Dharamshala: Yeshi Wangmo, Secretary of Department of Finance takes over as the new Secretary of Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission at a brief handover ceremony held this afternoon at the office of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission.

Secretary Yeshi Wangmo succeeds the outgoing Secretary Tashi Gyatso Shadrong.

The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Commissioner Sonam Norbu Dagpo.

The brief ceremony was attended by only a select group of dignitaries including the Chief Justice Commissioner Sonam Norbu Dagpo, Justice Commissioners Karma Dadul and Tenzin Lungtok respectively, and the outgoing Secretary Tashi Gyatso Shadrong of the Supreme Justice Commission.

Brief bio:

Yeshi Wangmo was born on 15 January 1970 in Chauntra, Himachal Pradesh. She has a Bachelor in Science degree from GCG College, Chandigarh. Yeshi Wangmo joined the service in Central Tibetan Administration on 18 September 1995 as Under-Secretary at the Department of Security. After three years, she was promoted to Deputy Secretary of Department of Security on 24 February 1999. On 8 February 2002, she was transferred to the Department of Health. On 2 June 2005, she was promoted to Joint Secretary of the Department of Health. She served briefly as a Joint Secretary of the Cabinet Secretariat from August to December 2009. From 7 December 2009, she served as Joint Secretary at the Department of Information and International Relations. She was promoted to Additional Secretary on 6 September 2013. On 27 July 2016, she was transferred to the Department of Health as its Additional Secretary and has served the position for two years. On 8 October 2018, she joined the Department of Finance as its first women Secretary and has been serving in the position till now. On 1 July 2021 henceforth, she will serve as the Secretary of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission.