Jigme Namgyal (also known as Jiming Nanjia) is the current vice-mayor of Lhasa.
He is more concerned with the cultural preservation of Lhasa, than the growth-oriented mayor Doje Cezhug.
On the second anniversary of the riots, Namgyal delivered a response to a speech by the Dalai Lama, alleged by the Chinese government to have fomented the 2008 Lhasa violence.
[1] He has helped to earmark 205 million yuan for the renovation of the Potala Palace and other major monasteries.
[2] Mr. Namgyal takes a relatively liberal stand on religious freedom: "In Tibet, people can believe whatever they want as long as it is legal.