Pema Tso was born on 12 March 1986 in Barkam (Ch. Maerkang Xian), Tibet, to her father, Dechen, and mother, Sodoen.
She completed her primary education in Barkam and continued her secondary education at the county school. During her studies, she consistently excelled academically in various competitions, including securing second place in an essay competition held across the Ngaba (Ch. Aba) region.
In 2002, she passed the entrance examination for Sichuan Province’s Tibetan Language School, where she studied Tibetan–Chinese translation for three years. Owing to her strong academic performance, she was awarded a three-year scholarship by Along Rinpoche through ROKPA International. During her studies, she received the Excellent Student Award on six occasions in recognition of her exemplary conduct, academic excellence, and personal discipline.
In July 2005, she graduated from Sichuan Province’s Tibetan Language School. Following her graduation, she worked as editor at the Siling Pangen Printing Press.
Pema Tso fled Tibet in December 2005 and arrived at the Tibetan Reception Centre in Nepal on 25 February 2006. She later studied at Sherab Gatseling School in Dharamshala, India, for several months before serving as a teacher at Drikung Monastery School and Suja TCV School.
In 2009, she joined Tibet Post International as a reporter and concurrently worked as a sub-editor for the Shambala Tibetan website. In 2013, she joined Tibet Times as a reporter. Since 2018, she has been serving as the Chief Editor of the Tibet Times.
In 2024, she delivered talks at Indiana University and Columbia University, related on Tibetan journalism and communications.
Pema Tso served as a member of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and currently serves in the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, representing Dhomey Province. She is also an executive member of the Tibetan Journalists Association and the Pen Tibetan Writers’ Association.
On 2 June 2026, she was elected as the members of 17th Kashag and was appointed Kalon of the Department of Health.
