Kalon Tripa

Sangay is scheduled to be inaugurated as prime minister - a post that Tibetans call Kalon Tripa - in August.

Newly-Named Tibetan Exile Leader Faces Task of Reshaping Government 2011

Sangay is scheduled to be inaugurated as prime minister - a post that Tibetans call Kalon Tripa - in August.

Newly-Named Tibetan Exile Leader Faces Task of Reshaping Government 2011

Having ruled his homeland as a god-king, he established a parliament-in-exile in the northern Indian hill station of Dharamsala in 1960, introduced a draft constitution three years later, and in 2001 oversaw the first direct election of a prime minister, known as the Kalon Tripa.

Dalai Lama to Hand Over Political Leader Role Jeremy Page 2011

Mr. Sangay's election as prime minister, or Kalon Tripa, by Tibet's exiled community came after the Dalai Lama said last month he would retire from politics.

Harvard Academic Inherits Dalai Lama's Political Role Margherita Stancati 2011

Ashwini Bhatia/Associated Press Lobsang Sangay, a Harvard-educated academic, was elected prime minister, or Kalon Tripa, by Tibet's exiled community after the Dalai Lama announced last month he would retire from politics.

New Political Head of Tibet in Exile 2011

Unlike the previous Kalon Tripa, this Kalon Tripa might be having a little more responsibility in projecting the Tibetan issue at the international level, said Wangchuk.

Newly-Named Tibetan Exile Leader Faces Task of Reshaping Government 2011

Unlike the previous Kalon Tripa, this Kalon Tripa might be having a little more responsibility in projecting the Tibetan issue at the international level, said Wangchuk.

Newly-Named Tibetan Exile Leader Faces Task of Reshaping Government 2011

Sangay is the first prime minister, or Kalon Tripa, to be elected by Tibet's exiled community since the Dalai Lama announced last month he would retire from politics.

World Watch 2011

Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images Mr. Sangay will be the third Kalon Tripa to come to power since the office of a directly elected prime minister was introduced in 2001 as part of the Dalai Lama's push toward a more democratic political system.

New Political Head of Tibet in Exile 2011

Mr. Sangay will be the third Kalon Tripa to come to power since the office of a directly elected prime minister was introduced in 2001 as part of the Dalai Lama's push toward a more democratic political system.

Harvard Academic Inherits Dalai Lama's Political Role Margherita Stancati 2011