Khanal cabinet

On 6 February 2011, Jhala Nath Khanal of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) was elected the new Prime Minister of Nepal, after his predecessor Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned as the head of the government seven months before in June 2010.[1][2] While many Nepalese thought that this would bring stability to the country, differences with the coalition partner, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) led to only three ministers being sworn in along the Prime Minister on 6 February 2011.[3]

Khanal cabinet

Cabinet of Nepal
Date formed6 February 2011
Date dissolved29 August 2011
People and organisations
Head of stateRam Baran Yadav
Head of governmentJhala Nath Khanal
Deputy head of governmentBijay Kumar Gachhadar, Sujata Koirala (from 12 October 2009)
Member partyCommunist Party of Nepal (UML)
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum
History
Election(s)2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly Election
Legislature term(s)1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly
PredecessorMadhav Nepal Cabinet
SuccessorBhattarai Cabinet

On 4 May 2011, the two main coalition parties came to an agreement to form the final council of ministers. As per demand of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the party received the portfolio of the Home Ministry, which the opposition party Nepali Congress saw critically, as this would make them oversee the police of Nepal that had been the worst victims of Maoist attacks during the Nepalese Civil War.[4]

Ministers

Rank Portfolio[4][5][6] Minister Party Assumed Office Left Office
1 Prime Minister of Nepal Jhala Nath Khanal CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 6 February 2011 29 August 2011
2 Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Upendra Yadav Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal 4 May 2011
3 Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Home Affairs
Krishna Bahadur Mahara UCPN (Maoist) 4 May 2011
Minister for Home Affairs Bishnu Prasad Paudel CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 6 February 2011 4 May 2011
6 Minister for Information and Communication Agni Sapkota UCPN (Maoist) 4 May 2011
4 Finance Minister Mohan Adhikari CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 6 February 2011
5 Minister for Defense Bishnu Prasad Paudel CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
6 Minister for Law and Constitutional Affairs Prabhu Sah UCPN (Maoist) 4 May 2011
7 Minister for Commerce and Supplies Mahendra Paswan UCPN (Maoist) 4 May 2011
8 Minister for Land Reform and Management Ram Charan Chaudhary UCPN (Maoist) 4 May 2011
9 Minister for Youth and Sports Hit Bahadur Tamang UCPN (Maoist) 4 May 2011
10 Minister for Education Gangadhar Tuladhar CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 6 February 2011
11 Minister for General Administration Yuvraj Karki CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 13 February 2011
12 Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma UCPN (Maoist) 4 May 2011
13 Minister for Health and Population Shakti Bahadur Basnet UCPN (Maoist) 4 May 2011
14 Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation Bhanu Bhakta Joshi CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 13 February 2011
15 Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Barsaman Pun UCPN (Maoist) 13 February 2011 April 2011[7]
Biswanath Shah UCPN (Maoist) 4 May 2011
16 Minister for Local Development Urmila Aryal CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 13 February 2011
17 Minister for Energy Gokarna Bista CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 13 February 2011
18 Minister for Irrigation Raghubir Mahaseth CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 13 February 2011
19 Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Jayapuri Gharti Magar UCPN (Maoist) 4 May 2011

References

  1. "Profile: New Nepal Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. "Embattled Nepalese prime minister resigns". CNN. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. "Khanal sworn in Nepal's Premier". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. "Major triumph for Nepal Maoists in cabinet reshuffle". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. "KHANAL EXTENDS CABINET; FIVE MINISTERS, SEVEN STATE MINISTERS". Nepal Mountain News. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  6. "Prime Minister of Nepal Jhalanath Khanal Expanded Cabinet". Jagran Josh. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  7. "Ex-ministers". peace.gov.np (in Nepali). Ministry for Peace and Reconstruction, Nepal. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
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