Sher Dhan Rai cabinet

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Sher Dhan Rai cabinet
1st Cabinet of Province No. 1
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Sher Dhan Rai, Chief Minister of Province No. 1
Date formed15 February 2018
Date dissolved26 August 2021
People and organisations
Head of state Somnath Adhikari Pyasi (as Governor of Province No. 1)
Head of government Sher Dhan Rai
No. of ministers9
Member parties Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition party Nepali Congress
Opposition leaderRajiv Koirala [1]
History
Election 2017
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorProvince established
Successor Bhim Acharya Cabinet

Sher Dhan Rai was sworn in as Chief Minister of Province No. 1 on 15 February 2018. Here is the list of ministers. [2]

Contents

Final arrangement

S.N.PortfolioHolderPartyTook officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
1 Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers Sher Dhan Rai [3] CPN(UML) 14 February 201826 August 2021
2 Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Hikmat Kumar Karki [3] 15 February 201826 August 2021
3 Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Tanka Angbuhang(Limbu) 27 March 202126 August 2021
4 Minister for Social Development Usha kala Rai [3] 15 February 201826 August 2021
5 Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment Jagadish Prasad Kusiyait 19 January 2020 [4] 26 August 2021
5 Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Development Ambir Babu Gurung 27 March 202126 August 2021
7 Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives Ram Bahadur Magar 27 March 202126 August 2021
State ministers
8 Minister of State for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment Raj Kumar Ojha 27 March 202126 August 2021
9 Minister of State for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives Kala Ghale 19 January 2020 [4] 26 August 2021

Former arrangement

Till March 2021

Sl No.NameConstituency (PR if blank)PortfolioTook officeLeft office
1 Sher Dhan Rai , Chief Minister Bhojpur 1(B) Ministry for Physical Infrastructure Development

Ministry for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives

Ministry for Economic Affairs and Planning

Ministry of Social Development

15 February 201826 August 2021
2 Hikmat Kumar Karki Jhapa 5(A) Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law 15 February 2018 [2]
3 Indra Bahadur Angbo Panchthar 1(B) Ministry for Economic Affairs and Planning 15 February 2018 [2] 26 December 2020 [5] [6]
4 Jeevan Ghimire Morang 4(B) Ministry of Social Development 15 February 2018 [2] 27 December 2020 [6]
5 Jagadish Prasad Kusiyait Sunsari 4(A) Ministry for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment15 February 2018 [2]

Minister of State

Sl No.NameConstituency (PR if blank)PortfolioTook officeLeft office
1 Ambir Babu Gurung Okhaldhunga 1(A) Minister of State for Physical Infrastructure Development19 January 2020 [4]
2 Jasmaya Gajamer Bishwakarma Minister of State for Social Development 19 January 2020 [4] 27 December 2020 [6]
3 Bijay Kumar Biswas Morang 4(A) Minister of State for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment19 January 2020 [4] 27 December 2020 [6]
4 Ram Bahadur Magar Ilam 2(A) Minister of State for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives19 January 2020 [4]

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