Second Oli cabinet

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Second Oli Cabinet
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Date formed15 February 2018
Date dissolved12 July 2021
People and organisations
President Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Deputy Prime Ministers Ishwor Pokhrel (2018-2021)
Bishnu Prasad Paudel (2021)
Raghubir Mahaseth (2021)
Rajendra Mahato (2021)
Member parties  CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Former members:
  Nepal Communist Party (NCP)
  CPN (Maoist Centre)
  Samajbadi Party, Nepal
  People's Socialist Party, Nepal
  People's Progressive Party
Status in legislatureMajority coalition government (February - May 2018, March - May 2021)
Majority government (May 2018 - March 2021)
Minority government (May - June 2021)
Minority interim government (June - July 2021)
Opposition cabinet Deuba Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party Nepali Congress
Opposition leader Sher Bahadur Deuba, NC
History
Election(s) 2017 general election
Legislature term(s) 1st Federal Parliament
Predecessor Fourth Deuba cabinet
Successor Fifth Deuba cabinet

The Second Oli cabinet was the Government of Nepal from 15 February 2018 to 13 July 2021. It was initially formed as a majority coalition on 15 February 2018, after Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal following the 2017 general election. Oli's candidacy was supported by the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre). He assumed his office along with two ministers with the remaining ministers added at later points. [1] The CPN (Maoist Centre) withdrew its support from the government in May 2021, reducing it to a minority, and after the dissolution of the House of Representatives, it turned into an interim government. [2] [3] The second Oli cabinet was replaced by the fifth Deuba cabinet, formed after the Supreme Court ordered the appointment of Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister under in accordance with Article 76 (5) of the Constitution of Nepal. [4] [5]

Contents

Despite the naming suggesting otherwise, the cabinet is not the extension of the first Oli cabinet, as two different cabinets were formed by two different prime ministers in between both Oli cabinets. Apart from prime minister Oli, only four other ministers served in both cabinets; Giriraj Mani Pokharel and Shakti Bahadur Basnet, who joined the cabinet in the beginning, and Bishnu Prasad Paudel and Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, who were added to the cabinet in a later rearrangement. Pokharel headed the Ministry of Education while Paudel headed the Ministry of Finance both times, whereas Basnet and Rayamajhi served in two different ministries in the two cabinets.

History

The Constitution of Nepal set the maximum numbers of ministers including state ministers to 25, however, Oli first decided to have 17 ministries under him, which is less than the previous cabinets with each around 30 ministries. [6] [7] It was later expanded to 22 ministries and the addition of three state ministers brought the number of cabinet members to 25.

The first expansion to the cabinet was made on 26 February 2018, when seven more ministers were sworn in, [8] while the second expansion took place on 16 March 2018. [9]

On 11 March 2018, Oli won a motion of confidence with 208 out of 268 votes in the 275-member House of Representatives. [10]

On 17 May 2018, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) merged to form the Nepal Communist Party, giving the Oli government a majority in both houses of the federal parliament. [11] On 28 May 2018, the Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal, which would later merge into Samajbadi Party, Nepal on 6 May 2019, joined the government. [12] Samajbadi Party, Nepal left the government on 24 December 2019. [13]

Further major cabinet reshuffles took place on 20 November 2019 and 14 October 2020. [14] [15]

A major ministerial reshuffle took place on 25 December 2020 after several ministers resigned in protest of Oli's move to recommend the dissolution of the House of Representatives which was promptly approved by the president, although it was later overturned by the Supreme Court. [16] [17] [18] All members of the cabinet were members of the Nepal Communist Party until 7 March 2021, when the party was dissolved by a verdict of the Supreme Court. [19] The court's verdict invalidated the ruling party, effectively reviving the former CPN (UML) and CPN (Maoist Centre) parties. This reduced Oli's government back to a coalition government. [20] The CPN (Maoist Centre) recalled its ministers on 13 March 2021 and withdrew its support from the government on 5 May 2021, effectively turning it into a minority government. [21] [22] After Oli failed to obtain a vote of confidence in the parliament, his government was reduced to a caretaker capacity. [23] Oli became a minority prime minister on 13 May 2021 by president Bidya Devi Bhandari, albeit as a minority prime minister, as none of the opposition parties were able to form a majority government or lay their claim for it in the provided time frame. [24] [25] Citing the provision mentioned in Article 76 (3) of the constitution, Oli, being the leader of the largest party in the House of Representatives, was re-appointed prime minister, requiring him to again prove a majority in the house within 30 days from his appointment. Following the dissolution of the House of Representatives by the president at midnight on 22 May 2021, the Oli government turned into an interim government until new elections, scheduled for 12 and 19 November 2021, were held. [26] [27]

