China has appointed a former soldier as the new governor of Tibet.Padma Choling, formerly vice-chairman of the regional government, was elected at the regional parliamentary session of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. <br/><br/>The new governor pledged to make social stability and national unity the priority of his administration . Padma Choling, is an ethnic Tibetan who served 17 years in China's army before joining the regional government. <br/><br/>He replaces Qiangba Puncog as head of the regional government, the eighth person to take up the post since the Tibet Autonomous Region was founded in 1965.