# Padma Choling

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Chinese politician (born 1952)

Padma Choling པདྨ་འཕྲིན་ལས་ 白玛赤林 Padma Choling at the 2010 National People's Congress Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress In office 17 March 2018 – 10 March 2023 Chairman Li Zhanshu Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress In office 29 January 2013 – 15 January 2017 Preceded by Qiangba Puncog Succeeded by Losang Jamcan Chairman of Tibet In office 15 January 2010 – 29 January 2013 Party Secretary Zhang Qingli Chen Quanguo Preceded by Qiangba Puncog Succeeded by Losang Jamcan Vice Chairman of Tibet In office 2003 – 15 January 2010 Preceded by Gyamco Succeeded by Losang Jamcan Personal details Born October 1952 (1952-10) (age 73) Qamdo, Tibet, China Party Chinese Communist Party Alma mater Central Party School Occupation Politician Chinese name Simplified Chinese 白玛赤林 Traditional Chinese 白瑪赤林 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Báimǎ Chìlín Tibetan name Tibetan པདྨ་འཕྲིན་ལས་ Transcriptions Wylie padma 'phrin-las Lhasa IPA pɛ́mɑ̀ ʈʰĩ́lɪ᷈ː

**Padma Choling** ([Tibetan](/source/Tibetan_script): པདྨ་འཕྲིན་ལས་, [Lhasa dialect](/source/Standard_Tibetan): [\[pɛ́mɑ̀ ʈʰĩ́lɪ᷈ː\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Tibetan); alternatively Pema Thinley, Pelma Chiley, Baima Chilin;[1] [Chinese](/source/Simplified_Chinese_characters): 白玛赤林; born October 1952) is a Chinese retired politician of Tibetan ethnicity. He was the eighth [chairman](/source/Chairman_of_Tibet) of the [Tibet Autonomous Region](/source/Tibet_Autonomous_Region) (TAR), but in January 2013, was replaced by his deputy [Losang Jamcan](/source/Losang_Jamcan).[2] Later he served as the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress. As Chairman of TAR, Choling was the "most senior [ethnic Tibetan](/source/Tibetan_people) in the regional government",[3] though he was subordinate to the TAR [Communist Party Chief](/source/Communist_Party_Chief) [Zhang Qingli](/source/Zhang_Qingli), and later his successor [Chen Quanguo](/source/Chen_Quanguo).[1]

## Biography

Padma Choling was born in 1952 in a farming family in [Dêngqên County](/source/D%C3%AAngq%C3%AAn_County), [Chamdo Prefecture](/source/Chamdo_Prefecture).[4] He joined the [People's Liberation Army](/source/People's_Liberation_Army) in [Qinghai Province](/source/Qinghai_Province) at 17, and served in the army for seventeen years. In the army he played basketball and mastered the [Chinese language](/source/Chinese_language). He joined the [Chinese Communist Party](/source/Chinese_Communist_Party) in October 1970. He was an official in the Tibetan regional government since December 1969,[5] working in [Xigaze](/source/Xigaz%C3%AA_Prefecture) and then [Lhasa](/source/Lhasa), rising to the vice-chairmanship of the TAR in 2003.[4] After his anodyne handling of an earthquake in [Damxung County](/source/Damxung_County) outside Lhasa, he was elected the chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region in 2010.[6]

On 7 December 2020, pursuant to [Executive Order 13936](/source/Executive_Order_13936) signed by President [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump) Choling, being a vice chairperson of the NPC was sanctioned by the [US Department of the Treasury](/source/US_Department_of_the_Treasury). Every other [Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress](/source/Vice_Chairperson_of_the_National_People's_Congress) were sanctioned as well, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."[7]