Another major ministerial reshuffle took place on 4 June 2021, after the CPN (UML) formed a coalition with a faction of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal, after negotiations were reached to awards as many as ten ministerial berths to members of the faction led by Mahantha Thakur and Rajendra Mahato. [28] [29] [30] The cabinet was further expanded on 10 June 2021. [31] The Supreme Court, on 22 June 2021, stayed the cabinet expansion and reshuffle by Prime Minister Oli. The petitioners had earlier claimed that the government formed under article 76 (3) of the constitution with a caretaker status cannot expand or reshuffle the cabinet. Twenty ministers (including three deputy prime ministers) appointed on 4 and 10 June 2021 were dismissed from their post. [32] [33] [34] Bishnu Prasad Paudel, who was appointed minister of Finance on 14 October 2020 and had been elevated to deputy prime minister on 4 June 2021, retained only his Finance portfolio after this decision. [35] Prime Minister Oli thereafter divided the portfolios among the five remaining members of the cabinet on 24 June 2021. [36]

Dissolution

On 12 July 2021, the Supreme Court ruled that the president's decision to dissolve the House of Representatives on the recommendation of prime minister Oli was unlawful and ordered the appointment of Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister within 28 hours, after the opposition alliance had filed writs against the dissolution of the House of Representatives. [37] President Bhandari appointed Deuba as the prime minister in accordance with Article 76 (5) of the Constitution of Nepal, and he was sworn in for a fifth term on 13 July 2021. [38] [39]

Final arrangement

S.N.PortfolioMinisterPartyAssumed officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
1. Prime Minister of Nepal
Minister of Defence [lower-alpha 1]
Minister of Foreign Affairs [lower-alpha 2] 		Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 15 February 201812 July 2021
2.Minister of Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 14 October 202012 July 2021
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies 24 June 2021
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
Minister of Home Affairs
3.Minister for Forests and Environment Krishna Gopal Shrestha Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 24 June 202112 July 2021
Minister for Youth and Sports
Minister for Education, Science and Technology 25 December 2020
Minister for Labour, Employment, and Social Security 24 June 2021
Minister for Health and Population
4.Minister for Agricultural and Livestock Development Basanta Kumar Nembang Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 24 June 202112 July 2021
Minister for Water Supply
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport 21 November 2019
Minister for Information and Communications 24 June 2021
Minister for Urban Development
5.Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Lilanath Shrestha Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 25 December 202012 July 2021
Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation 24 June 2021
Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration

