Tempa Tsering
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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 |
| Occupations | 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) is a former Tibetan political activist and 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.[1]
Currently, he serves as Director for India and East Asia at the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, based in New Delhi, India.[2][3]
Tempa Tsering was born on May 15, 1959 in Drumpa, Gyantse, Tibet. Following the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950, he and his family fled to India seeking exile.[4]
He received his secondary education at Dr. Graham's Homes in Kalimpong, and later earned a B.Sc. degree from Madras Christian College in Madras (Chennai), India.