Our Story
The Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) roots began one year after escaping Chinese occupation in Tibet, when His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama prompted the first democratically elected group of Parliamentarians in September 1960. Soon after, His Holiness the Dalai Lama distributed a draft for a democratic constitution for a future Tibet, which was promulgated on March 10th, 1963. The constitution set forth a number of reforms that allowed for more public participation in the governance of Tibetans in exile.
In 1990, His Holiness continued democratisation in creating the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) with 46 elected members, which then became the Legislative organ of CTA. The other two branches, Judiciary and Executive, are respectively comprised of the Supreme Justice Commission and the Kashag. In 2011, His Holiness relinquished his political role in the Tibetan exile government, in order to strengthen the democratic structure of the Tibetan government. CTA holds the crucial responsibility of rehabilitating Tibetan refugees and restoring freedom and happiness in Tibet until freedom is restored in Tibet. For more information visit our About Page or https://tibet.net/about-cta/