Qiangba Puncog

Qiangba Puncog བྱམས་པ་ཕུན་ཚོགས 向巴平措
Qiangba Puncog at the 2010 National People's Congress
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 January 2010
Preceded by	Legqog
Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region
In office April 2004 – 15 January 2010
Preceded by	Legqog
Succeeded by	Padma Choling
Personal details
Born	May 1947 (1947-05) (age 64) Qamdo, Tibet, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Occupation	Politician

Qiangba Puncog (Tibetan: བྱམས་པ་ཕུན་ཚོགས་, Wylie: Champa Phuntsok, ZYPY: Jampa Phuntsok; 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 the 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 [1] 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 Qamdo, Tibet in May 1947. He graduated from Chongqing University, and he joined in the Communist Party of China in 1974.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Staff. "Who's Who in China's Leadership: Qiangba Puncog". China Internet Information Center (www.china.org.cn). http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/56213.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
2. ^ Staff (10 April 2008). "Qiangba Puncog's statement at press conference". China Daily. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-04/10/content_6606879.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 

Political offices
Preceded by Legqog	Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region 2003 – 2010	Succeeded by Padma Choling
Preceded by Legqog	Chairman of the Standing Committee of Tibet Autonomous Region 2010 –	Succeeded by Incumbent

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Name	Qiangba Puncog
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Date of birth	1947
Place of birth	Qamdo, Tibet, China
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