzin Choezin, Samten Chodon
DO-TOE: Dorje Tseten, Youdon Aukatsang, Kunchok Choedon Juchen, Tenzin Jigdal, Serta Tsultrim, Choephel Thupten, Tsering Dolma, Gyaldong Phurbu Dorje, Kunchok Yarphel, Wangdue Dorje
DO-MEY: Pema Tso, Dhondup Tashi, Tsering Lhamo, Tashi Dhondup, Ratsa Sonam Norbu, Karma Gelek, Yeshi Dolma, Lobsang Thupten, Geshe Gangri, Choedak Gyatso
EUROPE: Thubten Wangchen, Thupten Gyatso
NORTH AMERICA: Tenzin Jigme, Dhondup Tsering
AUSTRALASIA: Tenzin Phuntsok Doring
Parliamentary Secretariat
- Secretary – Sonam Dorjee
- Additional Secretary – Tseten Kalsang
- Additional Secretary – Tenzin Choedon
- Joint Secretary – Tsering Lhamo Samkhang
Executive: 16th Kashag
- Sikyong Penpa Tsering (sworn in on 27 May 2021)
- Kalon Tharlam Dolma Changra
- Kalon Dolma Gyari
- Kalon Norzin Dolma
Kashag Secretariat
- Secretary – Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi
- Political Secretary – Tashi Gyatso Shadrong
- Additional Secretary – Lhakpa Dolma
- Joint Secretary – Guru Nyima
- Joint Secretary – Ngawang Thokmay
Kashag History Documentation and Interim Placement Section
- Director –
- Additional Secretary
- Joint Secretary – Dolma
Election Commission
- Commissioner – Lobsang Yeshi
- Secretary – Lobsang Choedak
- Additional Secretary – Tenzin Norbu
Public Service Commission
- Chairman – Karma Yeshi
- Secretary – Tenzin Legdup
- Joint Secretary – Karma Thinley
Office of the Auditor General
- Auditor General – Tashi Topgyal
- Secretary –
- Additional Secretary – Thinley Chomphel (Acting Secretary)
- Joint Secretary – Dorjee Wangdue
- Joint Secretary – Tenzin Sheden
- Joint Secretary – Nyima Ngodup
Department of Religion and Culture
- Kalon – Sikyong Penpa Tsering
- Secretary – Dhondul Dorjee
- Joint Secretary – Tenzin Dolkar
Department of Home
- Kalon – Sikyong Penpa Tsering
- Secretary – Palden Dhondup
- Additional Secretary – Tashi Dickey
- Additional Secretary – Tsering Youdon
- Joint Secretary – Tenzin Kusang
- Joint Secretary – Tenzin Khenrab
- Joint Secretary – Karma Dolma
Department of Finance
- Kalon – Sikyong Penpa Tsering
- Secretary – Tsering Dhondup
- Additional Secretary – Lobsang Tenzin
- Joint Secretary – Sonam Paldon
Department of Education
- Kalon – Tharlam Dolma Changra
- Secretary – Jigme Namgyal Namgyalkhang
- Additional Secretary – Tenzin Dorjee
- Additional Secretary – Tenzin Pema
- Additional Secretary – Sonam Sangmo
- Additional Secretary – Kunga Gyaltsen
- Joint Secretary – Jamyang Wangyal
- Joint Secretary – Tsedup Tenphel
- Joint Secretary – Gedun Dhonyoe
- Joint Secretary – Ugyen Tenzin
Department of Security
- Kalon – Gyari Dolma
- Secretary – Karma Rinchen
- Additional Secretary – Tsering Choezom
- Additional Secretary – Tenzin Dhonden
- Joint Secretary – Nyima Tsering
- Joint Secretary – Tsering Dhargyal
Reception Centre for New Arrivals from Tibet
- Director – Tsering Choezom
Department of Information and International Relations
- Kalon – Norzin Dolma
- Secretary – Karma Choeying
- Additional Secretary (International Relations)- Tenzin Lekshay
- Additional Secretary (Information) – Namgyal Tsewang
- Joint Secretary – Ngawang Gelek
- Joint Secretary – Dukthen Kyi
Tibet Policy Institute
- Executive Director –
- Joint Secretary – Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha
- Joint Secretary – Tenzin Dasel
Department of Health
- Kalon – Sikyong Penpa Tsering
- Secretary – Jampa Phuntsok
- Additional Secretary – Dekyi Dolkar
- Joint Secretary – Tsering Dolma
- Joint Secretary – Namgyal Gedun
- Joint Secretary – Pema Youdon