Previous arrangements

4 June – 22 June 2021

PortfolioMinisterPartyAssumed officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister of Nepal
Minister of Defence [lower-alpha 1] 		Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 15 February 2018
Deputy Prime Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 4 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister of Finance 14 October 2020
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs 		Raghubir Mahaseth Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 4 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Urban Development 		Rajendra Mahato People's Socialist Party, Nepal 4 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister of Home Affairs Khagaraj Adhikari Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 10 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Sharat Singh Bhandari People's Socialist Party, Nepal 4 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for Education, Science and Technology Krishna Gopal Shrestha Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 25 December 2020
Minister for Water Supply Anil Kumar Jha People's Socialist Party, Nepal 4 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for Health and Population Sher Bahadur Tamang Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 4 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Raj Kishor Yadav People's Socialist Party, Nepal 10 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Laxmanlal Karna People's Socialist Party, Nepal 4 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Basanta Kumar Nembang Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 21 November 2019
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Lila Nath Shrestha Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 25 December 2020
Minister for Information and Communications Nainkala Thapa Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 10 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for Agricultural and Livestock Development Jwala Kumari Sah Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 10 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for Labour, Employment, and Social Security Bimal Prasad Shrivastav People's Socialist Party, Nepal 4 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Uma Shankar Aragriya People's Socialist Party, Nepal 4 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen Chanda Chaudhary People's Socialist Party, Nepal 4 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for Youth and Sports Ekbal Miya People's Socialist Party, Nepal 4 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for Forests and Environment Narad Muni Rana Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 10 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Ganesh Kumar Pahadi Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 10 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
Minister for the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Mohan Baniya Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 10 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
State Ministers
State Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Chandra Kanta Chaudhary People's Socialist Party, Nepal 4 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
State Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen Renuka Gurung People's Socialist Party, Nepal 4 June 202122 June 2021 [42]
State Minister for Forests and Environment Asha Kumari B.K. Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 10 June 202122 June 2021 [42]

December 2020 – June 2021

PortfolioMinisterPartyAssumed officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister of Nepal [lower-alpha 3]
Minister of Defence [lower-alpha 1] 		Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 15 February 2018
Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokharel Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 1 June 20184 June 2021
Minister of Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 26 February 201820 May 2021 [44]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Pradip Kumar Gyawali Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 16 March 20184 June 2021
Minister for Health and Population Hridayesh Tripathi People's Progressive Party 25 December 20204 June 2021
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Basanta Kumar Nembang Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 21 November 2019
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Lekh Raj Bhatta Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 21 November 201920 May 2021 [44]
Minister of Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 14 October 2020
Minister for Information and Communications Parbat Gurung Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 14 October 20204 June 2021
Minister for Agricultural and Livestock Development Padma Kumari Aryal Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 25 December 20204 June 2021
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 25 December 20204 June 2021
Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 25 December 20204 June 2021
Minister for Education, Science and Technology Krishna Gopal Shrestha Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 25 December 2020
Minister for Urban Development Prabhu Shah Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 25 December 202020 May 2021 [44]
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Top Bahadur Raymajhi Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 25 December 202020 May 2021 [44]
Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen Julie Kumari Mahato Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 25 December 20204 June 2021
Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Ganesh Singh Thagunna Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 25 December 20204 June 2021
Minister for Forests and Environment Prem Bahadur Ale Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 25 December 20204 June 2021
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Lila Nath Shrestha Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 25 December 20204 June 2021
Minister for Labour, Employment, and Social Security Gauri Shankar Chaudhary Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 25 December 202020 May 2021 [44]
Minister of Water Supply Mani Thapa Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 25 December 202020 May 2021 [44]
Minister for Youth and Sports Dawa Lama Tamang Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 25 December 202020 May 2021 [44]
State Ministers
State Minister for Health and Population Navaraj Rawat Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 21 November 20194 June 2021
State Minister for Urban Development Ram Bir Manandhar Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 21 November 20194 June 2021
State Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Bimala B.K. Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 25 December 20204 June 2021

October – December 2020

PortfolioMinisterPartyAssumed officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister of Nepal
Minister of Defence [lower-alpha 1] 		Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 15 February 2018
Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokharel Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 1 June 2018
Minister of Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 26 February 2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs Pradip Kumar Gyawali Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 2018
Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Hridayesh Tripathi Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 2019 [14] 25 December 2020 [16]
Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokharel Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 December 2020 [45]
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsaman Pun Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 December 2020 [45]
Minister for Forests and Environment Shakti Bahadur Basnet Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 December 2020 [45]
Minister of Water Supply Bina Magar Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 December 2020 [45]
Minister for Youth and Sports Jagat Bahadur Bishwakarma Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 201825 December 2020
Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Padma Kumari Aryal Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 3 August 201825 December 2020 [16]
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 31 July 201920 December 2020 [45]
Minister for Health and Population Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 20 November 201925 December 2020 [16]
Minister for Labour, Employment, and Social Security Rameshwor Raya Yadav Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 20 November 201920 December 2020 [45]
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Basanta Kumar Nembang Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 2019 [14]
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Lekh Raj Bhatta Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 2019 [14]
Minister for Agricultural and Livestock Development Ghanashyam Bhusal Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 2019 [14] 20 December 2020 [45]
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 17 February 2020 [46] 25 December 2020 [16]
Minister of Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 14 October 2020 [15]
Minister for Information and Communications Parbat Gurung Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 14 October 2020 [15]
Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen Lila Nath Shrestha Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 14 October 2020 [15] 25 December 2020 [16]
Minister for Urban Development Krishna Gopal Shrestha Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 14 October 2020 [15] 25 December 2020 [16]
State Ministers
State Minister for Health and Population Navaraj Rawat Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 2019
State Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Moti Lal Dugar Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 201925 December 2020 [16]
State Minister for Urban Development Ram Bir Manandhar Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 2019

