His Majesty constitutes new council of ministers
Kathmandu, Mar. 21 (RSS): His Majesty the King has, in accordance with the
Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal-1990 and on the recommendation of Prime Minister
Girija Prasad Koirala, constituted a twenty-five member council of Ministers under the
chairmanship of premier Koirala and also allocated the portfolios.
According to a press
communique issued this evening by the Principal Press Secretariat of His Maejsty the King,
the allocation of portfolios of the new Council of Ministers is as follows:
|
Name |
|
Portfolios |
1. |
Girija Prasad Koirala |
Prime Minister |
Royal Palace Affairs, Defense, Supplies, Housing and Physical Planning, Women
and Social-Welfare, Youth, Sports and Culture, Labour and General
Administration |
2. |
Ram Chandra Poudel |
Deputy Prime Minister |
Local Development |
3. |
Khum Bahadur Khadka |
Minister |
Water Resources and Works and Transport |
4. |
Govinda Raj Joshi |
Minister |
Home |
5. |
Chakra Prasad Bastola |
Minister |
Foreign Affairs |
6. |
Mahantha Thakur |
Minister |
Law and Justice and Parliamentary Affairs |
7. |
Siddharaj Ojha |
Minister |
Land Reform and Management |
8. |
Jayaprakash PrasadGupta |
|
|
Minister |
Information and Communcations |
9. |
Dr. Ram Baran Yadav |
Minister |
Health |
10. |
Mahesh Acharya |
Minister |
Finance |
11. |
Ramkrishna Tamrakar |
Minister |
Industry and Commerce |
12. |
Tarani Dutta Chataut |
Minister |
Tourism and Civil Aviation |
13. |
Amod Prasad Upadhaya |
|
|
Minister |
Education |
14. |
Surendra PrasadChaudhary |
|
|
Minister |
Science and Technology |
15. |
Baldev Sharma Majagaiya |
|
|
Minister of State |
Agriculture |
16. |
Shivaraj Joshi (Surkhet) |
|
|
Minister of State |
Population and Environment |
17. |
Mohammad Aftab Alam |
|
|
Minister of State |
Forest and Soil Conservation |
18. |
Ram Bahadur Tamang |
|
|
Minister of State |
Water Resources |
19. |
Mrs. Kamala Pant |
Minister of State |
Women and Social Welfare |
0. |
Narendra Bikram Nemwang |
|
|
Minister of State |
Industry and Commerce |
21. |
Dilendra Prasad Badu |
|
|
Minister of State |
Education |
22. |
Surendra Hamal |
Minister of State |
Labour |
23. |
Gopal Rai |
Minister of State |
Land Reform and Management |
24. |
Suresh Malla |
Minister of State |
Local Development |
25. |
Tirtharam Dangol |
Minister of State |
Health |
His Majesty the King has
expressed the hope that the Council of Ministers will receive necessary cooperation from
all in executing its works for the wellbeing and progress of Nepal and the Nepalese
people, the communique says.
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