Fifth Surya Bahadur Thapa cabinet explained

Incumbent:	October 2002–June 2003
Jurisdiction:	Nepal
Flag:	Flag_of_Nepal.svg
Government Head Title:	Prime Minister
Government Head:	Surya Bahadur Thapa
State Head Title:	Monarch
State Head:	King Gyanendra
Total Number:	10 appointments
Previous:	Fourth Chand cabinet
Successor:	Third Deuba cabinet

The fifth Surya Bahadur Thapa cabinet was formed on 11 June 2003 after King Gyanendra appointed Surya Bahadur Thapa as prime minister.^[1] The ministers were assigned extra portfolios on 1 August 2003.^[2]

Surya Bahadur Thapa tendered his resignation to the king on 7 May 2004.^[3] The cabinet was dissolved on 10 June 2004, following the appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister.

Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Took office	Left office
Prime Minister of Nepal Minister for Palace Affairs	Surya Bahadur Thapa		11 June 2003	10 June 2004
Minister for Finance	Prakash Chandra Lohani		11 June 2003	10 June 2004
Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister for Labour and Transportation Management		1 August 2003	10 June 2004
Minister for Information and Communications	Kamal Thapa		11 June 2003	10 June 2004
Minister for Local Development		1 August 2003	10 June 2004
Minister for Health		1 August 2003	3 March 2004^[4]
Minister for Home Affairs		3 March 2004	10 June 2004
Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Health	Bhesh Bahadur Thapa		3 March 2004	10 June 2004
Minister for Education and Sports	Hari Bahadur Basnet		11 June 2003	10 June 2004
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs		1 August 2003	10 June 2004
Minister for Physical Planning and Construction	Budhhiman Tamang		11 June 2003	10 June 2004
Minister for Population and Environment Minister for General Administration		1 August 2003	10 June 2004
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation	Sarbendra Nath Shukla		11 June 2003	7 April 2004^[5]
Minister for Land Reform and Management Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation		1 August 2003	7 April 2004
Ministers of State
Minister of State for Women, Children and Social Welfare	Renu Kumari Yadav		11 June 2003	10 June 2004
Minister of State for Science and Technology		1 August 2003	10 June 2004

Notes and References

1. सूर्यबहादूर थापाको सिफारीसमा मन्त्रीपरिषद् गठन गरेको . Council of Ministers formed under the recommendation of Surya Bahadur Thapa . 11 June 2003 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
2. प्रधानमन्त्री सर्य बहादुर थापाको अध्यक्षतामा मन्त्रीपरिषद् गठन र कार्यविभाजन गरिएको . Council of ministers formed and portfolio assigned under the chairmanship of prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa . 1 August 2003 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
3. प्रधानमन्त्री श्री सूर्य ब. थापाले राजिनामा दिनु भएको . Prime minister Surya B. Thapa resigns . 7 May 2004 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
4. राजदरबारको बिज्ञप्ति . Notice from the Royal Palace . 3 March 2004 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
5. पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन मन्त्रालयको कार्यभार सूर्यबहादूर थापाले सम्हाल्नू भएको . Surya Bahadur Thapa to take responsibility of ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation . 7 April 2004 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.