First Deuba cabinet explained

Incumbent:September 1995–March 1997
Jurisdiction:Nepal
Flag:Flag_of_Nepal.svg
Total Number:51 appointments
Caption:Sher Bahadur Deuba
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Sher Bahadur Deuba
State Head Title:Monarch
State Head:King Birendra
Legislature Status:Majority (coalition)
112 / 205 (55%)
Legislature Term:1994–1999
Election:1994
Opposition Leaders:Man Mohan Adhikari
Previous:Adhikari cabinet
Successor:Chand–Gautam coalition

The first Sher Bahadur Deuba cabinet was formed on 12 September 1995.[1] After Man Mohan Adhikari lost support in the House of Representatives, he recommended to dissolve the lower house. However, the Supreme Court restored the lower house and King Birendra appointed Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister on 11 September 1995. He was supported by the Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Nepal Sadbhawana Party.[2]

The cabinet was expanded on 22 September 1995 and again on 13 December 1995.[3] [4] The cabinet was reshuffled on 10 June 1996 and on 8 January 1997.[5] [6] After losing a no-confidence motion, he resigned as prime minister on 7 March 1997 and the cabinet was dissolved on 10 March 1997 after the appointment of Lokendra Bahadur Chand.

Cabinet

September 1995–June 1996

PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft office
Prime Minister of NepalMinister for Palace AffairsMinister for DefenceSher Bahadur Deuba12 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for LabourBal Bahadur Rai22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Forests and Soil ConservationSheikh Idrish22 September 199526 November 1996
Minister for AgriculturePadma Sundar Lawati22 September 199527 November 1996
Minister for IndustryDundiraj Shastri12 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Information and CommunicationsChiranjibi Wagle22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Housing and Physical PlanningBalaram Gharti Magar22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Local DevelopmentKhum Bahadur Khadka12 September 199522 September 1995
Minister for Home Affairs22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for EducationGovinda Raj Joshi22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Water SupplyPashupati SJB Rana22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Tourism and Civil AviationChakra Prasad Bastola22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for FinanceRam Sharan Mahat22 September 199531 July 1996
Minister for Foreign AffairsPrakash Chandra Lohani22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Construction and TransportationBijay Kumar Gachhadar22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for HealthArjun Narasingha K.C.22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for CommerceFateh Singh Tharu12 September 19958 January 1997
Minister for Law and JusticeBhim Bahadur Tamang22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsKamal Thapa12 September 199522 September 1995
Minister for Local Development22 September 199511 December 1996
Minister for SuppliesGajendra Narayan Singh12 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Land Reform and ManagementBudhhiman Tamang22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Women and Social WelfareLila Koirala13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for Youth, Sports and CultureBal Bahadur K.C.13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for General AdministrationBimalendra Nidhi13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for Population and EnvironmentPrakash Man Singh13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for Parliamentary AffairsNarahari Acharya13 December 199510 March 1997
Ministers of State
Minister of State for Local DevelopmentRam Krishna Acharya22 September 199510 June 1996
Minister of State without portfolioSharat Singh Bhandari13 December 199510 June 1996
Assistant Ministers
Assistant Minister for Housing and Physical PlanningShanti Shamsher Rana22 September 199510 June 1996
Assistant Minister for Land Reform and ManagementPrem Bahadur Bhandari22 September 199510 June 1996
Assistant Minister for AgricultureMahendra Raya22 September 199510 June 1996
Assistant Minister for Water SupplySarbendra Nath Shukla22 September 199510 June 1996
Assistant Minister for CommerceRajiv Parajuli22 September 199510 June 1996
Assistant Minister for FinanceChin Kaji Shrestha13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for IndustryGopalji Jung Shahi13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for EducationHasta Bahadur Malla13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for Home AffairsDipak Prakash Baskota13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for Construction and TransportationGanesh Bahadur Khadka13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for Population and EnvironmentChhabi Prasad Devkota13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for Women and Social WelfareDuryodhan Chaudhary13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for Information and CommunicationsRam Chandra Prasad Kuswaha13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for HealthSuresh Chandra Das13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for Forests and Soil ConservationMin Bahadur Khatri13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for Youth, Sports and CulturePalten Gurung13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for LabourJyotendra Mohan Chaudhary22 September 199510 March 1997

