Second Surendra Raj Pandey cabinet | |
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7th Cabinet of Gandaki Province | |
2024–present | |
Date formed | 29 May 2023 |
People and organisations | |
Governor | Dilli Raj Bhatta |
Chief Minister | Surendra Raj Pandey |
No. of ministers | 9 (incl. Chief Minister) |
Ministers removed | 1 resigned |
Total no. of members | 10 |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | Provincial Assembly 51 / 60 (85%) |
Opposition party | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
Opposition leader | Hari Bahadur Chuman |
History | |
Election | 2022 |
Legislature term | 5 years |
Predecessor | Second Khagaraj Adhikari cabinet |
The Second Surendra Raj Pandey cabinet is the 5rd cabinet of Gandaki Province. [1] It was formed after previous Chief minister, Khagaraj Adhikari was removed from post by Supreme Court citing the government formation as unconstitutional. [2] [3]
Party [4] | Cabinet Ministers | Ministers of State | Total Ministers | |
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Nepali Congress | 3 | |||
Independent | 1 |
S.N. | Portfolio | Holder | Party | Constituency | Took office | |
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Cabinet ministers | ||||||
1 | Chief Minister
| Surendra Raj Pandey | Congress | Gorkha 2 (B) | 29 May 2024 [2] | |
2 | Minister for Social Development and Health | Bindu Kumar Thapa | Congress | Kaski 2 (B) | 29 May 2024 [2] | |
3 | Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport | Deepak Manange | Independent | Manang 1 (B) | 29 May 2024 [2] | |
4 | Minister for Economic Affairs | Dr Tek Raj Gurung | Congress | Lamjung 1 (A) | 29 May 2024 [2] | |
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