Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens

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Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens
महिला, बालबालिका तथा ज्येष्ठ नागरिक मन्त्री
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Incumbent
Nawal Kishor Sah
since 15 July 2024
Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens
Style Honourable
Member of Council of Ministers
Reports to Prime Minister, Parliament
Seat Singha Durbar, Nepal
Nominator Prime Minister
Appointer President
Term length No fixed term
PrecursorMinister of Labour, Employment, Women, Children and Social Security

The Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens (Nepali: महिला, बालबालिका तथा ज्येष्ठ नागरिक मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens of the Government of Nepal. [1] [2] One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility to formulate policies for social and economic empowerment to promote the role of women, children, senior citizens and various sections of the society in the sustainable peace and development of the country. [3]

Contents

The current minister is Nawal Kishor Sah, [4] [5] [6] who took office on 15 July 2024. [7]

List of former ministers

#NameTook of officePrime MinisterMinister's Party
1 Tham Maya Thapa
[8] [9]
15 February 201820 November 2019643 KP Sharma Oli CPN (UML)
NCP
2 Parbat Gurung
[10] [11]
21 November 201914 October 2020328
3 Lilanath Shrestha
[12] [13]
14 October 202025 December 202072
4 Julie Kumari Mahato
[14] [15]
25 December 20204 June 2021161 CPN (UML)
5 Chanda Chaudhary
[16] [17]
4 June 202122 June 202118 PSP–Nepal
6 Lilanath Shrestha
[18] [19]
24 June 202112 July 202118 CPN (UML)
Sher Bahadur Deuba
[20] [21]
13 July 20218 October 202187 Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress
7 Uma Regmi
[22] [23]
8 October 202126 December 2022444
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[24] [25]
26 December 202217 January 202322 Puspha Kamal Dahal CPN (Maoist Centre)
8 Bhagwati Chaudhary
[26] [27]
17 January 202327 February 202341 CPN (UML)
9 Mahindra Ray Yadav
[28] [29]
31 March 20237 May 202337 NSP
10 Surendra Raj Acharya
[30] [31]
7 May 20234 March 2024302 Nepali Congress
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[32] [33]
4 March 20246 March 20242 CPN (MC)
11 Bhagwati Chaudhary
[34] [35]
6 March 20243 July 2024119 CPN (UML)
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[36] [37]
4 July 202415 July 202412 CPN (MC)
12 Nawal Kishor Sah
[5] [6]
15 July 2024Incumbent21 KP Sharma Oli PSP

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