Chope Paljor Tsering

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Chope Paljor Tsering

Chope Paljor Tsering is a former member of the cabinet of the Central Tibetan Administration. He is the longest serving representative of the Dalai Lama, having served as the representative to Nepal, Eastern Europe, Australasia and East Asia over twenty one years from 1986 until 2007.

He was born in gNam-ru, northern Tibet, to a traditional Tibetan nomadic family in 1948. [1] He became a refugee in Nepal in 1959 after his family fled Tibet after China’s People’s Liberation Army invaded their homeland. After completing his education he was appointed deputy secretary in the Central Tibetan Administration and was posted to take charge of a remote Tibetan refugee settlement in western Nepal from October 1973. [2]

He subsequently served in the Central Tibetan Administration in numerous capacities. He was the longest serving representative of the Dalai Lama, being first appointed in Nepal, in May 1986 and remaining in office for the next twenty one years until his formal retirement from public service in 2007. During that period Chope Paljor Tsering represented the Dalai Lama in Eastern Europe, Australasia and East Asia. [1]

He took his oath of office as a cabinet member of the 13th Kashag from the Dalai Lama in New Delhi on 24 November 2007 [2] and was appointed the Kalon for the department of health in the Central Tibetan Administration. During his tenure as the Kalon for health, he was credited with initiating innovative healthcare related systems for the Tibetan refugees in India, including the Tibetan Medicare System (TMS), Telemedicine service and the Health Information System (HIS). [3]

He is the author of "The Nature of All Things", an autobiography which recounts his childhood in Tibet, life as a refugee and his experiences in serving the Dalai Lama and Tibetan people. [1]

After the completion of the term of the 13th Kashag in August 2011, Chope Paljor Tsering now lives in Australia with his wife and three children.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Nature of All Things - A must-read for young Tibetans". www.phayul.com. 4 March 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Mr Chope Paljor Tsering sworn in as new Kalon". www.phayul.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. "Tibetan Medicare System Program". Tibetonline.tv. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.