——少数民族干部队伍不断成长壮大

　　中国宪法规定，民族自治地方的人民代表大会常务委员会中应当有实行区域自治的民族的公民担任主任或者副主任；自治区主席、自治州州长、自治县县长由实行区域自治的民族的公民担任。为了保障西藏各民族特别是少数民族依照宪法规定，充分行使当家作主的权利，自治区历来非常重视少数民族干部的培养和使用。1965年自治区成立初期，全区只有7600多名少数民族干部；到1976年少数民族干部已发展到1.68万人；到1986年底，全区有3.1万名少数民族干部；到1994年底，有4.4万名少数民族干部；到2014年底，全区少数民族干部已有11万多人，与自治区成立之初相比增长13倍多，占全区干部总量的70%以上。

-Minority ethnic group officials are improving their capability.

As stipulated in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China,"Among the chairperson and vice-chairpersons of the standing committee of the people's congress of an ethnic autonomous area, there must be citizens of the ethnic group(s) exercising regional autonomy in the areas concerned; the heads of all autonomous regions, autonomous prefectures and autonomous counties should be citizens of the ethnic group(s) exercising regional autonomy in the areas concerned." To ensure all ethnic groups, especially ethnic minorities in Tibet, fully exercise their rights as masters of the country, Tibet Autonomous Region always advocates the appointment and training of local officials from minority ethnic groups. In the early days after establishment of Tibet Autonomous Region in 1965, it had only 7,600 or more officials from minority ethnic groups; by 1976 the figure was 16,800; by the end of 1986 it was 31,000; by the end of 1994 it was 44,000; and by the end of 2014 it was more than 110,000, 13 times more than that of 1965, and accounting for 70 percent of the total number of officials in the autonomous region.

　　目前，西藏自治区省级领导干部中有33名少数民族干部，地厅级干部中有450多名少数民族干部，地(市)、县(区)党政正职大部分由少数民族干部担任，乡镇(街道)党政班子中少数民族干部占70%以上，全区各级党政机关中都依法配备了少数民族领导干部。在自治区十届人大代表、政协委员中，少数民族代表、委员均占到70%以上。此外，还有一批优秀少数民族干部直接参与管理国家事务，在西藏十二届全国人大代表、全国政协委员中，藏族和其他少数民族均占80%以上。十世班禅、阿沛·阿旺晋美、帕巴拉·格列朗杰、热地、向巴平措等先后担任国家级领导职务。

　　——平等团结互助和谐的民族关系不断巩固和发展

Currently, Tibet Autonomous Region has 33 provincial-level officials from minority ethnic groups, and more than 450 departmental/bureau-level officials from minority ethnic groups; chief Party and government officials at the prefectural/municipal and county/district levels are mostly ethnic minorities; 70 percent or more of the officials in the Party and government leading groups at the township and town/sub-district levels are ethnic minorities; and the Party and government organs at all levels in the Region have ethnic minority leading officials in accordance with the law. Among both the deputies to the 10th People's Congress and members of the 10th People's Political Consultative Conference of Tibet Autonomous Region, ethnic minorities account for more than 70 percent. Moreover, a number of outstanding ethnic minority officials in Tibet directly participate in the administration of state affairs. Among the 12th NPC deputies and the 12th CPPCC National Committee members from Tibet, Tibetans and other ethnic minorities account for more than 80 percent. The 10th Panchen Erdeni, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai, Raidi and Qiangba Puncog have all been high-ranking leaders at the state level.

-Ethnic relationships featuring equality, unity, mutual support and harmony have been enhanced and developed.