June 1996–January 1997

PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft office
Prime Minister of NepalMinister for Palace AffairsMinister for DefenceSher Bahadur Deuba12 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for LabourBal Bahadur Rai22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Youth, Sports and CultureSheikh Idrish22 September 199526 November 1996
Minister for AgriculturePadma Sundar Lawati22 September 199527 November 1996[7]
Minister for IndustryDundiraj Shastri12 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Information and CommunicationsChiranjibi Wagle22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Housing and Physical PlanningBalaram Gharti Magar22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Home AffairsKhum Bahadur Khadka22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for EducationGovinda Raj Joshi22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Water SupplyPashupati SJB Rana22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Tourism and Civil AviationChakra Prasad Bastola22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for FinanceRam Sharan Mahat22 September 199531 July 1996[8]
17 October 1996[9] 10 March 1997
Minister for Foreign AffairsPrakash Chandra Lohani22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Construction and TransportationBijay Kumar Gachhadar22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for HealthArjun Narasingha K.C.22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for CommerceFateh Singh Tharu12 September 19958 January 1997
Minister for Law and JusticeBhim Bahadur Tamang22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Local DevelopmentKamal Thapa22 September 199511 December 1996[10]
Minister for SuppliesGajendra Narayan Singh12 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Land Reform and ManagementBudhhiman Tamang22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Women and Social WelfareLila Koirala13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for Youth, Sports and CultureBal Bahadur K.C.13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for General AdministrationBimalendra Nidhi13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for Population and EnvironmentPrakash Man Singh13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for Parliamentary AffairsNarahari Acharya13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for Science and TechnologyRam Krishna Acharya10 June 199623 December 1996[11]
Minister without portfolioSharat Singh Bhandari10 June 199610 March 1997
Ministers of State
Minister of State for AgriculturePrem Bahadur Bhandari10 June 199623 December 1996
Minister of State for Housing and Physical PlanningShanti Shamsher Rana10 June 19968 January 1997
Minister of State for Land Reform and ManagementMahendra Raya10 June 19968 January 1997
Minister of State for Water SupplySarbendra Nath Shukla10 June 199617 December 1996[12]
Minister of State for Local DevelopmentRajiv Parajuli10 June 199623 December 1996
Assistant Ministers
Assistant Minister for Housing and Physical PlanningBishnu Bikram Thapa10 June 199623 December 1996
Assistant Minister for CommerceKhobhari Raya10 June 19968 January 1997
Assistant Minister for FinanceChin Kaji Shrestha13 December 19958 January 1997
Assistant Minister for IndustryGopalji Jung Shahi13 December 19958 January 1997
Assistant Minister for EducationHasta Bahadur Malla13 December 19958 January 1997
Assistant Minister for Home AffairsDipak Prakash Baskota13 December 19958 January 1997
Assistant Minister for Construction and TransportationGanesh Bahadur Khadka13 December 19958 January 1997
Assistant Minister for Population and EnvironmentChhabi Prasad Devkota13 December 19958 January 1997
Assistant Minister for Women and Social WelfareDuryodhan Chaudhary13 December 19958 January 1997
Assistant Minister for Information and CommunicationsRam Chandra Prasad Kuswaha13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for HealthSuresh Chandra Das13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for Forests and Soil ConservationMin Bahadur Khatri13 December 19958 January 1997
Assistant Minister for Youth, Sports and CulturePalten Gurung13 December 19958 January 1997
Assistant Minister for LabourJyotendra Mohan Chaudhary22 September 19958 January 1997
Assistant Minister for SuppliesAnish Ansari199517 December 1996

