Chief Minister of Gandaki Province

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Chief Minister of Gandaki Province
गण्डकी प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री
Incumbent
Surendra Raj Pandey
since 29 May 2024
Government of Gandaki Province
Style Honorable
Mr. Chief Minister
Status Head of Government
AbbreviationCMO
Member of
Appointer Governor
Term length Until majority confidence retained in provincial assembly
Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved earlier
No term limits
Formation2018(6 years ago) (2018)
First holder Prithvi Subba Gurung
Salary रु. - 61,000
Website Official website

The chief minister of the Gandaki Province is the head of government of Gandaki Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal. [1] The chief minister remains in office for five years or until the provincial assembly is dissolved, and is subject to no term limits, given that they have the confidence of the assembly.

Contents

The current chief minister is Nepali Congress' Surendra Raj Pandey, in office since 27 April 2023. [2]

Qualification

The Constitution of Nepal sets the qualifications required to become eligible for the office of chief minister. A chief minister must meet the qualifications to become a member of the provincial assembly. [3]

A member of the provincial assembly must be:

In addition to this, the chief minister must be the parliamentary party leader of the party with the majority seats in the provincial assembly. If no party has a majority, the chief minister must have a majority in the assembly with the support from other parties. If within thirty days of the election, a chief minister is not appointed as such, or fails to obtain a vote of confidence from the assembly, the parliamentary party leader of the party with the most seats in the assembly is appointed chief minister. If the chief minister such appointed fails to obtain a vote of confidence in the assembly, any assembly member who can command a majority in the floor, irrespective of party allegiance, is appointed chief minister. If this chief minister also fails to obtain a vote of confidence, the governor dissolves the assembly and fresh elections are called. [4]

List of chief ministers of Gandaki province

No.PortraitName
Constituency
(lifespan)
Term of officeAssembly
(election)
Political partyCabinetRef.
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1
PrithviSubbaGurung.png
Prithvi Subba Gurung
MPA for Lamjung 1 (B)
(born 1958)
16 February 20189 May 20213 years, 82 days 1st
(2017)
CPN (UML) Gurung [5] [6]
12 May 202112 June 202131 days [7] [8]
2
KrishnaChandraNepali.png
Krishna Chandra Nepali
MPA for Nawalpur 1 (A)
(born 1949)
12 June 20219 January 20231 year, 211 days Nepali Congress Nepali [9]
3
KhagarajAdhikari.png
Khagaraj Adhikari
MPA for Kaski 1 (A)
(born 1962)
9 January 202327 April 2023108 days 2nd
(2022)
CPN (UML) Adhikari [10]
4 Surendra Raj Pandey
MPA for Gorkha 2(B)
27 April 20234 April 2024343 days Nepali Congress Pandey [2] [11]
(3)
KhagarajAdhikari.png
Khagaraj Adhikari
MPA for Kaski 1 (A)
(born 1962)
7 April 202427 May 202450 days CPN (UML) Adhikari [12] [13]
(4) Surendra Raj Pandey
MPA for Gorkha 2(B)
29 May 2024Incumbent11 days Nepali Congress Pandey [14]

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References

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