Sher Dhan Rai

Sher Dhan Rai (Nepali: शेरधन राई; born 23 February 1971) is a Nepalese politician and Former Chief Minister of Province No. 1, a province in eastern Nepal. He was elected parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML), the largest party in the provincial assembly, on 9 February 2018.[1] Rai was subsequently appointed chief minister on 14 February 2018.[2] He was previously elected to the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly, winning the Bhojpur–2 seat for the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).[3][4][5] Rai also served as a cabinet minister in the Government of Nepal, and was appointed Minister of Information and Communications in the first Oli cabinet.

Sher Dhan Rai
शेरधन राई
1st Chief Minister of Koshi province
In office 14 February 2018 – 26 August 2021
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Governor	Govinda Subba Somnath Adhikari Pyasi
Preceded by	Province established
Succeeded by	Bhim Acharya
Minister of Information and Communications
In office 5 November 2015 – 14 August 2016
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	KP Sharma Oli
Preceded by	Minendra Rijal
Succeeded by	Ram Karki
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office 1999–2004
Constituency	Bhojpur 2
Member of Constituent Assembly/Legislature Parliament
In office 2013–2017
Constituency	Bhojpur 2
Member of Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 January 2018
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Binod Rai
Constituency	Bhojpur 1(B)
Personal details
Born	(1971-02-23) February 23, 1971 Bhojpur, Nepal
Political party	Nepal Communist Party (since 2018)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (before 2018)
Spouse	Jangmu Enn Sherpa ​ (m. 2021)​
Education	Master's in Sociology