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On 13 July
2021, Sher Bahadur Deuba has been
sworn in as new PM. The first four Ministers (Bal Krishna Khand,
Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Pampha Bhusal and Janardan Sharma have been
sworn in on the same day. Dr. Narayan Khadka ahs been sworn in on 22
September 2021. It was not until 88 days after Deuba's
swearing-in, on 8 October 2021, that the Council of
Ministers was completed. The reasons were party divisions and
disputes over portfolios among the government partners.
On 10 October 2021, Gajendra Bahadur Hamal (NC) resigned
after heavy criticism from the public and political circles. He had
been accused of serving as the brother-in-law of the Chief Justice
of influencing the judiciary to the executive. He had also in the
past come out as a strong supporter of Nepal's return to the Hindu
state.
On 16 December 2021, Minendra Prasad Riajl resigned from the
post 0f Defence Minister after he fared very badly in the election
of his party's general secretary.
On 7 April 2022, Gobinda Prasad Sharma (Koirala) was appointed as
the new Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. The
previous incumbent, Dilendra Prasad Badu, took over the post of
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, which had been vacant
since 10 October 2021.
On 27 June 2022, at the instigation of the CPN (US), its four
ministers Birodh Khatiwada, Ram Kumari Jhankri, Prem Bahadur Ale
Magar and Krishna Kumar Shrestha were replaced. Bhawani Prasad
Khapung, previously Minister of State for Health and Population, was
upgraded to Minister. Jeevan Ram Shrestha became Minister of
Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, Metmani Chaudhary Minister of
Urban Development and Sher Bahadur Kunwar Minister of Labour,
Employment, and Social Security.
The Council of Ministers continues to comprise 24 people, including
five women. This means that women account for 20 per cent of the
total, although the constitution stipulates a minimum of 34 per
cent. Long live the patriarchy!
| Ministers | Name | Portfolio | Affiliation / Comments | Elected
from |
Ethnicity | Born | Sex |
| 1 | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
Prime Minister, Defence |
Nepali Congress |
Dadeldhura 1 |
Tagadhari (Chhetri) | 1946 | M |
| 2 |
Bal Krishna Khand | Home Affairs | Nepali Congress | PR (Rupandehi) | Tagadhari (Thakuri) | 1961 | M |
| 3 | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | Communication and Information Technology | Nepali Congress | Sunsari 4 | Tagadhari (Chhetri) | 1957 | M |
| 4 |
Pampha Bhusal |
Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Lalitpur 3 |
Tagadhari (Bahun) | 1963 | F |
| 5 |
Rajendra Prasad
Shrestha |
Federal Affairs and General Administration | Janata Samajbadi Party | PR | Tagadhari (Newar) | 1958 | M |
| 6 | Janardan Sharma | Finance | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Western Rukum 2 | Tagadhari (Bahun) | 1963 | M |
| 7 |
Umakanta Chaudhari |
Water Supply | Nepali Congress | Bara 1 | Janajati (Tharu) | 1966 | M |
| 8 |
Dr. Narayan Khadka | Foreign Affairs | Nepali Congress | Udayapur 1 | Tagadhari (Chhetri) | 1949 | M |
| 9 | Renu Kumari Yadav | Physical Infrastructure and Transport | Janata Samajbadi Party | PR | Madheshi (Hindu) | 1963 | F |
| 10 | Dilendra Prasad Badu | Industry, Commerce and Supplies | Nepali Congress | PR | Tagadhari | 1954 | M |
| 11 | Devendra Paudel | Education, Science and Technology | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Baglung 2 | Tagadhari (Bahun) | 1964 | M |
| 12 | Mahindra Ray Yadav | Agriculture and Livestock Development | Janata Samajbadi Party | Sarlahi 1 | Madheshi (Hindu) | 1954 | M |
| 13 |
Uma Regmi |
Women, Children and Senior Citizens | Nepali Congress | PR | Tagadhari (Bahun) | 1954 | F |
| 14 |
Shashi Shrestha |
Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation | CPN (Maoist Centre) | PR | Tagadhari (Newar) | 1957 | F |
| 15 |
Ramsahay Prasad Yadav | Forests and Environment | Janata Samajbadi Party | Bara 2 | Madheshi (Hindu) | 1970 | M |
| 16 |
Maheshwar Jang
Gahatraj |
Youth and Sports | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Banke 1 | Dalit | 1971 | M |
| 17 |
Gobinda Prasad Sharma
(Koirala) [popularly known as Gobinda Bandi] |
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Nepali Congress (non-MP) | |
Tagadhari (Bahun) | |
M |
| 18 |
Jeevan Ram Shrestha |
Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | CPN (Unified Socialist) | Kathmandu 8 | Tagadhari (Newar) | 1965 | M |
| 19 | Metmani Chaudhary | Urban Development | CPN (Unified Socialist) | Dang 1 |
Janajati (Tharu) | 1973 | M |
| 20 | Bhawani Prasad Khapung |
Health and Population | CPN (Unified Socialist) | Tehrathum | Janajati (Limbu) | 1951 |
M |
| 21 | Sher Bahadur Kunwar | Labour, Employment and Social Security | CPN (Unified Socialist) | NA, Sudurpaschim Province | Tagadhari (Chhetri) | ?? | M |
| Ministers
of State |
Name | Portfolio | Affiliation / Comments | Elected from |
Ethnicity | Born | Sex |
| 22 |
Umesh Shrestha | Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers | Nepali Congress | PR | Tagadhari (Newar) | 1955 | M |
| 23 |
Bodhmaya Kumari Yadav |
Education, Science and Technology | Janata Samajbadi Party | PR | Madheshi (Hindu) | 1974 | F |
| 24 | Hira Chandra KC |
Health and Population | CPN (Unified Socialist) | Dang 3 | Tagadhari (Chhetri) | 1975 | M |