Central Tibetan Administration
The Kashag has been maintained to the present time by the Central Tibetan Administration, the government-in-exile maintained in Dharamsala, India. The head of the Kashag was known as Kalön Tripa until September, 2012, when the title was changed to Sikyong. This position, sometimes referred to informally as the prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, became an elected position in 2001. In 2011, shortly after the election of Lobsang Sangay and upon the resignation of the Dalai Lama as the overall leader of the CTA, the head of the Kashag became the highest political official in the Tibetan exile community.
According to Michael Backman, notable past members of the Cabinet include Gyalo Thondup, the Dalai Lama's eldest brother, who served as Chairman of the Cabinet and as Minister of Security, and Jetsun Pema, the Dalai Lama's younger sister, who served variously as Minister of Health and of Education.
- Lobsang Sangay - Prime Minister, Sikyong & Minister for Education
- Dolma Gyari - Minister for Home
- Dicki Chhoyang - Minister for Information & International Relations
- Pema Chinnjor - Minister for Religion & Culture
- Ngodup Drongchung - Minister for Security
- Tsering Dhondup - Minister for Finance
- Tsering Wangchuk - Minister for Health
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