Kashag announces portfolios for three new Kalons
Friday, 6 October 2006, 11:00 a.m.
Dharamshala: The Kashag announced a temporary distribution of portfolios for three new Kalons out of the total four new Kalons after the oath-taking ceremony before His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Yesterday morning the three Kalons took oath of office from His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence.
Kalon Tsering Phuntsok will be the Kalon for the Department of Religion and Culture, with Kalon Thubten Lungrik as the Kalon for the Department of Education, and Kalon Tempa Tsering as the Kalon for the Department of Information and International Relations.
The remaining four departments of the Central Tibetan Administration, namely Finance, Home, Health and Security will be supervised by Kalon Tripa, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, for a time being until further reshuffle, according to a circular issued by the Kashag Secretariat on 5 October 2006.