Governor (Nepal)

In Federal Republic of Nepal, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the seven provinces. The governor is appointed by the President of Nepal recommended by federal cabinet for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure. The governor is de jure head of the provincial government; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of ministers, headed by the chief minister, which thus holds de facto executive authority at the province-level. The Constitution of Nepal also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule for the President's assent.[1]

Current governors
Province Name
Province No. 1 Somnath Adhikari
Province No. 2 Tilak Pariyar
Bagmati Bishnu Prasad Prasain
Gandaki Amik Sherchan
Lumbini Dharmanath Yadav
Karnali Govinda Prasad Kalauni
Sudurpashchim Sharmila Kumari Panta

Governors by province

Province No. 1
No. Name Took office Left office Tenure
1 Govinda Subba 19 January 2019[2][3] 3 November 2019[4] 288 days
2 Somnath Adhikari 5 November 2019[5][6] Incumbent 1 year, 62 days

Province No. 2
No. Name Took office Left office Tenure
1 Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha 19 January 2019[2][3] 3 November 2019[4] 288 days
2 Tilak Pariyar 5 November 2019[5][6] Incumbent 1 year, 62 days

Bagmati Province
No. Name Took office Left office Tenure
1 Anuradha Koirala 19 January 2019[2][3] 3 November 2019[4] 288 days
2 Bishnu Prasad Prasain 5 November 2019[5][6] Incumbent 1 year, 62 days

Gandaki Province
No. Name Took office Left office Tenure
1 Baburam Kunwar 19 January 2019[2][3] 3 November 2019[4] 288 days
2 Amik Sherchan 5 November 2019[5][6] Incumbent 1 year, 62 days

Lumbini Province
No. Name Took office Left office Tenure
1 Uma Kant Jha 19 January 2019[2][3] 3 November 2019[4] 288 days
2 Dharmanath Yadav 5 November 2019[5][6] Incumbent 1 year, 62 days

Karnali Province
No. Name Took office Left office Tenure
1 Durga Keshar Khanal 19 January 2019[2][3] 3 November 2019[4] 288 days
2 Govinda Prasad Kalauni 5 November 2019[5][6] Incumbent 1 year, 62 days

Sudurpashchim Province
No. Name Took office Left office Tenure
1 Mohan Raj Malla 19 January 2019[2][3] 3 November 2019[4] 288 days
2 Sharmila Kumari Panta 5 November 2019[5][6] Incumbent 1 year, 62 days

See also

References
  1. "Part -13 State Executive – Nepal Law Commission". Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  2. Republica. "Newly-appointed provincial governors sworn-in". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  3. "President to administer oath of office to newly appointed guvs at 4:00 pm". The Himalayan Times. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  4. "Governors of all seven provinces sacked". The Himalayan Times. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  5. Poudel, K. P. "प्रदेश प्रमुख पदको पद तथा गोपनियताको शपथग्रहण". www.presidentofnepal.gov.np (in Nepali). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  6. "President administers oath of office to newly-appointed governors". The Himalayan Times. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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