By Phurbu Thinley
Dharamsala, October 4: Prime Minister [Tib: Kalon Tripa] of the Tibetan Government-in Exile added three more ministers to his existing five-member cabinet.
In September last year, the re-elected Tibetan Prime Minister, during the second 14th Tibetan Parliamentary Session, proposed five Kalon-candidates for the 13th kashag (Cabinet), of whom only four were approved by the house.
Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche today proposed 3 more candidates to fill the vacant cabinet seat in the concluding day of the ongoing fourth session, which resumed on September 24. The nominated candidates were all unanimously approved by the Tibetan Assembly.
Paljor Tsering, retired civil servant currently residing in Australia, Ngodup Dongchung, Secretary (Security) for Department of Security and Tsering Dhondup, Secretary for Department of Home were approved unopposed by the Tibetan Assembly.
Henceforth, the 13th Kashag shall be run by eight Kalons (Ministers), including the Kalon Tripa.
The Charter of the Tibetans in Exile stipulates that the Kashag shall have a maximum of eight ministers, including the Kalon Tripa, the chief executive head of the Central Tibetan Administration or, more popularly known to many as the Tibetan Prime Minister in Exile.
The Kashag, the highest executive body the Central Tibetan Administration has eight departments, including the Prime Minister’s office.
The Dalai Lama led Tibetan Government-in-Exile is based in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala.
The Dalai Lama declared democracy for Tibetans in 1960 and subsequently promulgated a constitution for a future Tibet based on the principles of modern democracy.
Members of Tibetan Assembly and Kalon Tripa are directly elected by Tibetans.
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