## Chairmanship

Personally, he has been described as "stern, but... amiable" in contrast to his "soft-spoken" predecessor [Qiangba Puncog](/source/Qiangba_Puncog).[6] In addition to stability and ethnic harmony, he has set a goal of 12 percent [GDP](/source/Gross_domestic_product) growth and a [¥](/source/Renminbi)4,000 per capita GDP for farmers and herders in the Tibet Autonomous Region.[8] To bring this about, he has signed an agreement with the [Ministry of Commerce](/source/Ministry_of_Commerce_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China) of the Central Government to allow it to promote trade with [South Asia](/source/South_Asia), including [Nepal](/source/Nepal).[9] Padma is of the opinion that there is no "issue of Tibet" that the Dalai Lama says, and questions the Lama's ability to judge the situation in Tibet since he has not been in Tibet since 1959.[10]

On the issue of religion, Padma has said that he and the [Karmapa](/source/Karmapa), [Ogyen Trinley Dorje](/source/Ogyen_Trinley_Dorje) are "mates from the same hometown".[3] At the [2010 National People's Congress](/source/2010_National_People's_Congress), he announced that the choosing of the 15th Dalai Lama would abide by the "requirements of [Tibetan Buddhist](/source/Tibetan_Buddhism) tradition", including approval by the [government](/source/Government_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China), instead of being the choice of the 14th Dalai Lama. Already, he has dismissed the Dalai Lama's choice for the [11th Panchen Lama](/source/11th_Panchen_Lama) as "invalid".[11]

Moreover, Pema Thinley said at a Press Conference that [Gedun Choki Nyima](/source/Gedhun_Choekyi_Nyima) - the child recognized by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the 10th [Panchen Lama](/source/Panchen_Lama) - is an ordinary person, and that he and his parents wanted to stay away from public attention for their own safety.[12]

On 17 March 2018, Padma was elected as the [Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress](/source/Vice_Chairperson_of_the_Standing_Committee_of_the_National_People's_Congress).[13]

Padma is a member of the [18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party](/source/18th_Central_Committee_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party).

In July 2022, he was appointed as the president of the [China Society for Human Rights Studies](/source/China_Society_for_Human_Rights_Studies).[14]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mil_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mil_1-1) Hornby, Lucy; Huang Yan; Blanchard, Ben (15 January 2010). ["China chooses former soldier as new Tibet governor"](http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/TOE60E03U.htm). [Reuters](/source/Reuters). Retrieved 30 July 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-reuters_2-0)** ["China appoints new Tibet governor, hardline policies to remain"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305204028/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-china-tibet-idUKBRE90S0DY20130129). *Reuters*. 29 January 2013. Archived from [the original](http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-china-tibet-idUKBRE90S0DY20130129) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-man_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-man_3-1) Liu, Melinda (5 April 2010). ["Beijing's Man in Tibet"](http://www.newsweek.com/2010/04/04/beijing-s-man-in-tibet.html). [Newsweek](/source/Newsweek). Retrieved 29 July 2010.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tib_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tib_4-1) Mirenda (14 March 2010). ["Feature: Fruits of development shared by every Tibetan"](http://eng.tibet.cn/news/today/201003/t20100314_553571.htm). [China Tibet Information Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Tibet_Information_Center&action=edit&redlink=1). Retrieved 30 July 2010.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Qiangba Puncog and Baima Chilin's brief resumes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110707051251/http://en.tibetradio.cn/news-0C59J97B01I4DK4-42GK9I17E3C02AE.html). China Tibet Information Center. 15 January 2010. Archived from [the original](http://en.tibetradio.cn/news-0C59J97B01I4DK4-42GK9I17E3C02AE.html) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2010.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lschange_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lschange_6-1) Zhou, Yan (15 January 2010). ["Tibet parliament session announces leadership changes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100118103949/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/15/content_12815376.htm). [Xinhua](/source/Xinhua). Archived from [the original](http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/15/content_12815376.htm) on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Hong Kong-related Designations | U.S. Department of the Treasury"](https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20201207). *home.treasury.gov*. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Tibet's new governor promises social stability, unity"](http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article80630.ece). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["MOFCOM and Tibet Signed Agreement of Cooperation in Providing Commercial Development Assistance"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110622022732/http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/newsrelease/significantnews/201003/20100306818673.html). [MOFCOM](/source/Ministry_of_Commerce_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China). 12 March 2010. Archived from [the original](http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/newsrelease/significantnews/201003/20100306818673.html) on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-lash_10-0)** ["Lawmakers lash out at Dalai Lama's speech"](http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6915222.html). [People's Daily](/source/People's_Daily). [Xinhua](/source/Xinhua). 11 March 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Wong, Edward](/source/Edward_Wong) (7 March 2010). ["No Leeway Given in Picking Dalai Lama"](https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/world/asia/08tibet.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved 30 July 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Official: Dalai-picked 'Panchen' lives normal life](http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/07/content_9550348.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["十三届全国人大一次会议选举产生全国人大常委会副委员长、秘书长"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180317164932/http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-03/17/c_1122550486.htm). *Xinhua*. Archived from [the original](http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-03/17/c_1122550486.htm) on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Yang, Zekun (19 July 2022). ["Human rights organization elects new president"](https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202207/19/WS62d65f6ba310fd2b29e6d348.html). *China Daily*. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