November 2019 – October 2020

PortfolioMinisterPartyAssumed officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister of Nepal Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 15 February 2018
Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokharel Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 1 June 2018
Minister of Defense [lower-alpha 6] 26 February 201814 October 2020 [15]
Deputy Prime Minister

Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

Upendra Yadav Samajbadi Party, Nepal [lower-alpha 7] 21 November 2019 [48] 24 December 2019 [13]
Minister of Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 26 February 2018
Minister of Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 9] Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 26 February 20184 September 2020 [50]
Minister for Information and Communications 20 February 2020 [51]
Gokul Prasad Baskota [lower-alpha 8] Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 1 June 201820 February 2020
Minister for Urban Development 10 January 2020 [52]
Mohammad Estiyak Rai Samajbadi Party, Nepal [lower-alpha 7] 1 June 201824 December 2019 [13]
Basanta Kumar Nembang [lower-alpha 8] Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 20 February 2020 [51] 14 October 2020 [15]
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport 21 November 2019 [14]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Pradip Kumar Gyawali Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 2018
Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokharel Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 December 2020
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsaman Pun Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 December 2020
Minister for Forests and Environment Shakti Bahadur Basnet Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 December 2020
Minister of Water Supply Bina Magar Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 December 2020
Minister for Youth and Sports Jagat Bahadur Bishwakarma Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 201825 December 2020
Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Padma Kumari Aryal Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 3 August 201825 December 2020
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 31 July 201920 December 2020
Minister for Health and Population Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 10] Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 20 November 201925 December 2020
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 10 January 2020 [52] 17 February 2020
Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 17 February 2020 [46] 25 December 2020
Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Hridayesh Tripathi People's Progressive Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 2019 [14] 25 December 2020
Minister for Labour, Employment, and Social Security Rameshwor Raya Yadav Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 20 November 201920 December 2020
Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen Parbat Gurung Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 2019 [14] 14 October 2020 [15]
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Lekh Raj Bhatta Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 2019
Minister for Agricultural and Livestock Development Ghanashyam Bhusal Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 2019 [14] 20 December 2020
State Ministers
State Minister for Health and Population Navaraj Rawat Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 2019 [53]
State Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Moti Lal Dugar Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 2019 [53] 25 December 2020
State Minister for Urban Development Ram Bir Manandhar Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 21 November 2019 [53]

February 2018 – November 2019

PortfolioMinisterPartyAssumed officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister of Nepal [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 12] Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 15 February 2018
Deputy Prime Minister [lower-alpha 13]

Minister of Defense

Ishwor Pokharel Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 26 February 2018
Deputy Prime Minister

Minister for Health and Population [lower-alpha 11]

