Chope Paljor Tsering

Chope Paljor Tsering (; 1948 – June 11, 2026) was a Tibetan politician who was a member of the cabinet of the Central Tibetan Administration. He was the longest serving representative of the Dalai Lama, having served as the representative to Nepal, Eastern Europe, Australasia and East Asia over 21 years from 1986 until 2007.

Early life and career Chope Paljor Tsering was born in gNam-ru, northern Tibet, to a traditional Tibetan nomadic family in 1948. He became a refugee in Nepal in 1959 after his family fled Tibet after China’s People’s Liberation Army invaded their homeland. After completing his education he was appointed deputy secretary in the Central Tibetan Administration and was posted to take charge of a remote Tibetan refugee settlement in western Nepal from October 1973.

He subsequently served in the Central Tibetan Administration in numerous capacities. He was the longest serving representative of the Dalai Lama, being first appointed in Nepal, in and remaining in office for the next twenty one years until his formal retirement from public service in 2007. During that period Chope Paljor Tsering represented the Dalai Lama in Eastern Europe, Australasia and East Asia.

He was the author of "The Nature of All Things", an autobiography which recounts his childhood in Tibet, life as a refugee and his experiences in serving the Dalai Lama and Tibetan people.

Publications The Nature of All Things: The Life Story of a Tibetan in Exile, Lothian Books, 2004, , 9780734407412