Bista cabinet, 1969 | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Nepal | |
| April 1969–April 1970 | |
 Kirti Nidhi Bista | |
| Date formed | 7 April 1969 |
| Date dissolved | 13 April 1970 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | King Mahendra |
| Prime Minister | Kirti Nidhi Bista |
| Total no. of members | 16 appointments |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Thapa cabinet, 1965 |
| Successor | Rajbhandari interim cabinet |
Kirti Nidhi Bista formed a government on 1 April 1969 after being appointed as prime minister by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah. [1] [2]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministers [3] [4] | |||
| Kirti Nidhi Bista [2] | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 | |
| Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 |
| Giri Prasad Budhathoki | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 | |
| Khadka Bahadur Singh | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 | |
| Rudra Prasad Giri | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 |
| Nava Raj Subedi | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 | |
| Vasudev Prasad Dhungana | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 | |
| State Ministers | |||
| Gunjeshwari Prasad Singh | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 |
| Hom Bahadur Shrestha | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 |
| Vindeshwar Prasad Singh | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 |
| Vasudev Prasad Dhungana | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 |
| Assistant Ministers | |||
| Khadga Bahadur Gurung | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 |
| Bhakti Man Dewan | |||
| Harish Chandra Mahat | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 |
| Delhi Sher Rai | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 |
| Deepak Bahadur Khadka | 7 April 1969 | 13 April 1970 |
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