Penpa Tsering | |
|---|---|
| སྤེན་པ་ཚེ་རིང | |
 Penpa Tsering in 2023 | |
| 2nd Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration | |
| Assumed office 27 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Lobsang Sangay |
| Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile | |
| In office 2008–2016 | |
| Monarch | 14th Dalai Lama |
| Preceded by | Karma Chophel (14th TPiE) |
| Succeeded by | Khenpo S Tenphel (16th TPiE) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India |
| Citizenship | Tibetan in exile |
| Political party | National Democratic Party of Tibet/ Independent |
| Alma mater | Madras Christian College |
Penpa Tsering (Tibetan: སྤེན་པ་ཚེ་རིང, Wylie: spen pa tshe ring་; born 1967) is a Tibetan politician based in India.[1] He is the second democratically elected Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration in India.[2][3] He succeeded the last Sikyong Lobsang Sangay on 27 May 2021.[2][4] Penpa Tsering was the speaker of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration (Tibetan Parliament in Exile) for two terms between 2008 and 2016.[5]
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- ^ a b "Penpa Tsering New President Of Tibetan Govt-In-Exile". Outlook India. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Lhamo, Choekyi (14 May 2021). "Penpa Tsering to become the next Sikyong of CTA". Phayul. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Sikyong Lobsang Sangay congratulates Sikyong-elect Penpa Tsering, offers full co-operation in transition of power". Central Tibetan Administration. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Successive Chairman and Speaker | Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile". tibetanparliament.org. Retrieved 15 May 2021.