China Vitae : Biography of Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai

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Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
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Revision History:

Biography Revised: 4/21/2008
Career Data Updated: 4/21/2008

Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai 帕巴拉·格列朗杰

Vice-Chairman, 11th CPPCC, National Committee; Chairman, CPPCC, Autonomous Regional Committee, Tibet Autonomous Region

Born: 1940

Birthplace: Sichuan Province, Litang County

Biography

Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai, male, Tibetan, is a native of Litang County, Sichuan Province. He was born in 1940.

Early in his career, Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai served on several committees in the Tibet Autonomous Region. He later became vice-chairman of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee.

He is currenlty Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee and Vice-Chairman of the 11th CPPCC National Committee.

Career Data

2008—	Vice-Chairman, 11th CPPCC, National Committee	§
2003—2008	Vice-Chairman, 10th CPPCC, National Committee
2002—	Honorary President, Buddhist Association of China
1998—2003	Vice-Chairman, 9th Standing Committee of the NPC
1998—2003	Deputy, 9th NPC
1993—	Chairman, CPPCC, Autonomous Regional Committee Tibet Autonomous Region
1993—1998	Deputy, 8th NPC
1993—1998	Vice-Chairman, 8th Standing Committee of the NPC
1993—2002	Vice-President, Buddhist Association of China
	Vice-Chairman, Autonomous Regional People's Congress, Standing Committee Tibet Autonomous Region
	Vice-Chairman, Autonomous Region People's Government Tibet Autonomous Region
	Vice-Chairman, CPPCC, Autonomous Regional Committee Tibet Autonomous Region
1988—1993	Vice-Chairman, 7th CPPCC, National Committee
1983—1988	Vice-Chairman, 6th CPPCC, National Committee
1978—1983	Vice-Chairman, 5th CPPCC, National Committee
1978—1983	Deputy, 5th NPC
1975—1978	Deputy, 4th NPC
1966—1976	Cultural Revolution, Sent to do manual labor
1964—1975	Deputy, 3rd NPC
1964—1978	Vice-Chairman, 4th CPPCC, National Committee
1959—1965	Deputy, 2nd NPC
	Chairman, Ethnic Affairs Committee Tibet Autonomous Region
1959—1964	Vice-Chairman, 3rd CPPCC, National Committee
	Vice-Chairman, Tibet Autonomous Region Preparatory Committee Tibet Autonomous Region
1956—????	Vice-Chairman, Religious Affairs Committee Tibet Autonomous Region
1956—????	Member, Tibet Autonomous Region Preparatory Committee, Standing Committee Tibet Autonomous Region
1950—????	Vice-Chairman, Prefectural People's Liberation Committee Tibet Autonomous Region, Qamdo Prefecture
1942	(Recognized as the 11th Pagbalha Hutugtu - incarnation of living buddha)

Recent Travel & Appearances

01 Jul 10	APPEARANCE	Jia Qinglin met with representatives of the second congress of the China Association for the Preservation and Development of Tibetan Culture.
13 Mar 10	APPEARANCE	Jia Qinglin presided over the closing ceremony of the Third Session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee.
05 Mar 10	APPEARANCE	Wen Jiabao delivered a government work report during the opening meeting of the Third Session of the 11th NPC.
03 Mar 10	APPEARANCE	Jia Qinglin delivered a report on the work of the CPPCC National Committee's Standing Committee at the Third Session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee.
03 Feb 10	APPEARANCE	Jia Qinglin met with newly elected leaders of the Buddhist Association of China.
21 Jan 10	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao addressed a meeting on the work of Tibet Autonomous Region.
28 Dec 09	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin and other top leaders bade farewell to Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme.
26 Dec 09	APPEARANCE	Jia Qinglin presided over the 21st Chairpersons' Meeting of the 11th CPPCC National Committee.
01 Oct 09	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao addressed the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
30 Sep 09	APPEARANCE	Wen Jiabao and top leaders attended a grand reception to mark the founding anniversary of the People's Republic.