Cabinet Reshuffled

Nov 21, 2019 11:13 AM RSS



President Bidya Devi Bhandari has, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and in accordance with Article 76 (9) of the Constitution, reshuffled the Council of Ministers with some new appointments, omission and changes in portfolio.

 The new Council of Ministers is as follows: 

S.No.     Name                                    Post                                Portfolio

  1. KP Sharma Oli              Prime Minister 
  2. Iswar Pokharel              Deputy Prime Minister                Defense
  3. Upendra Yadav             Deputy Prime Minister     Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
  4. Ram Bahadur Thapa             Minister               Home
  5. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali        Minister               Foreign Affairs
  6. Hridayesh Tripathi               Minister               Federal Affairs and General Administration
  7. Girirajmani Pokharel           Minister               Education, Science and Technology
  8. Barshaman Pun                 Minister               Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
  9. Ghanashyam Bhusal         Minister               Agriculture and Livestock Development
  10. Bhanubhakta Dhakal         Minister               Health and Population
  11. Lekhraj Bhatta                   Minister               Industry, Commerce and Supplies
  12. Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai      Minister               Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
  13. Shakti Bahadur Basnet        Minister               Forest and Environment
  14. Rameswar Raya Yadav       Minister               Labour, Employment and Social Security
  15. Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada          Minister               Finance
  16. Mohammad Istiyak Rai          Minister               Urban Development
  17. Jagat Bahadur Sunar               Minister               Youth and Sports
  18. Gokul Prasad Banskota          Minister               Communications and Information                                                                                    Technology
  19. Padma Kumari Aryal                  Minister               Land Management, Cooperatives and                                                                                  Poverty Alleviation
  20. Bina Magar                                 Minister               Drinking Water
  21. Basant Kumar Nembang             Minister               Physical Infrastructure and                                                                                                   Transportation
  22. Parbat Gurung                                 Minister               Women, Children and Senior                                                                                                Citizens
  23. Moti Lal Dugad                              Minister of State              Industry, Commerce and                                                                                                             Supplies
  24. Nawaraj Rawat                           Minister of State               Health and Population
  25. Rambir Manandhar                      Minister of State              Urban Development

 This is stated in a statement issued by assistant spokesperson of the Office of the President Keshav Prasad Ghimire.

 In the new cabinet, Hridayesh Tripathi, Ghanashyam Bhusal, Lekhraj Bhatta, Rameswar Raya Yadav, Basant Kumar Nembang and Parbat Gurung are the new ministers while all three Ministers of State including Moti Lal Dugad, Nawaraj Rawat and Rambir Manandhar are new additions.




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