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Biography Revised: 2/2/2018
Career Data Updated: 1/16/2017
Biography
Losang Gyaltsen, male, Tibetan nationality, is a native of Zhag'yab county of Tibet Autonomous Region. He was born in 1957, entered the work force in 1976 and joined the CPC in 1978. Losang studied at Literature Department of Tibet Nationality College from 1971 to 1976, and graduated from Party School of CPC Central Committee with a postgraduate degree in 2004. From 1995 to 2003, Losang served at posts of Deputy Secretary of CPC Lhasa City Committee, Vice-Mayor, Acting Mayor and Mayor of Lhasa City of Tibet Autonomous Region.
From 2003 to 2012, he served as Vice-Chairman of Autonomous Region People's Government, Tibet Autonomous Region. On November 2012, he was elected as Alternative Member of 18th CPC Central Committee and he served as Chairman of the Autonomous Region People's Government of Tibet from 2012 to 2017. In 2016 he became Deputy Secretary of the Tibet CPC Autonomous Regional Committee and in 2017 he became Director of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Regional People's Congress Committee. He is a member of the 19th CPC Central Committee.
