Chief Minister of Gandaki Province

The Chief Minister of Gandaki Province is the head of government of the Gandaki Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the provinces according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal.[2] The chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits, given that he has the confidence of the assembly.

Main article: Chief minister (Nepal)
Chief Minister of Gandaki Province
गण्डकी प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री
Incumbent
Surendra Raj Pandey
since 27 April 2023
Chief Minister's office
StyleThe Honourable
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member ofProvincial Assembly of Gandaki Province
Reports toGovernor
SeatGorkha 2(B)
AppointerGovernor
Term lengthFive years
Inaugural holderPrithvi Subba Gurung
Formation2018 (2018)
Salaryरु.72, 960[1]

The current incumbent is Surendra Raj Pandey of the Nepali Congress since 2023.[3][4]

Qualification

The Constitution of Nepal sets the qualifications required to become eligible for the office of chief minister. A chief minister must meet the qualifications to become a member of the provincial assembly.[5] A member of the provincial assembly must be:

  • a citizen of Nepal
  • a voter of the concerned province
  • of 25 years of age or more
  • not convicted of any criminal offense
  • not disqualified by any law
  • not holding any office of profit

In addition to this the chief minister must be the parliamentary party leader of the party with the majority seats in the provincial assembly. If no party has a majority the chief minister must have a majority in the assembly with the support from other parties. If within thirty days of the elections the chief minister is not appointed or fails to obtain a vote of confidence from the assembly, the chief minister must be from a party having the largest number of seats in the assembly.[6]

List of chief ministers
No. Portrait Name

Constituency (lifespan)

 Term of office Assembly

(election)

 Political party Cabinet Ref.
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1. Prithvi Subba GurungMPA for Lamjung 1 (B)(born 1958) 16 February 2018 9 May 2021 3 years, 82 days 1st(2017) CPN (UML) Gurung [7][8]
12 May 2021 12 June 2021 31 days [9][10]
2. Krishna Chandra NepaliMPA for Nawalpur 1 (A)(born 1949) 12 June 2021 9 January 2023 1 year, 211 days Nepali Congress Nepali [11]
3. Khagaraj AdhikariMPA for Kaski 1 (A)(born 1962) 9 January 2023 27 April 2023 128 days 2nd(2022) CPN (UML) Adhikari [12]
4. Surendra Raj PandeyMPA for Gorkha 2(B) 27 April 2023 Incumbent 20 days Nepali Congress Pandey [13]

See also

References
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  2. "Nepal Law Commission – NLC". Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  3. "Surendra Raj Pandey appointed Gandaki chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  4. diwakar (2023-04-27). "Surendra Raj Pandey appointed Gandaki chief minister - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  5. Article 178 of the Constitution of Nepal (20 September 2015)
  6. Article 168 of the Constitution of Nepal (20 September 2015)
  7. "Prithvi Subba Gurung appointed as Province 4 CM". thehimalayantimes.com. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  8. "Gandaki Province Chief Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung resigns ahead of no-confidence vote". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  9. SHRESTHA, SANDESH. "Gurung reappointed as Gandaki Province chief minister". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  10. "Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel of Nepali Congress appointed Gandaki CM". OnlineKhabar. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. "Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel of Nepali Congress appointed Gandaki CM". OnlineKhabar. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. "Gandaki chief minister Adhikari takes oath of office and secrecy". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  13. Republica. "NC's Surendra Raj Pandey is new Gandaki CM". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
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