Chief Minister of Lumbini Province

The Chief Minister of Lumbini Province is the head of government of the Lumbini 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 Lumbini Province
लुम्बिनी प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री
Incumbent
Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary
since 27 April 2023
Chief Minister's office
StyleThe Honourable
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member ofProvincial Assembly of Lumbini Province
Reports toGovernor
SeatDang 3(A)
AppointerGovernor
Term lengthFive years
Inaugural holderShankar Pokharel
Formation2018 (2018)
Salaryरु.72, 960[1]

The current incumbent is Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary 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. Shankar PokharelMPA for Dang 2 (A)(born 1963) 15 February 2018 2 May 2021 3 years, 76 days 1st(2017) CPN (UML) Pokharel [7][8]
2 May 2021 11 August 2021 101 days [9][10]
2. Kul Prasad KCMPA for Rolpa 1 (A)(born 1971) 11 August 2021 12 January 2023 1 year, 154 days CPN (Maoist Centre) KC [11]
3. Leela GiriMPA for Rupandehi 2 (A)(born 1955) 12 January 2023 27 April 2023 125 days 2nd(2022) CPN (UML) Giri [12]
3. Dilli Bahadur ChaudharyMPA for Kailali 2 (A) 27 April 2023 Incumbent 20 days Nepali Congress Chaudhary [4]

See also

References
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  2. "Nepal Law Commission – NLC". Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  3. "डिल्ली चौधरी : सामाजिक अभियन्तादेखि मुख्यमन्त्रीसम्म". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  4. "Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary appointed Lumbini chief minister". kathmandupost.com. 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. "Shankar Pokharel appointed Province 5 CM". thehimalayantimes.com. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  8. Republica. "Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Shanker Pokharel resigns". My Republica. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  9. "Shankar Pokharel calls governor to his office and gets sworn in as Lumbini CM". Setopati. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. "लुम्बिनीका मुख्यमन्त्री पोखरेलले दिए राजीनामा". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  11. "लुम्बिनीका मुख्यमन्त्री केसीले लिए शपथ". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  12. "UML's Leela Giri stakes claim for Lumbini chief ministership". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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