The Right Honourable President Forms the Council of Ministers and Assigns Responsibilities

Right Honourable President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari has formed the Council of Ministers and assigned responsibilities on the recommendation of the Right Honourable Prime Minister Mr. KP. Sharma Oli according to Article 76 (9) and 78(1) of the Constitution of Nepal as mentioned below.

S.N. Name Designation Portfolios
1 Mr. KP Sharma Oli Prime Minister Defence
2 Mr. Ishwar Pokharel Deputy Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
3 Mr. Ram Bahadur Thapa Minister Home Affairs
4 Mr. Top Bahadur Rayamajhi Minister Energy, Water Resource and Irrigation
5 Mr. Bishnu Prasad Paudel Minister Finance
6 Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali Minister Foreign Affairs
7 Mr. Hridesh Tripathi Minister  Health and Population
8 Mr. Lekhraj Bhatta Minister Industry, Commerce and Supplies
9 Mr. Krishna Gopal Shrestha Minister Education, Science and Technology
10 Mr. Prabhu Shah Minister Urban Development
11 Mr. Bhanubhakta Dhakal Minister Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
12 Mr. Mani Chandra Thapa Minister Water Supply
13 Ms. Padma Kumari Aryal Minister Agriculture and Livestock Development
14 Mr. Basanta Kumar Nembang Minister Physical Infrastructure and Transportation
15 Mr. Gauri Shankar Chaudhary Minister Labour, Employment and Social Security
16 Mr. Parbat Gurung Minister Communication and Information Technology
17 Dr. Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe Minister Land  Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
18 Mr. Lila Nath Shrestha Minister Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
19 Mr. Ganesh Singh Thagunna Minister Federal Affairs and General Administration.
20 Mr. Prem Bahadur Ale Minister Forest and Environment
21 Ms. Juli Kumari Mahato Minister Women, Children and Senior Citizen
22 Mr. Dawa Lama Tamang Minister Youth and Sports
23 Mr. Nawaraj Rawat State Minister Health and Population
24 Mr. Rambir Manandhar State Minister Urban Development
25 Mr. Bimala B.K State Minister Industry, Commerce and Supplies

 

Right Honourable President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari has administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed Prime Minister Mr. KP Sharma Oli according to the Article 80 of the Constitution of Nepal at a special ceremony organized at the Rastrapati Bhawan today. On the same occasion, the Right Honourable President also administered the oath of office and secrecy to the following newly appointed ministers according to Article 80 of the Constitution of Nepal.

S.N. Name Designation Portfolios
1 Mr. KP Sharma Oli Prime Minister Defence
2 Mr. Ishwar Pokharel Deputy Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
3 Mr. Ram Bahadur Thapa Minister Home Affairs
4 Mr. Top Bahadur Rayamajhi Minister Energy, Water Resource and Irrigation
5 Mr. Bishnu Prasad Paudel Minister Finance
6 Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali Minister Foreign Affairs
7 Mr. Hridesh Tripathi Minister  Health and Population
8 Mr. Lekhraj Bhatta Minister Industry, Commerce and Supplies
9 Mr. Krishna Gopal Shrestha Minister Education, Science and Technology
10 Mr. Prabhu Shah Minister Urban Development
11 Mr. Bhanubhakta Dhakal Minister Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
12 Mr. Mani Chandra Thapa Minister Water Supply
13 Ms. Padma Kumari Aryal Minister Agriculture and Livestock Development
14 Mr. Basanta Kumar Nembang Minister Physical Infrastructure and Transportation
15 Mr. Parbat Gurung Minister Communication and Information Technology
16 Dr. Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe Minister Land  Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
17 Mr. Lila Nath Shrestha Minister Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
18 Mr. Prem Bahadur Ale Minister Forest and Environment
19 Ms. Juli Kumari Mahato Minister Women, Children and Senior Citizen
20 Mr. Dawa Lama Tamang Minister Youth and Sports

 

Besides, amid the presence of the Right Honourable President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari, Right Honourable Prime Minister Mr. KP Sharma Oli has administered the oath of office and secrecy to the following newly appointed ministers of state according to Article 80 of the Constitution of Nepal.

S.N. Name Designation Portfolios
1 Mr. Nawaraj Rawat State Minister Health and Population
2 Mr. Rambir Manandhar State Minister Urban Development

Rupnarayan Bhattarai

Spokesperson

May 14, 2021