Lobsang Sangay was elected the new Prime Minister (Kalon Tripa) of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile on 27 April 2011. He defeated his closest rival Tethong Tenzin Namgyal by 8646 votes. Sangay will have a five-year tenure. He took over as the political head of the Tibet from Dalai Lama who on 10 March 2011 announced his decision to step down as political head of Tibetan government in exile. However, he continues to be the spiritual head of Tibetan government in-exile.
Sangay is a research fellow at the Harvard Law School. Sangay was a leader of the Tibetan Youth Congress. He was born at the sleepy hamlet of Lamhatta off Darjeeling town.
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