Assembly seats Preceded by Qiangba Puncog President of Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress Standing Committee January 2013 – January 2017 Succeeded by Losang Jamcan Government offices Preceded by Qiangba Puncog Chairman of Tibet January 2010 – January 2013 Succeeded by Losang Jamcan Preceded by Gyamco Executive Vice Chairman of Tibet 2006–2010 Succeeded by Losang Jamcan

v t e Vice chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress 1st (1954–1959) Soong Ching-ling Lin Boqu Li Jishen Zhang Lan (died 1955) Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru Guo Moruo Huang Yanpei Peng Zhen (secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Seypidin Azizi Cheng Qian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru Guo Moruo Huang Yanpei Peng Zhen Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama (fled 1959; dismissed 1964) Seypidin Azizi Cheng Qian Choekyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Erdeni (removed 1964) He Xiangning Liu Bocheng Lin Feng 3rd (1964–1975) Peng Zhen Liu Bocheng Li Jingquan Kang Sheng Guo Moruo He Xiangning Huang Yanpei Chen Shutong Li Xuefeng Xu Xiangqian Yang Mingxuan Cheng Qian Seypidin Azizi Lin Feng Liu Ningyi (secretary-General) Zhang Zhizhong Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme Zhou Jianren 4th (1975–1978) Dong Biwu Soong Ching-ling Kang Sheng Liu Bocheng Wu De Wei Guoqing Seypidin Azizi Guo Moruo Xu Xiangqian Nie Rongzhen Chen Yun Tan Zhenlin Li Jingquan Zhang Dingcheng Cai Chang Ulanhu Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme Zhou Jianren Xu Deheng Hu Juewen Li Suwen Yao Lianwei Deng Yingchao (added 1976) 5th (1978–1983) Soong Ching-ling (died 1981) Nie Rongzhen (resigned 1980) Liu Bocheng (resigned 1980) Ulanhu Wu De (resigned 1980) Wei Guoqing Chen Yun Guo Moruo (died 1978) Tan Zhenlin Li Jingquan Zhang Dingcheng (resigned 1980; died 1981) Cai Chang (resigned 1980) Deng Yingchao Seypidin Azizi Liao Chengzhi Ji Pengfei (secretary-general; resigned 1980) Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme Zhou Jianren (resigned 1980) Xu Deheng Hu Juewen Peng Zhen (added 1979) Xiao Jinguang (added 1979) Zhu Yunshan (added 1979; died 1981) Shi Liang (added 1979) Peng Chong (added 1980) Xi Zhongxun (added 1980) Su Yu (added 1980) Yang Shangkun (added 1980; secretary-general) Choekyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Erdeni (added 1980) Zhu Xuefan (added 1981) 6th (1983–1988) Chen Pixian Wei Guoqing Geng Biao Hu Juewen Xu Deheng Peng Chong Wang Renzhong Shi Liang Zhu Xuefan Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme Choekyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Erdeni Seypidin Azizi Zhou Gucheng Yan Jici Hu Yuzhi Rong Yiren Ye Fei Liao Hansheng Han Xianchu Huang Hua Chu Tunan (added 1986) 7th (1988–1993) Xi Zhongxun Ulanhu Peng Chong (secretary-general) Wei Guoqing Zhu Xuefan Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme Choekyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Erdeni Seypidin Azizi Zhou Gucheng Yan Jici Rong Yiren Ye Fei Liao Hansheng Ni Zhifu Chen Muhua Fei Xiaotong Sun Qimeng Lei Jieqiong Wang Hanbin 8th (1993–1998) Tian Jiyun Wang Hanbin Ni Zhifu Chen Muhua Fei Xiaotong Sun Qimeng Lei Jieqiong Qin Jiwei Li Ximing Wang Bingqian Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai Wang Guangying Cheng Siyuan Lu Jiaxi Buhe Tömür Dawamat Gan Ku Li Peiyao (murdered 1996) Wu Jieping 9th (1998–2003) Tian Jiyun Xie Fei Jiang Chunyun Zou Jiahua Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai Wang Guangying Cheng Siyuan Buhe Tömür Dawamat Wu Jieping Peng Peiyun He Luli Zhou Guangzhao Cheng Kejie (dismissed & executed 2000) Cao Zhi Ding Shisun Cheng Siwei Xu Jialu Jiang Zhenghua 10th (2003–2008) Wang Zhaoguo Li Tieying Ismail Amat He Luli Ding Shisun Cheng Siwei Xu Jialu Jiang Zhenghua Gu Xiulian Raidi Sheng Huaren Lu Yongxiang Uyunqimg Han Qide Fu Tieshan 11th (2008–2013) Wang Zhaoguo Lu Yongxiang Uyunqimg Han Qide Hua Jianmin Chen Zhili Zhou Tienong Li Jianguo (secretary-general) Ismail Tiliwaldi Jiang Shusheng Chen Changzhi Yan Junqi Sang Guowei 12th (2013–2018) Li Jianguo Wang Shengjun Chen Changzhi Yan Junqi Wang Chen (secretary-general) Shen Yueyue Ji Bingxuan Zhang Ping Qiangba Puncog Arken Imirbaki Wan Exiang Zhang Baowen Chen Zhu 13th (2018–2023) Wang Chen Cao Jianming Zhang Chunxian Shen Yueyue Ji Bingxuan Arken Imirbaki Wan Exiang Chen Zhu Wang Dongming Padma Choling Ding Zhongli Hao Mingjin Cai Dafeng Wu Weihua 14th (2023–2028) Li Hongzhong Wang Dongming Xiao Jie Zheng Jianbang Ding Zhongli Hao Mingjin Cai Dafeng He Wei Wu Weihua Tie Ning Peng Qinghua Zhang Qingwei Losang Jamcan Shohrat Zakir

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v t e Political leaders of the Tibet Autonomous Region Party committee secretaries Fan Ming Zhang Jingwu Zhang Guohua Ren Rong Yin Fatang Wu Jinghua Hu Jintao Chen Kuiyuan Guo Jinlong Yang Chuantang Zhang Qingli Chen Quanguo Wu Yingjie Wang Junzheng Congress directors Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme Yang Dongsheng Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme Raidi Legqog Qiangba Puncog Padma Choling Losang Jamcan Government chairpersons Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama (Preparatory Committee) Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (Preparatory Committee, acting) Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (People's Committee) Zeng Yongya (Revolutionary Committee) Ren Rong (Revolutionary Committee) Sanggyai Yexe Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme Dorje Tseten Doje Cering Gyaincain Norbu Legqog Qiangba Puncog Padma Choling Losang Jamcan Che Dalha Yan Jinhai Garma Cedain Conference chairpersons Tan Guansan Zhang Guohua Ren Rong Yin Fatang Yangling Dorje Raidi Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai

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