Chief Minister of Sudurpashchim Province

The Chief Minister of the Sudupashchim Province is the head of government of the Sudurpashchim 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 Sudurpashchim Province
सुदूर-पश्चिम प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री
Incumbent
Kamal Bahadur Shah
since 10 February 2023
Chief Minister's office
StyleThe Honourable
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member ofProvincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Province
Reports toGovernor
SeatKailali 2 (A)
AppointerGovernor
Term lengthFive years
Inaugural holderTrilochan Bhatta
Formation2018 (2018)
Salaryरु.72, 960[1]

The current incumbent is Kamal Bahadur Shah 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. Trilochan BhattaMPA for Doti 1 (B)(born 1969) 15 February 2018 12 January 2023 4 years, 331 days 1st(2017) CPN (Maoist Centre) Bhatta [7]
2. Rajendra Singh RawalList MPA(born 1964) 12 January 2023 9 February 2023 28 days 2nd(2022) CPN (UML) Rawal [8][9]
3. Kamal Bahadur ShahMPA for Kailali 2 (A)(born 1972) 10 February 2023 Incumbent 96 days Nepali Congress Shah [10]

See also

    References
    1. JOSHI, PUSHPARAJ. "Sudurpaschim govt spends Rs 4.2 million monthly on salaries and allowances for ministers, assembly members". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
    2. "Nepal Law Commission – NLC". Retrieved 2023-04-27.
    3. "Trilochan Bhatta appointed Province 7 CM". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
    4. "Constitution of Nepal – Part 13 State Executive, Article 167". Nepal Law Commission. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
    5. Article 178 of the Constitution of Nepal (20 September 2015)
    6. Article 168 of the Constitution of Nepal (20 September 2015)
    7. "Trilochan Bhatta becomes Province 7 chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
    8. "UML's Rajendra Singh Rawal is the new chief minister in Sudurpaschim Province". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
    9. "Rawal loses job as Sudurpaschim chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
    10. "Nepali Congress Kamal Bahadur Shah appointed Sudurpaschim chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
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