Second Deuba cabinet

Second Deuba cabinet
Cabinet of Nepal
July 2001–October 2002
Date formed	26 July 2001 (2001-07-26)
Date dissolved	4 October 2002 (2002-10-04)
People and organisations
Monarch	King Gyanendra
Prime Minister	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Total no. of members	41 appointments
Member party	Nepali Congress
Status in legislature	Majority 113 / 205 (55%)
Opposition party	CPN (UML)
Opposition leaders	Madhav Kumar Nepal
History
Election	1999
Legislature terms	1999–2002
Predecessor	Fourth G.P. Koirala cabinet
Successor	Fourth Chand cabinet

Sher Bahadur Deuba

The second Deuba cabinet was formed on 26 July 2001 after Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba was appointed as prime minister by King Gyanendra. ^[1] The cabinet was expanded on 18 October 2001. ^[2]

Deuba was dismissed and the cabinet was dissolved on 4 October 2002 by King Gyanendra. ^[3] He was replaced by Lokendra Bahadur Chand as prime minister.

Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Prime Minister of Nepal Minister for Palace Affairs Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Defence	Sher Bahadur Deuba	26 July 2001	4 October 2002
Minister for Physical Planning and Construction	Chiranjibi Wagle	26 July 2001	4 October 2002
Minister for Home Affairs Minister for Local Development	Khum Bahadur Khadka	26 July 2001	4 October 2002
Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation	Gopal Man Shrestha	26 July 2001	11 March 2002 [4]
Minister for Finance	Ram Sharan Mahat	26 July 2001	24 May 2002 [5]
Minister for Water Supply	Bijay Kumar Gachhadar	26 July 2001	4 October 2002
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation	Bal Bahadur K.C.	26 July 2001	4 October 2002
Minister for Health	Sharat Singh Bhandari	26 July 2001	4 October 2002
Minister for Labour and Transportation Management	Palten Gurung	26 July 2001	4 October 2002
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies	Purna Bahadur Khadka	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister for Information and Communications	Jay Prakash Gupta	26 July 2001	4 October 2002
Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives	Mahesh Acharya	26 July 2001	4 October 2002
Minister for Education and Sports	Amod Prasad Upadhyay	26 July 2001	24 May 2002 [5]
Minister for Population and Environment	Prem Lal Singh	26 July 2001	4 October 2002
Minister for the Office of the Prime Minister	Rishikesh Gautam	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare	Rajendra Kharel	18 October 2001	24 May 2002 [5]
Minister for General Administration	Khemraj Bhatta	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	Narendra Bikram Nembang	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Ministers of State
Minister of State for Science and Technology	Bhakta Bahadur Balayar	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Land Reform and Management	Ram Janam Chaudhary	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Home Affairs	Devendra Raj Kandel	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Local Development	Duryodhan Singh	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Forests and Soil Conservation	Surendra Hamal	18 October 2001	11 March 2002 [4]
Minister of State for Labour and Transportation Management	Shiv Raj Joshi	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Water Supply	Narayan Sharma Paudyal	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs	Arjun Jung Bahadur Singh	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Agriculture and Cooperatives	Laxman Prasad Mahato	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Women, Children and Social Welfare	Sushila Swar	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Information and Communications	Hari Narayan Chaudhary	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Education and Sports	Narayan Prakash Saud	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Physical Planning and Construction	Keshav Thapa	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation	Sarbadhan Rai	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Health	Mohan Bahadur Basnet	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Minister of State for Finance	Bharat Kumar Shah	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Assistant Ministers
Assistant Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies	Prakash Bahadur Gurung	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Assistant Minister for Land Reform and Management	Dilli Raj Sharma	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Assistant Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	Nagendra Kumar Ray	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Assistant Minister for Physical Planning and Construction	Sabitri Bogati	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Assistant Minister for General Administration	Dil Bahadur Lama	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Assistant Minister for Water Supply	Birendra Kumar Kanodia	18 October 2001	4 October 2002
Assistant Minister for Local Development	Ajaya Kumar Chaurasiya	18 October 2001	4 October 2002

References

1. प्रधानमन्त्री श्री शेरबहादुर देउवाको अध्यक्षतामा मन्त्रिपरिषद् गठन र कार्यविभाजन गरिएको [Council of Ministers formed and portfolio assigned under the chairmanship of prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 26 July 2001.
2. राजदरबारको सूचना [Notice from the Royal Palace] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 18 October 2001.
3. "Nepal king sacks government, takes control of nation". CNN. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
4. प्रधानमन्त्री श्री शेरबहादुर देउवाले सम्हाल्नु हुने [Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to take responsibility] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 11 March 2002.
5. समाजकल्याण मन्त्रालयको कार्यभार शेरबहादूर देउवाले सम्हाल्नू भएको [Sher Bahadur Deuba to take responsibility of Ministry of Social Welfare] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 24 May 2002.