Dharamshala: The Political Secretary of the Kashag, Tashi Gyatso Shadrong, has officially assumed charge as Cabinet Secretary (pro tem) of the Central Tibetan Administration.

To mark the transfer of responsibilities, a handover ceremony was held at the Cabinet Secretariat. The event signified the transition of duties from the former Cabinet Secretary, Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi, to the interim Cabinet Secretary, Tashi Gyatso Shadrong. Representing the Kashag, Secretary Jigme Tsering of the Kashag Secretariat’s Documents Classification and Interim Placement Section attended the ceremony as an official witness.

As part of the formal proceedings, the outgoing Secretary handed over all departmental files, records, documents, and inventories to his successor. He also conveyed his congratulations and extended his best wishes for a productive and successful tenure.

Following the completion of the handover, traditional ceremonial scarves were presented to both the former and incoming Secretaries as a gesture of goodwill and respect.

Brief Bio of Secretary Tashi Gyatso Shadrong

Secretary Tashi Gyatso Shadrong was born on 25 January 1967 in Domey Nangra, Tibet, to Jokyap and Phakmo Kyi. He completed his primary and senior secondary education in Tibet and earned a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree from Rebgong, Tibet, in 1990. Following his arrival in India, he attended a Special Management Course at Sarah College for Higher Tibetan Studies in 1997 and later participated in an NCGG workshop in Mussoorie in 2018.

He joined the Central Tibetan Administration in June 1993 as Deputy Secretary in the Research Wing of the Department of Security. On 10 February 1999, he was promoted to the position of Joint Secretary.

In 2001, he took an eight-month official academic leave and resumed his duties at the Department of Security in 2002. In December 2004, he was transferred to the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) to serve on a committee tasked with assessing and verifying the deaths of 1.2 million Tibetans under Chinese rule since 1959. He was promoted to Additional Secretary in 2007 and, in September 2008, was transferred to the History and Documentation Centre under the Kashag Secretariat.

In 2010, he was transferred to the Tibetan Parliamentary Secretariat. Two years later, in 2012, he was promoted to Secretary and reassigned to the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission. On 1 July 2021, he was appointed Political Secretary at the Kashag Secretariat. On 1 July 2021, he was appointed Political Secretary at the Kashag Secretariat. Subsequently, with the formation of the 17th Kashag, on 19 June 2026, he assumed the additional responsibility of temporary Cabinet Secretary while continuing to serve as Political Secretary.