January 1997–March 1997

PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft office
Prime Minister of NepalMinister for Palace AffairsMinister for DefenceSher Bahadur Deuba12 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for LabourBal Bahadur Rai22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for IndustryDundiraj Shastri12 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Information and CommunicationsChiranjibi Wagle22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Settlement and Physical PlanningBalaram Gharti Magar22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Home AffairsKhum Bahadur Khadka22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for EducationGovinda Raj Joshi22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Water SupplyPashupati SJB Rana22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Tourism and Civil AviationChakra Prasad Bastola22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for FinanceRam Sharan Mahat17 October 199610 March 1997
Minister for Foreign AffairsPrakash Chandra Lohani22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Construction and TransportationBijay Kumar Gachhadar22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for HealthArjun Narasingha K.C.22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for AgricultureFateh Singh Tharu8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister for Law and JusticeBhim Bahadur Tamang22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Local DevelopmentKamal Thapa8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister for SuppliesGajendra Narayan Singh12 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Land Reform and ManagementBudhhiman Tamang22 September 199510 March 1997
Minister for Science and Technology8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister for Women and Social WelfareLila Koirala13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for Youth, Sports and CultureBal Bahadur K.C.13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for General AdministrationBimalendra Nidhi13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for Population and EnvironmentPrakash Man Singh13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for Parliamentary AffairsNarahari Acharya13 December 199510 March 1997
Minister for CommerceRam Krishna Acharya8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister without portfolioSharat Singh Bhandari10 June 199610 March 1997
Minister for Forests and Soil ConservationMoti Prasad Pahadi8 January 199710 March 1997
Ministers of State
Minister of State for Water SupplyShanti Shamsher Rana8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister of State for AgriculturePrem Bahadur Bhandari8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister of State for Land Reform and ManagementMahendra Raya10 June 199610 March 1997
Minister of State for Local DevelopmentRajiv Parajuli8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister of State FinanceChin Kaji Shrestha8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister of State IndustryGopalji Jung Shahi8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister of State EducationHasta Bahadur Malla8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister of State Home AffairsDipak Prakash Baskota8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister of State Population and EnvironmentChhabi Prasad Devkota8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister of State Tourism and Civil AviationPalten Gurung8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister of State LabourAnish Ansari8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister of State CommerceBishnu Bikram Thapa8 January 199710 March 1997
Minister of State for Forests and Soil ConservationBhakta Bahadur Rokaya8 January 199710 March 1997
Assistant Ministers
Assistant Minister for Construction and TransportationGanesh Bahadur Khadka13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for SuppliesDuryodhan Chaudhary8 January 199710 March 1997
Assistant Minister for Information and CommunicationsRam Chandra Prasad Kuswaha13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for HealthSuresh Chandra Das13 December 199510 March 1997
Assistant Minister for General AdministrationMin Bahadur Khatri8 January 199710 March 1997
Assistant Minister for Youth, Sports and CultureJyotendra Mohan Chaudhary8 January 199710 March 1997
Assistant Minister for Science and TechnologyMirza Dilshad Beg8 January 199729 June 1998
Assistant Minister for Women and Social WelfareNaresh Bahadur Singh8 January 199710 March 1997

Notes and References

  1. शेरबहादूरको सिफारिशमा मन्त्रीपरिषद् गठन गरी कार्य बिभाजन गरेको . Council of Ministers formed and portfolios assigned on Sher Bahadur's recommendation . 12 September 1995 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
  2. शेरबहादूर देउवालाई प्रधानमन्त्री पदमा नियूक्त गरेको . Sher Bahadur Deuba appointed as prime minister . 11 September 1995 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
  3. प्रधानमन्त्रीको सिपारीसमा हेरफेर र कार्य बिभाजन गरेको . Reshuffle and portfolio assignment on the recommendation of the prime minister . 22 September 1995 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
  4. राज्य मन्त्री र सहायक मन्त्रीको कार्य बिभाजन गरेको . Portfolio assigned to State minister and Assistant minister . 13 December 1995 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
  5. प्रधान मन्त्रीको सिफारीसमा हेरफेर र कार्य बिभाजन समेत गरेको . Reshuffle and portfolio assignment on the recommendation of the prime minister . 10 June 1996 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
  6. श्री ५ महाराजधिराजका प्रमूख सचिवालय राजदरबारको बिज्ञप्ति . Notice from the Central Secretariat of the Royal Palace . 8 January 1997 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
  7. कृषि मन्त्री पद्मसुन्दर लावतीले आफ्नो पदबाट राजीनामा स्वीकृत गरेको . Agriculture minister Padma Sundar Lawati's resignation accepted . 27 November 1996 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
  8. डा रामवरण महतले आफ्नो पदबाट स्वीकृत गरेको . Dr Ram Sharan Mahat's resignation accpeted . 31 July 1996 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
  9. डा रामवरण महतललाई मन्त्री पदमा अर्थ मन्त्रालयको कार्यभार सम्हाल्न तोकेको . Dr Ram Sharan Mahat appointed as minister for the ministry of finance . 17 October 1996 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
  10. स्थानिय बिकास मन्त्रालयको कार्यभार शेरबहादुर देउवाले सम्हाल्नू भएको . Sher Bahadur Deuba taking over the work of Ministry of Local Development . 11 December 1996 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
  11. प्रबिधि मन्त्रालयको कार्यभार शेरबहादूर देउवाले सम्हाल्नू भएको . Sher Bahadur Deuba taking over the responsibility of the ministry of Technology . 23 December 1996 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.
  12. आपूर्ती मन्त्री अनिल अन्सारीले आफ्नो पदबाट राजिनामा स्वीकृत गरेको . Supplies assistant minister Anis Ansari's resignation accepted . 17 December 1996 . Nepal Gazette . Nepali.

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