Tempa Tsering
Tempa Tsering | |
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Tempa Tsering, 2013 | |
| Born | May 15, 1950 Drumpa, Gyangtse, Tibet |
| Education | B.Sc. Madras Christian College |
| Alma mater | Dr. Grahams Homes, Kalimpong Madras Christian College |
| Occupation(s) | Director, India and East Asia for the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. |
| Title | Former Minister, Department of Home (2000-2001)
Former Minister, Department of Information and International Relations (2006-2011) Former Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in New Delhi (2005-2016) |
| Spouse | Jetsun Pema |
| Father | Chopel Dhondub |
Tempa risang (Tibetan: བསྟན་པ་ཚེ་རིང་, Wylie: Bstan-pa Tse-ring; born on 15 May 1950 in Gyangtse, Tibet).
He previously served as a Kalon (minister) at the Central Tibetan Administration, Dharamshala, India and was a representative of the 14th Dalai Lama in New Delhi, as well as a member of the Tibetan Government in Exile.
Currently, he serves as Director for India and East Asia at the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, based in New Delhi, India.