Second Dahal cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:Second Dahal Cabinet
Jurisdiction:Nepal
Flag:Flag_of_Nepal.svg
Date Formed:4 August 2016
Date Dissolved:31 May 2017
Government Head:Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Deputy Government Head:Bimalendra Nidhi
State Head:Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Political Party:Major partiesCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
Nepali Congress
Minor parties
Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Nepal Loktantrik Forum
Akhanda Nepal Party (from 19 January 2017)
Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party, Nepal (from 19 January 2017)
Election:2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election
Legislature Term:2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly
Previous:First Oli cabinet
Successor:Fourth Deuba cabinet

On 4 August 2016, Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) was elected as the Prime Minister of Nepal.[1] His candidacy was supported by the Nepali Congress, and several small parties represented in the Nepalese Parliament after a power-sharing deal with the Nepali Congress. Due to this, Dahal would become Prime Minister until the 2017 Nepalese local elections, after which he would step down in favour of the Nepali Congress.[2] [3]

After being sworn in, Dahal formed a new government in a coalition with the parties that supported his election, making Bimalendra Nidhi, who supported the development of the power-sharing deal his Vice Prime Minister.[4] On several further occasions, Dahal made changes to his council of ministers.[5] [6] [7] [8] The Cabinet Dahal with its ultimate 46 ministers (including state ministers) became the second biggest council of ministers in the history of Nepal, despite the new Constitution of Nepal set the maximum amount of ministries to 25.[9]

Ministers

PortfolioMinisterPartyAssumed officeLeft office
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal4 August 201631 May 2017
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home AffairsBimalendra Nidhi4 August 201631 May 2017
4 August 201631 May 2017
Deputy Prime Ministerand Minister of Federal Affairs and Local DevelopmentBijay Kumar Gachhadar8 May 2017[10]
Minister for Urban DevelopmentArjun Narasingha K.C.26 August 201631 May 2017
Minister for Youth and SportsDaljit Shreepaili4 August 201631 May 2017
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and TransportationRamesh LekhakNepali Congress4 August 201631 May 2017
Minister for SuppliesDeepak BohoraRastriya Prajatantra Party11 August 2016[11] 31 May 2017
Minister for Land Reform and ManagementBikram PandeyRastriya Prajatantra Party11 August 20168 May 2017
Gopal DahitNepal Loktantrik Forum8 May 2017
Minister of Federal Affairs and Local DevelopmentHitraj PandeyCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)14 August 20168 May 2017
Minister of EnergyJanardhan SharmaCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)14 August 201631 May 2017
Minister for Information and CommunicationsRam KarkiCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)14 August 201631 May 2017
Minister of EducationDhaniram PaudelCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)14 August 201631 May 2017
Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsAjaya Shankar NayakCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)14 August 201631 May 2017
Minister for Agricultural DevelopmentGauri Shankar Chaudhary4 August 201631 May 2017
Minister of Foreign Affairs26 August 201631 May 2017
Minister of DefenseBal Krishna KhandNepali Congress26 August 201631 May 2017
Minister of General AdministrationKeshav Kumar BudhathokiNepali Congress26 August 201631 May 2017
Minister for HealthGagan ThapaNepali Congress26 August 201631 May 2017
Minister for Forests and Soil ConservationShankar BhandariNepali Congress26 August 201631 May 2017
Minister for Peace and ReconstructionSita Devi YadavNepali Congress26 August 201631 May 2017
Minister for Cooperatives and Poverty AlleviationHridaya Ram ThaniNepali Congress26 August 201631 May 2017
Minister of CommerceRomy Gauchan ThakaliNepali Congress26 August 201631 May 2017
Minister for IrrigationDeepak GiriNepali Congress26 August 201631 May 2017
Minister for IndustryNabindra Raj JoshiNepali Congress26 August 201631 May 2017
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationJeevan Bahadur ShahiNepali Congress26 August 20168 May 2017
Jitendra Narayan DevNepal Loktantrik Forum8 May 2017
Minister of Labour and EmploymentNepali Congress26 August 201631 May 2017
Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare DevelopmentKumar KhadkaAkhanda Nepal Party19 January 2017[12]
Minister for Water Supply and SanitationPrem Bahadur SinghSamajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party, Nepal19 January 2017

Notes and references

Notes1. Dahal also led the following ministries:[7]
References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pushpa Kamal Dahal elected Nepal Prime Minister. 3 August 2016 . The Himalayan Times. 11 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Nepal PM Prachanda quits, honours power-sharing pact. Tribune India. 11 November 2017.
  3. Web site: NEPAL HEADS TO THE POLLS FOR FIRST LOCAL ELECTIONS IN TWO DECADES. 14 May 2017 . Newsweek. 11 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda sworn in as new Nepal PM. Hindustan Times. 11 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Prime Minister Dahal expands Cabinet, adds three ministers. 8 August 2016 . The Himalayan Times. 11 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Cabinet expansion stalled for few days. 7 August 2016 . The Himalayan Times. 11 November 2017.
  7. Web site: New ministers from CPN Maoist Centre sworn-in. 14 August 2016 . The Himalayan Times. 11 November 2017.
  8. Web site: 13 new ministers take oath from President. 26 August 2016 . The Himalayan Times. 11 November 2017.
  9. Web site: Deuba's Cabinet largest ever. The Kathmandu Post. 11 November 2017.
  10. Web site: Three ministers from Nepal Democratic Forum sworn in. 8 May 2017 . The Himalayan Times. 11 November 2017.
  11. Web site: PM assigns portfolios to RPP ministers. 11 August 2016 . The Himalayan Times. 11 November 2017.
  12. Web site: Cabinet expansion: Singh, Khadka sworn in as ministers. 19 January 2017 . The Himalayan Times. 11 November 2017.

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