The Sikyong is the political leader of the Kashag, part of the executive branch of the Central Tibetan Administration.

This office should not be confused with the "Chairman of the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region" (西藏自治区人民政府主席).

[1] Before 2011, the Kalön Tripa position was subordinate to the 14th Dalai Lama[2] who presided over the government in exile from its founding.

[5] The Dalai Lama had previously referred to the Kalon Tripa as Sikyong, and this usage was cited as the primary justification for the name change.

[6] The online Dharma Dictionary translates sikyong (srid skyong) as "secular ruler; regime, regent".