Chief Minister of Madhesh Province | |
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मधेश प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री | |
since 7 June 2024 | |
Government of Madhesh Province | |
Style | Honorable Mr. Chief Minister |
Status | Head of Government |
Abbreviation | CMO |
Member of | |
Appointer | Governor |
Term length | Until majority confidence retained in provincial assembly Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved earlier No term limits |
Formation | 2018 |
First holder | Lalbabu Raut |
Salary | रु. - 61,000 |
Website | Official website |
The chief minister of the Madhesh Province is the head of government of Madhesh 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 Satish Kumar Singh of the Janamat Party, in office since 7 June 2024. [2] [3]
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. [4]
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. [5]
No. | Portrait | Name Constituency (Lifespan) | Term of office | Assembly Mandate | Party | Cabinet | Ref. | |||
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Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
1 | Lalbabu Raut MPA for Parsa 1 (B) (born 1966) | 14 February 2018 | 13 January 2023 | 4 years, 333 days | 1st (2017) | Federal Socialist Forum | Raut | [6] | ||
Samajbadi Party | ||||||||||
People's Socialist Party, Nepal | ||||||||||
2 | Saroj Kumar Yadav MPA for Bara 1 (B) (born 1972) | 13 January 2023 | 7 June 2024 | 1 year, 146 days | 2nd (2022) | Yadav | [7] | |||
3 | Satish Kumar Singh MPA for Saptari 2 (A) (born 1982) | 7 June 2024 | Incumbent | 67 days | Janamat Party | Singh | [8] |
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