DHARAMSHALA: Tethong Tenzin Wangpo was today sworn-in as a member of the 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile from Europe at a brief swearing-in ceremony held at the Tibetan Parliament.

Tethong Tenzin Wangpo was designated as the member of parliament as per article 57 (2) of the Tibetan Charter, following Ms. Chungdak Koren’s resignation on health grounds.

The oath of office was administered by Speaker Penpa Tsering of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, at a ceremony held at the Parliament House.

Tethong Tenzin Wangpo is a Tibetan activist based in Switzerland. He has a masters degree in General History, Constitutional Law, Economic and Social History from the University of Zurich. He has worked at various organisations across Switzerland including as a senior consultant for Campaignforum Ltds, media officer for Greenpeace Switzerland and party secretary and spokesperson of the Green Party of Canton Zürich.