First Dahal cabinet

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First Dahal cabinet
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Cabinet of Nepal
August 2008–May 2009
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Date formed18 August 2008
Date dissolved25 May 2009
People and organisations
President Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Deputy Prime Minister Bam Dev Gautam
Total no. of members26 appointments
Member party
  •   CPN (Maoist)
      CPN (UML)
      MFJ-N
      Sadbhavana
      Janamorcha
      CPN (United)
Status in legislature Majority (coalition)
Opposition party Nepali Congress
Opposition leader Girija Prasad Koirala
History
Election 2008
Legislature term 2008–2012
Predecessor G.P. Koirala interim cabinet
Successor Madhav Nepal cabinet

The first Dahal cabinet was formed on 18 August 2008 following the 2008 Constituent Assembly election. CPN (Maoist) leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal was appointed as prime minister and his coalition government was supported by CPN (UML), Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Sadbhavana Party, Janamorcha Nepal and CPN (United). [1] [2] [3] The cabin was expanded with the inclusion of two ministers on 25 March 2009. [4]

Contents

After unsuccessfully trying to remove Chief of the Nepalese Army Rookmangud Katawal, Dahal lost support of his biggest coalition partner CPN (UML) and resigned on 4 May 2009. [5] [6] He was replaced by Madhav Kumar Nepal on 25 May 2009.

Election of the Prime Minister

Absolute majority (301/601) required
Constituent Assembly
Candidate's NamePartyVotes
Yes check.svg Pushpa Kamal Dahal CPN (Maoist)
464 / 601
Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress
113 / 601
Source: [7]

Cabinet

S.N.PortfolioMinisterPartyAssumed officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
1 Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal [7] CPN (Maoist) 18 August 200825 May 2008
Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare 25 March 2009
2 Deputy Prime Minister Bam Dev Gautam [8] CPN (UML) 18 August 200825 May 2009
Minister for Home Affairs
3Minister for Finance Baburam Bhattarai CPN (Maoist) 22 August 200825 May 2009
4Minister for Foreign Affairs Upendra Yadav MJF-N 22 August 200825 May 2009
5Minister for Defence Ram Bahadur Thapa CPN (Maoist) 22 August 200825 May 2009
6Minister for Physical Planning and Works Bijay Kumar Gachhadar MJF-N 22 August 200825 May 2009
7Minister for Water Resources Bishnu Prasad Paudel CPN (UML) 18 August 200825 May 2009
8Minister for Information and Communication Krishna Bahadur Mahara CPN (Maoist) 22 August 200825 May 2009
9Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Jay Prakash Gupta MJF-N 22 August 200825 May 2009
10Minister for Industry Astalaxmi Shakya CPN (UML) 18 August 200825 May 2009
11Minister for Law, Justice and Constituent Assembly Dev Gurung CPN (Maoist) 22 August 200825 May 2009
12Minister for Commerce and Supplies Rajendra Mahato Sadbhavana 18 August 200825 May 2009
13Minister of Land Reform and Management Matrika Yadav CPN (Maoist) 31 August 200825 March 2009
Mahendra Paswan CPN (Maoist) 25 March 200925 May 2009
14Minister for Minister of Youth and Sports Gopal Shakya CPN (UML) 18 August 200825 May 2009
15Minister for General Administration Pampha Bhusal CPN (Maoist) 31 August 200825 May 2009
16Minister for Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Hisila Yami CPN (Maoist) 31 August 200825 May 2009
17Minister for Minister for Health and Population Giriraj Mani Pokharel Janamorcha 22 August 200825 May 2009
18Minister for Education Renu Kumari Yadav MJF-N 22 August 200825 May 2009
19Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation Kiran Gurung CPN (UML) 31 August 200825 May 2009
20Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Janardhan Sharma CPN (Maoist) 31 August 200825 May 2009
21Minister for Culture and State Restructuring Gopal Kirati CPN (Maoist) 31 August 200825 May 2009
22Minister for Local Development Ram Chandra Jha CPN (UML) 31 August 200825 May 2009
23Minister for Labour and Transport Lekh Raj Bhatta CPN (Maoist) 31 August 200825 May 2009
24Minister for Science and Technology Ganesh Shah CPN (United) 31 August 200825 May 2009
25Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Ramcharan Chaudhari (Tharu) CPN (Maoist) 25 March 200925 May 2009

References

  1. ↑ "Prachanda elected PM with 464 votes". Nepal News. 2008-08-15. Archived from the original on 2008-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Ministers of Democratic Federal Republic of Nepal". Nepal News. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20.
  3. ↑ "प्रधानमन्त्री श्री पुष्पकमल दाहालले मौजुदा मन्त्रीपरिषद्मा हेरफेर गरेको". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  4. ↑ "मन्त्रीहरू थप गरी कार्य विभाजन तोकेको". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  5. ↑ "Nepal communists quit in protest". 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  6. ↑ "Nepal's Maoist prime minister resigns after clash with president". the Guardian. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  7. 1 2 "Nepal assembly elects Prachanda as Prime Minister". The Economic Times. 2008-08-15. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  8. ↑ "मन्त्री श्री बामदेव गौतमले कार्यभार सम्हाल्ने". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Retrieved 2024-05-15.


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