Honorific Prefix: | Honourable |
Chet Bahadur Acharya | |
Native Name: | चेत नारायण आचार्य |
Office: | Chief Minister of Lumbini Province |
Termstart: | 22 July 2024 |
President: | Ram Chandra Poudel |
Governor: | Amik Sherchan |
Predecessor: | Jokh Bahadur Mahara |
Chet Narayan Acharya (ne|चेत नारायण आचार्य) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). He is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Lumbini Province since 22 July 2024.[1] [2] Acharya has been serving as a member of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly from Archakhanchi 1 (A) constituency since 2018.[3] [4] [5]
Acharya has been elected as the parliamentary party deputy leader of the CPN (UML) in Lumbini Provincial Assembly on 2 January 2023.[6] [7] [8] He had previously served as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Law;[9] [10] Minister for Drinking Water, Rural and Urban Development and Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning of Government of Lumbini Province.[11] [12]