Purpu Tonchup (Wylie: Phur bu don grub, ZYPY: ཕུར་བུ་དོན་གྲུབ་; Chinese: 普布顿珠; born November 1972) is a Chinese politician of Tibetan ethnicity, currently serving as vice governor of Sichuan. Previously he was party secretary of Lhasa.

Purpu Tonchup
ཕུར་བུ་དོན་གྲུབ་
Communist Party Secretary of Lhasa
In office
11 April 2022 – 8 October 2023
Preceded byYan Jinhai
Succeeded byXiao Youcai [zh]
Personal details
BornNovember 1972 (age 51)
Gyantse County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materTibet University
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2] He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Early life and education edit

Phurbu Dongrub was born in Gyantse County, Tibet Autonomous Region, in November 1972.[3] In 1991, he was accepted to Tibet University, where he majored in Tibetan language and literature.[3] During school days, he was not only caught up in his studies but also became active in campus politics.[3] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1996. He was vice president of the All-China Federation of Students and president of its branch, the Tibetan Autonomous Region Federation of Students.[3]

Political career edit

Xizang Autonomous Region edit

After University in 1996, Phurbu Dongrub was assigned to the Organization Department of the CCP Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee.[3] In October 2002, he became deputy magistrate of Sangri County, rising to magistrate in April 2005.[3] He also served as deputy party secretary of the county from September 2004 to April 2005.[3] He was vice governor of Lhoka Prefecture in October 2010 and subsequently secretary-general of the CCP Lhoka Prefectural Committee in April 2012.[3] In June 2012, he was appointed party secretary of Chengguan District, but having held the position for only a year.[3] He was deputy party secretary of Nagqu Prefecture in August 2013, in addition to serving as head of the Organization Department of the CCP Nagqu Prefectural Committee.[3] He was recalled to Lhoka Prefecture in June 2015, where he was appointed deputy party secretary and mayor of the prefecture.[3][4] He was appointed vice chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region in June 2020, concurrently serving as party secretary of Chamdo.[5] In November 2021, he was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee, the region's top authority. In April 2022, he was chosen as party secretary of Lhasa.

Sichuan edit

In October 2023, he was appointed vice governor of Sichuan and was admitted to member of the CCP Sichuan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ Xu Kun (徐锟) (22 October 2022). 中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单(171名). Chinadaily (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Yi Yi (伊一) (24 June 2022). 普布顿珠任西藏自治区政府副主席(. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ Shi Lanlan (石兰兰) (26 May 2016). 西藏山南市选出新一届政府领导 普布顿珠当选市长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  5. ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (21 December 2020). 普布顿珠兼任昌都市委书记 阿布另有任用. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  6. ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (8 October 2023). 普布顿珠任四川省委常委. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Shannan
2015–2016
Succeeded by
Position abolished
New title Mayor of Shannan
2016–2020
Succeeded by
Ciren Pingcu
Party political offices
Preceded by
Ahbu [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of Chamdo
2020–2022
Succeeded by
Gong Huicai
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Lhasa
2022–
Succeeded by