Fourth Chand cabinet | |
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![]() Cabinet of Nepal | |
October 2002–June 2003 | |
Date formed | 11 October 2002 |
Date dissolved | 5 June 2003 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | King Gyanendra |
Prime Minister | Lokendra Bahadur Chand |
Deputy Prime Minister | Badri Prasad Mandal |
Total no. of members | 22 appointments |
Member party | |
History | |
Predecessor | Second Deuba cabinet |
Successor | Fifth Thapa cabinet |
The fourth Chand cabinet was formed on 11 October 2002 after Lokendra Bahadur Chand was appointed as prime minister by King Gyanendra,[1] The cabinet only had representatives from two political parties of the dissolved House of Representatives.[2] The cabinet was expanded on 18 November 2002.[3] The cabinet was reshuffled in 11 April 2003.[4]
The cabinet was dissolved on 4 June 1993 after Chand resigned 5 days prior and was replaced by Surya Bahadur Thapa.[5][6]
Cabinet
[edit]October 2002–April 2003
[edit]Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | |
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Prime Minister of Nepal Minister for Palace Affairs |
Lokendra Bahadur Chand | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister for Local Development |
Badri Prasad Mandal | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Education and Sports | Devi Prasad Ojha | Independent | 18 November 2002 | 11 April 2003 | |
Minister for Finance | Badri Prasad Shrestha | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Education and Sports | 11 October 2002 | 18 November 2002 | |||
Minister for Foreign Affairs | Narendra Bikram Shah | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Home Affairs Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs |
Dharma Bahadur Thapa | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 11 April 2003 | |
Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare | Gore Bahadur Khapangi | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Health Minister for Science and Technology |
Upendra Devkota | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Physical Planning and Construction | Narayan Singh Pun | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Land Reform and Management Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation |
Badri Narayan Basnet | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Labour and Transportation Management Minister for Population and Environment |
Kamal Prasad Chaulagai | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Kuber Prasad Sharma | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies | Mahesh Lal Pradhan | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 11 April 2003 | |
Minister for Water Supply | Deepak Gyawali | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Ministers | |||||
Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare | Anuradha Koirala | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Minister for Population and Environment | Gopal Dahit | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Ravi Bhakta Shrestha | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies | Jagat Bahadur Gurung | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Minister for Education and Sports | Rabindra Khanal | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Minister for Local Development | Asarphi Shah | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Minister for Land Reform and Management | Prakash Chitrakar Pariyar | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 |
April–June 2003
[edit]Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | |
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Prime Minister of Nepal Minister for Palace Affairs |
Lokendra Bahadur Chand | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister for Local Development |
Badri Prasad Mandal | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Home Affairs | 11 April 2003 | 4 June 2003 | |||
Minister for Information and Communications Minister for General Administration |
Ramesh Nath Pandey | Independent | 11 April 2003 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Education and Sports | Devi Prasad Ojha | Independent | 18 November 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Finance | Badri Prasad Shrestha | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | Narendra Bikram Shah | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare | Gore Bahadur Khapangi | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Health Minister for Science and Technology |
Upendra Devkota | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Physical Planning and Construction | Narayan Singh Pun | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Land Reform and Management Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation |
Badri Narayan Basnet | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Labour and Transportation Management Minister for Population and Environment |
Kamal Prasad Chaulagai | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Kuber Prasad Sharma | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Minister for Water Supply | Deepak Gyawali | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Ministers | |||||
Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare | Anuradha Koirala | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Minister for Population and Environment | Gopal Dahit | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Ravi Bhakta Shrestha | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies | Jagat Bahadur Gurung | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Minister for Education and Sports | Rabindra Khanal | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Minister for Local Development | Asarphi Shah | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 | |
Assistant Minister for Land Reform and Management | Prakash Chitrakar Pariyar | Independent | 11 October 2002 | 4 June 2003 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Portfolio of the new council of Ministers". 11 October 2002. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
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