Council of Ministers of Nepal

The Council of Ministers (Nepali: मन्त्रीमण्डल, romanized: mantrīmaṇḍala) or Federal Executive (Nepali: संघीय कार्यपालिका, romanized: Saṅghīya kāryapālikā) is the executive body of the federal government of Nepal. The prime minister is the head of the council of ministers. The incumbent prime minister is Pushpa Kamal Dahal.[1]

Formation

According to the Constitution of Nepal, the Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Nepal. The President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Nepal forms a council of ministers consisting of members not exceeding twenty five in number from among the members of the federal parliament on the basis of the principle of inclusion.[2]

Removal

According to the Constitution of Nepal, the minister ceases to hold office by:[3]

tendering resignation in writing to the Prime Minister,
removal by the Prime Minister,
vacancy in the office of Prime Minister, or,
death.

Current Council of Ministers

Current Cabinet: Third Dahal cabinet
Date of Formation: 26 December 2022[4][5]

S.N.	Portfolio	Minister	Assumed office	Website
Rt. Hon'ble Prime Minister
1	Prime Minister of Nepal	Pushpa Kamal Dahal	26 December 2022	Official website
Hon'ble Deputy Prime Minister
2	Physical Infrastructure and Transport	Raghubir Mahaseth	6 March 2024	Official website
3	Foreign Affairs	Narayan Kaji Shrestha	6 March 2024	Official website
4	Home Affairs	Rabi Lamichhane	6 March 2024	Official website
5	Health and Population	Upendra Yadav	10 March 2024	Official website
Hon'ble Minister
6	Finance	Barsaman Pun	6 March 2024	Official website
7	Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation	Shakti Bahadur Basnet	6 March 2024	Official website
8	Federal Affairs and General Administration	Bhanu Bhakta Joshi	6 March 2024	Official website
9	Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation	Hit Bahadur Tamang	4 March 2024	Official website
10	Communications and Information Technology	Rekha Sharma	6 March 2024	Official website
11	Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	Padam Giri	4 March 2024	Official website
12	Agriculture and Livestock Development	Jwala Kumari Sah	6 March 2024	Official website
13	Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation	Balaram Adhikari	6 March 2024	Official website
14	Industry, Commerce and Supplies	Damodar Bhandari	6 March 2024	Official website
15	Women, Children and Senior Citizens	Bhagawati Chaudhary	6 March 2024	Official website
16	Water Supply	Rajendra Kumar Rai	6 March 2024	Official website
17	Defence	Hari Prasad Upreti	6 March 2024	Official website
18	Urban Development	Dhan Bahadur Budha	6 March 2024	Official website
19	Labor, Employment and Social Security	Dol Prasad Aryal	4 March 2024	Official website
20	Education, Science and Technology	Sumana Shrestha	6 March 2024	Official website
21	Youth and Sports	Biraj Bhakta Shrestha	6 March 2024	Official website
22	Forests and Environment	Nawal Kishor Saha Sudi	10 March 2024	Official website
Hon'ble State Minister
23	Forests and Environment	Dipak Karki	25 March 2024	Official website
Source: Office of the Prime Minister & Council of Ministers

References

"Nepal SC orders to appoint Sher Bahadur Deuba as PM within next 28 hours". Hindustan Times. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
"Constitution of Nepal". Constitute Project. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
"नेपाल कानून आयोग – NLC".
"Dahal sworn in as prime minister". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
"Council of Ministers | Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers". Retrieved 2022-12-26.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Nepal SC orders to appoint Sher Bahadur Deuba as PM within next 28 hours". Hindustan Times. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.

[2] "Constitution of Nepal". Constitute Project. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[3] "नेपाल कानून आयोग – NLC".

[4] "Dahal sworn in as prime minister". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[5] "Council of Ministers | Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers". Retrieved 2022-12-26.

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