Chief Minister of Gandaki Province

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
Abbreviation	CMO
Member of	Provincial Assembly Cabinet of Gandaki Province
Appointer	Governor
Term length	Until majority confidence retained in provincial assembly Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved earlier No term limits
Formation	2018(7 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.

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:

• a citizen of Nepal
• a voter of the concerned province
• of 25 years of age or more
• not convicted of any criminal offense
• not disqualified by any law
• not holding any office of profit

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.		Portrait	Name Constituency (lifespan)	Term of office			Assembly (election)	Political party	Cabinet	Ref.
				Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
	1		Prithvi Subba Gurung MPA for Lamjung 1 (B) (born 1958)	16 February 2018	9 May 2021	3 years, 82 days	1st (2017)	CPN (UML)	Gurung I & II	[5] [6]
				12 May 2021	12 June 2021	31 days				[7] [8]
	2		Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel MPA for Nawalpur 1 (A) (born 1949)	12 June 2021	9 January 2023	1 year, 211 days		Nepali Congress	Pokharel	[9]
	3		Khagaraj Adhikari MPA for Kaski 1 (A) (born 1962)	9 January 2023	27 April 2023	108 days	2nd (2022)	CPN (UML)	Adhikari I	[10]
	4		Surendra Raj Pandey MPA for Gorkha 2(B) (born 1964)	27 April 2023	4 April 2024	343 days		Nepali Congress	Pandey I	[2] [11]
	(3)		Khagaraj Adhikari MPA for Kaski 1 (A) (born 1962)	7 April 2024	27 May 2024	50 days		CPN (UML)	Adhikari II	[12] [13]
	(4)		Surendra Raj Pandey MPA for Gorkha 2(B) (born 1964)	29 May 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 75 days		Nepali Congress	Pandey II	[14]

References

1. "Constitution of Nepal – Part 13 State Executive, Article 167". Nepal Law Commission. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
2. Republica. "NC's Surendra Raj Pandey is new Gandaki CM". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
3. Article 178, Constitution of Nepal, 20 September 2015
4. Article 168, Constitution of Nepal, 20 September 2015
5. "Prithvi Subba Gurung appointed as Province 4 CM". thehimalayantimes.com. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
6. "Gandaki Province Chief Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung resigns ahead of no-confidence vote". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
7. SHRESTHA, SANDESH. "Gurung reappointed as Gandaki Province chief minister". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
8. "Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel of Nepali Congress appointed Gandaki CM". OnlineKhabar. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
9. "Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel of Nepali Congress appointed Gandaki CM". OnlineKhabar. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
10. "Gandaki chief minister Adhikari takes oath of office and secrecy". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
11. "Gandaki, Karnali chief ministers resign in changed political situation". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
12. Republica. "Khagraj Adhikari appointed as Gandaki CM". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
13. "Supreme Court removes Gandaki Chief Minister Adhikari from office". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
14. Setopati, Yuvaraj Shrestha. "NC's Surendra Raj Pandey appointed Gandaki CM". Setopati. Retrieved 2024-06-01.