Mr. Konchok Yangphel was born in Markham, Tibet, and fled to India via Nepal in 1993. He attended schools at TCV Suja and Upper TCV Dharamshala. He was a recipient of the prestigious Sherig Best Boy award in TCV Suja. He completed BA in Political Science from Ramjas College, DU in 2005 and MA in Political Science from Delhi University in 2007.

When he was at school, he was the school captain and has served the students’ community. During his college years, he was elected the President of the Tibetan students’ association. He also worked as the President of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Delhi. He later became an executive member of the Tibetan Youth Congress for two consecutive terms from 2007-2013, during which he sat on a hunger strike protesting China’s repressive regime and has traveled across the world including the US, Europe, and Australia for campaigns and presentations on Tibet-related issues. He has also worked as the General Secretary of International Maitreya Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization founded by Markham Dakpa Rinpoche in Delhi.

Mr. Yangphel was previously elected to the 16^th and 17^th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and was a member of the Standing Committee and other parliamentary committees. Mr. Yangphel has worked hard for the common cause of Tibet, advocating Tibet in India and abroad. He has attended the World Parliamentarians Convention on Tibet (WPCT) two times  and Special Tibetan General Meeting. He is the currently a Parliament Member of the 18^th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile from Dotoe province.