| Post: | Chief Minister |
| Body: | Gandaki Province |
| Native Name: | गण्डकी प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री |
| Insigniasize: | 130px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of Gandaki Province |
| Incumbent: | Surendra Raj Pandey |
| Incumbentsince: | 29 May 2024 |
| Department: | Government of Gandaki Province |
| Style: | Honorable Mr. Chief Minister |
| Status: | Head of Government |
| Abbreviation: | CMO |
| Appointer: | Governor |
| Termlength: | Until majority confidence retained in provincial assembly Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved earlier |
| Termlength Qualified: | No term limits |
| First: | Prithvi Subba Gurung |
| Salary: | रु. - 61,000 |
The chief minister of the Gandaki Province is the head of government of Gandaki Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal.[1] The chief minister remains in office for five years or until the provincial assembly is dissolved, and is subject to no term limits, given that they have the confidence of the assembly.
The current chief minister is Nepali Congress' Surendra Raj Pandey, in office since 27 April 2023.
The Constitution of Nepal sets the qualifications required to become eligible for the office of chief minister. A chief minister must meet the qualifications to become a member of the provincial assembly.[2]
A member of the provincial assembly must be:
In addition to this, the chief minister must be the parliamentary party leader of the party with the majority seats in the provincial assembly. If no party has a majority, the chief minister must have a majority in the assembly with the support from other parties. If within thirty days of the election, a chief minister is not appointed as such, or fails to obtain a vote of confidence from the assembly, the parliamentary party leader of the party with the most seats in the assembly is appointed chief minister. If the chief minister such appointed fails to obtain a vote of confidence in the assembly, any assembly member who can command a majority in the floor, irrespective of party allegiance, is appointed chief minister. If this chief minister also fails to obtain a vote of confidence, the governor dissolves the assembly and fresh elections are called.[3]
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Assembly | Political party | Cabinet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| 1 | Prithvi Subba Gurung | 16 February 2018 | 9 May 2021 | 1st | CPN (UML) | Gurung I & II | [4] [5] | |||
| 12 May 2021 | 12 June 2021 | [6] [7] | ||||||||
| 2 | Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel | 12 June 2021 | 9 January 2023 | Nepali Congress | Pokharel | [8] | ||||
| 3 | Khagaraj Adhikari | 9 January 2023 | 27 April 2023 | 2nd | CPN (UML) | Adhikari I | [9] | |||
| 4 | Surendra Raj Pandey | 27 April 2023 | 4 April 2024 | Nepali Congress | Pandey I | [10] [11] | ||||
| (3) | Khagaraj Adhikari | 7 April 2024 | 27 May 2024 | CPN (UML) | Adhikari II | [12] [13] | ||||
| (4) | Surendra Raj Pandey | 29 May 2024 | Incumbent | Nepali Congress | Pandey II | [14] | ||||