2017 Deuba cabinet | |
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2017-2018 | |
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Date formed | 7 June 2017 |
Date dissolved | 15 February 2018 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
Head of government | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
Deputy head of government | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar Gopal Man Shrestha |
Member party | Nepali Congress Minor parties Nepal Loktantrik Forum Rastriya Prajatantra Party (from 17 October 2017) Former members Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (until 17 October 2017) |
History | |
Election | 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election |
Legislature term | 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly |
Predecessor | Second Dahal cabinet |
Successor | Second Oli cabinet |
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On 7 June 2017, Sher Bahadur Deuba got elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal and therefore formed the new Governmental Cabinet of Nepal Deuba's candidacy was supported by the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal, the Nepal Loktantrik Forum, the Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal and several small parties represented in the Nepalese Parliament after a power-sharing deal with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), who also supported Deuba's candidacy.[1] After being sworn in, Deuba formed a new government in a coalition with the parties that supported his election.[2] On 17 October 2017, in preparation for the Nepalese legislative election, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) decided to cooperate with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). For this, all of their ministers left the cabinet after Prime Minister Deuba was prepared to dismiss them.[3][4]
Ministers
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[edit]- ^ a b c Until 11 September 2017, Prime Minister Deuba also served as the Minister of Forests and Soil Conservation and Minister of Science and Technology.[citation needed]
- ^ a b c d e From 17 October 2017, Prime Minister Deuba also serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of General Administration, and Minister of Livestock Development.[5]
- ^ Bijay Kumar Gachhadar was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Federal Affairs and Local Development in the preceding cabinet on 8 May 2017 and kept his post in the Deuba cabinet and was officially sworn in again on 26 July 2017.
- ^ a b From 1 January 2018, Thapa also served as the Minister of Urban Development after Dil Nath Giri was dismissed from this post.[7]
- ^ Nabindra Raj Joshi was appointed Minister of Industry in the preceding cabinet on 27 August 2016 and kept his post in the Deuba cabinet.[10]
- ^ Jitendra Narayan Dev was appointed Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in the preceding cabinet on 8 May 2017, kept his post in the Deuba cabinet and was officially sworn in again on 26 July 2017.
References
[edit]- ^ "Deuba sworn in as 40th PM, forms Cabinet by inducting 7 ministers". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Sher Bahadur Deuba sworn in as Prime Minister". The Himalayan Times. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "PM Deuba prepares to sack Maoist ministers". República. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Prachanda's Maoist party to quit Deuba govt: Report". Hindustan Times. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Council of Ministers". Government of Nepal. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba strips Maoist ministers of their portfolios". Indian Express. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ a b "PM sacks Urban Development Minister Giri". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Nepal Prime Minister Deuba reshuffles cabinet again". Business Standard India. Business Standard. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Thapa given formal farewell from ministries of energy, urban development". República. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. 2016-08-26. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Newly appointed ministers sworn in". The Himalayan Times. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "New Health Minister instructs employees to work keeping people first". Setopati. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ a b "PM Deuba expands Cabinet, inducts 3 Ministers, 1 State Minister". The Himalayan Times. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2019.