Upendra Yadav Samajbadi Party, Nepal [lower-alpha 7] 1 June 201820 November 2019
Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen Tham Maya Thapa [lower-alpha 14] Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 15 February 2018 [53] 20 November 2019
Minister of Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 26 February 2018
Minister of Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 26 February 20184 September 2020
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Yadav Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 26 February 201820 November 2019
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Raghubir Mahaseth Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 201820 November 2019
Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Lal Babu Pandit [lower-alpha 15] Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 201820 November 2019
Minister of Foreign Affairs Pradip Kumar Gyawali Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 2018
Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokharel Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 December 2020
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation [lower-alpha 12] Rabindra Prasad Adhikari Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 201827 February 2019 [62]
(Deceased)
Yogesh Bhattarai Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 31 July 2019 [63] 20 December 2020
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sher Bahadur Tamang Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 201824 July 2018 [64]
Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal [lower-alpha 10] Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 3 August 2018 [65] 20 November 2019
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsaman Pun Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 December 2020
Minister for Labour, Employment, and Social Security Gokarna Bista Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 201820 November 2019
Minister for Forests and Environment Shakti Bahadur Basnet Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 December 2020
Minister of Water Supply Bina Magar Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 December 2020
Minister for Agricultural and Livestock Development Chakrapani Khanal [lower-alpha 16] Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 November 2019
Minister for Youth and Sports Jagat Bahadur Bishwakarma Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 201825 December 2020
Minister for Information and Communications Gokul Prasad Baskota [lower-alpha 17] Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 1 June 201820 February 2020
Minister for Urban Development [lower-alpha 11] Mohammad Estiyak Rai Samajbadi Party, Nepal [lower-alpha 7] 1 June 201824 December 2019
Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Padma Kumari Aryal [lower-alpha 16] Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 3 August 201825 December 2020
State Ministers
State Minister for Agricultural and Livestock Development Ram Kumari Chaudhary [lower-alpha 18] Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 5] 16 March 201820 November 2019
State Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Dhan Bahadur Budha Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 201820 November 2019
State Minister for Information and Communications [lower-alpha 17] Gokul Prasad Baskota Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 201831 May 2018
State Minister for Health and Population Padma Kumari Aryal Nepal Communist Party [lower-alpha 4] 16 March 20183 August 2018
Surendra Kumar Yadav Samajbadi Party, Nepal [lower-alpha 7] 3 August 201820 November 2019

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Prime Minister Oli is in charge of the Ministry of Defence since 14 October 2020. [40]
  2. ↑ Prime Minister Oli is in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 24 June 2021. [41]
  3. ↑ Prime Minister Oli was also in charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Ministry of Water Supply and Ministry of Youth and Sports from 20 May 2021 until 4 June 2021. [43]
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 Elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha as member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha as member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).
  6. ↑ Pokharel was stripped the portfolio on 14 October 2020, but still remains part of the Council of Minister and is expected to get a new portfolio. [47]
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha as member of the Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Served partially as a minister with two portfolios.
  9. ↑ Khatiwada had to resign from his ministeral posts on 3 March 2020, as his two-year term in the Rastriya Sabha ended, however he was reappointed only on the next day [49]
  10. 1 2 Dhakal served twice as the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
  11. 1 2 3 Prime Minister Oli was also in charge of the Ministry of Health and Population and the Ministry of Urban Development from February 2018 until 31 May 2018. [54] [55]
  12. 1 2 Prime Minister Oli was also in charge of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation from 1 March until 30 July 2019. [56] [57]
  13. ↑ Pokharel was appointed Deputy Prime Minister on 1 June 2018, prior to that he only served as Minister of Defence. [58]
  14. ↑ Tham Maya Thapa was given the portfolio of Women, Children and Social Welfare which was converted to Ministry of Labour, Employment, Women, Children and Social Security following the ministry reorganization of 23 February 2018. [59] The ministry's portfolio was again adjusted to Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen on 17 March 2018. [60]
  15. ↑ Lal Babu Pandit was given the portfolio of Population and Environment on 15 February 2018 which was converted to Ministry of Health and Population following the ministry reorganization of 23 February 2018. [59] His portfolio was changed to Federal Affairs and General Administration on 16 March 2018. [61]
  16. 1 2 Chakrapani Khanal was in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives until 2 August 2018, however, due to a cabinet expansion, Padma Kumari Aryal became the new Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, while Khanal's portfolio was changed to Ministry of Agricultural and Livestock Development. [66]
  17. 1 2 Gokul Prasad Baskota served as State Minister for Information and Communications from 16 March 2018 until 31 May 2018, before being promoted to Minister for Information and Communications on 1 June 2018. [55]
  18. ↑ Ram Kumari Chaudhary was sworn in as State Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives. However, due to a cabinet expansion, the ministry's portfolio was changed to the Ministry of Agricultural and Livestock Development. [66]

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