Obituary: Central Tibetan Administration Mourns the Demise of Auditor General Lhakpa Gyaltsen

Dharamshala: The leadership and staff of the Central Tibetan Administration held a memorial service today to mourn the demise of Lhakpa Gyaltsen, the late Auditor General of the Office of the Auditor General. Lhakpa Gyaltsen passed away on Sunday morning 2 February 2025.

After presenting a brief biography of the deceased by Cabinet Secretary Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi, he conveyed his sadness at the painful news. He asked everyone to offer prayers for the departed staff.

The prayer service was attended by Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, Kalon (Minister) Tharlam Dolma Changra of the Department of Education, Election Commissioner Lobsang Yeshi, Public Service Commissioner Karma Yeshi, members of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, along with secretaries and civil servants of the Central Tibetan Administration.

Brief Bio: Lhakpa Gyaltsen was born on 8 July 1962, to the late Dawa Dhondup. He completed his schooling at the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) and graduated from the College of Accounting in 1985.

On 20 August 1985, he was appointed as Senior Clerk of the Office of Auditor  General and later on 1 August 1992, he was appointed as the Under Secretary within the same department. From 1996 to 2000, he served as a Director at the Nepal Branch of the Office of Auditor  General, CTA on a contractual basis. From May to November 2000, he held the position of Chief Accountant at the Norbulingka Institute of Tibetan Culture.

From November 2001, with the directive from the Office of Auditor  General, CTA, he audited the accounts at Miao Choephelling, Tezu Dhargye Ling and Tenzingang, Schools under the Department of Education and TCV Branches.

Between February 2002 to February 2004, he worked as a Chief Accountant at the Department of Home, CTA, on a contractual basis. In August 2014, he took on the role of the General Manager of TCV Enterprises Limited. On 26 August 2024, he was appointed as the new Auditor General of CTA.

Lhakpa Gyaltsen had been on medical leave from 30 December 2024 to 28 February 2025, and on the morning of 2 February 2025 around 5 a.m., he passed away.

He is survived by his wife and a daughter.