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

On 26 December 2022, President Bidya Devi Bhandari appoint a CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal as the Prime Minister of Nepal.^[4]^[5]

Minister Constituency	Office(s)	Ministry	Assumed Office	Website
Fourth Oli cabinet
Rt. Hon'ble Prime Minister
	KP Sharma Oli MP for Jhapa 5	Prime Minister of Nepal	Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers	15 July 2024 (−1 day)	Official website
Hon'ble Minister
		Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport	Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport	(0 days)	Official website
	Arzu Rana Deuba List MP	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Home Affairs	Ministry of Home Affairs	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Finance	Ministry of Finance	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation	Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration	Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation	Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Communications and Information Technology	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development	Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Health and Population	Ministry of Health and Population	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation	Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation	(0 days)	Official website
		Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies	Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens	Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Water Supply	Ministry of Water Supply	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Defence	Ministry of Defence	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Urban Development	Ministry of Urban Development	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security	Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Education, Science and Technology	Ministry of Education, Science and Technology	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Youth and Sports	Ministry of Youth and Sports	(0 days)	Official website
		Minister of Forests and Environment	Ministry of Forests and Environment	(0 days)	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

[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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