Balen Shah cabinet

This article is about the Council of Ministers headed by Balendra Shah. For other uses, see Balen Shah.

Balen Shah cabinet
Current Council of Ministers of Nepal
Date formed	27 March 2026
People and organisations
President	Ram Chandra Paudel
Prime Minister	Balendra Shah
Prime Minister's history	Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (2022–2026)
No. of ministers	15 (including Prime Minister)
Total no. of members	15
Member parties	Rastriya Swatantra Party
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Nepali Congress
History
Election	2026
Legislature term	7th Pratinidhi Sabha
Incoming formation	7th House of Representatives (Nepal)
Predecessor	Karki interim cabinet

The Shah Cabinet, is the council of ministers of Nepal headed by Prime Minister Balendra Shah. It was formed after the 2026 Nepalese General Election held on 5 March 2026 in which Rastriya Swatantra Party won by a landslide. The results of the election was announced and submitted to the president on 19 March 2026, leading to the formation of the 7th House of Representative. The council of ministers was sworn in along with the Prime Minister on 27 March 2026.

Cabinet ministers

S.N.	Portfolio	Minister		Assumed office	Left office
Cabinet Ministers
1	Prime Minister All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister		Balendra Shah	27 March 2026 [1]	Incumbent
2	Minister of Finance		Swarnim Wagle	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent
3	Minister of Home Affairs		Sudan Gurung	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent
4	Minister of Foreign Affairs		Shishir Khanal	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent
5	Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport		Sunil Lamsal	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent
	Minister of Urban Development
6	Minister of Education, Science and Technology		Sasmit Pokharel	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent
	Minister of Youth and Sports
7	Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation		Khadak Raj Paudel	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent
8	Minister of Health and Population		Nisha Mehta	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent
	Minister of Water Supply
9	Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation		Biraj Bhakta Shrestha	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent
10	Minister of Communication and Information Technology		Bikram Timilsina	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent
11	Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration		Pratibha Rawal	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent
	Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
12	Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security		Dipak Kumar Sah	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent
13	Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs		Sobita Gautam	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent
14	Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development		Geeta Chaudhary	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent
	Minister of Forests and Environment
15	Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizen		Sita Badi	27 March 2026 [2] [3]	Incumbent

See also

• Council of Ministers of Nepal
• Government of Nepal

References

1. "Balen Shah sworn in as Prime Minister, forms Cabinet". The Himalayan Times. 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
2. "Balen Shah forms 15-member cabinet - OnlineKhabar English News". 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
3. "Mayor Balen Shah Expands Cabinet After Taking Oath, Retains Three Ministries". english.ratopati.com (in Nepali). 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.