Editing Central Tibetan Administration (section)

== Internal structure ==
[[File:SamdhongRinpoche.jpg|thumb|left|The former chairman of the Cabinet of the CTA, [[Samdhong Rinpoche]], addresses a fundraising dinner in Sydney, Australia, February 2006]]
[[File:Penpa Tsering - Sikyong.jpg|thumb|[[Penpa Tsering]], current [[Sikyong]] of the CTA]]
[[File:2013西藏流亡政府(藏人行政中央)財政部長拜會臺灣國會(立法院) TIBETAN Minister of Finance visited TAIWANESE Congress.jpg|thumb|Finance Kalon [[Tsering Dhondup]] (front row, second from left) visited the [[Republic of China in Taiwan]]'s [[Legislative Yuan]] in 2013]]

{{anchor|Charter of the Tibetans In-Exile}}The Central Tibetan Administration currently operates under the "Charter of the Tibetans In-Exile", adopted in 1991, amended in 2011.<ref name="CharterOfTibet">{{cite web|last=|title=Constitution: Charter of the Tibetans in Exile|url=http://www.tibet.net/en/index.php?id=15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127164356/http://www.tibet.net/en/index.php?id=15|archive-date=27 January 2010|access-date=3 February 2010|publisher=Central Tibetan Administration}}</ref> Executive authority is vested in the [[Sikyong]], an office formerly held by [[Lobsang Sangay]], who was elected in 2011. The Sikyong is supported by a cabinet of Kalons responsible for specific portfolios. Legislative authority is vested in the [[Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration]].

The Central Tibetan Administration's Department of Finance is made of seven departments and several special offices. Until 2003, it operated 24 businesses, including publishing, hotels, and [[handicraft]]s distribution companies.

On 29 April 1959, the Dalai Lama re-established the [[Kashag]]. In 1963, he promulgated Constitution of Tibet, and he became permanent [[head of state]] of Tibet. In 1974, he rejected calls for Tibetan independence,<ref name="auto"/> and he became permanent head of the Tibetan Administration and the executive functions for Tibetans-in-exile in 1991. On 10 March 2011, at 71 years of age, he decided not to assume any political and administrative authority, the Charter of Tibetans in Exile was updated immediately in May 2011, and all articles related to regents were also repealed, and position Sikyong was created.

=== Kashag ===
Notable past members of the Cabinet include [[Gyalo Thondup]], the Dalai Lama's eldest brother, who served as Chairman of the Cabinet and as Kalon of Security, and [[Jetsun Pema (Tibet)|Jetsun Pema]], the Dalai Lama's younger sister, who served variously as Kalon of Health and of Education.<ref name="backman" /> [[Lobsang Nyandak|Lobsang Nyandak Zayul]] who served as a representative of the 14th Dalai Lama in the Americas<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lim|first=Louisa|date=21 February 2012|title=Protests, Self-Immolation Signs Of A Desperate Tibet|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/02/21/147170229/protests-self-immolation-signs-of-a-desperate-tibet|access-date=13 March 2020|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref> and a multiple cabinet member.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Halper|first1=Lezlee Brown|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v0lRBAAAQBAJ&q=https://tibet.net+%22lobsang+nyandak%22+%22health%22+finance%22&pg=PA346|title=Tibet: An Unfinished Story|last2=Halper|first2=Stefan A.|date=2014|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-936836-5|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tibet.net/finance-kalon-speaks-on-the-financial-status-of-the-central-tibetan-administration/|title=Finance Kalon speaks on the financial status of the Central Tibetan Administration|date=6 October 2005|website=Central Tibetan Administration|language=en-US|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tibet.net/eu-sidesteps-human-rights-to-promote-trade-says-kalon-lobsang-nyandak/|title=EU Sidesteps Human Rights to Promote Trade, Says Kalon Lobsang Nyandak|date=28 July 2005|website=Central Tibetan Administration|language=en-US|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref> He currently serves as president of [[Tibet Fund|The Tibet Fund]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harford.edu/about/news/2019/08/president-of-the-tibet-fund-and-representative-of-the-dalai-lama-to-speak-at-hcc-on-september-12.aspx|title=Harford Community College|website=www.harford.edu|access-date=13 March 2020|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807090349/http://www.harford.edu/about/news/2019/08/president-of-the-tibet-fund-and-representative-of-the-dalai-lama-to-speak-at-hcc-on-september-12.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Penpa Tsering]] – Sikyong
* [[Ven Karma Gelek Yuthok]] – Kalon of Religion & Culture
* [[Sonam Topgyal Khorlatsang]] – Kalon of Home
* [[Karma Yeshi]] – Kalon of Finance
* [[Dr. Pema Yangchen]] – Kalon of Education
* [[Phagpa Tsering Labrang]] – Kalon of Security
* [[Lobsang Sangay]] – Kalon of Information & International Relations
* [[Choekyong Wangchuk]] – Kalon of Health