Cabinet Name: | 2017 Deuba cabinet |
Jurisdiction: | Nepal |
Flag: | Flag_of_Nepal.svg |
Incumbent: | 2017-2018 |
Date Formed: | 7 June 2017 |
Date Dissolved: | 15 February 2018 |
Government Head: | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
Deputy Government Head: | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar Gopal Man Shrestha |
State Head: | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
Political Party: | Nepali Congress Minor parties Nepal Loktantrik Forum Rastriya Prajatantra Party (from 17 October 2017) Former members Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (until 17 October 2017) |
Election: | 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election |
Legislature Term: | 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly |
Previous: | Second Dahal cabinet |
Successor: | Second Oli cabinet |
On 7 June 2017, Sher Bahadur Deuba got elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal and therefore formed the new Governmental Cabinet of Nepal Deuba's candidacy was supported by the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal, the Nepal Loktantrik Forum, the Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal and several small parties represented in the Nepalese Parliament after a power-sharing deal with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), who also supported Deuba's candidacy.[1] After being sworn in, Deuba formed a new government in a coalition with the parties that supported his election.[2] On 17 October 2017, in preparation for the Nepalese legislative election, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) decided to cooperate with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). For this, all of their ministers left the cabinet after Prime Minister Deuba was prepared to dismiss them.[3] [4]
Portfolio | Minister | Party | Assumed office | Left office |
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Prime Minister of Nepal and Minister for Peace and Reconstruction | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Nepali Congress | 7 June 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education | Gopal Man Shrestha | 7 June 2017 | 15 February 2018 | |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Federal Affairs and Local Development | 7 June 2017 | 15 February 2018 | ||
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs | 7 June 2017 | 17 October 2017[5] | ||
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy | 17 October 2017[6] | 14 February 2018[7] | ||
Minister of Energy | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 26 July 2017 | 17 October 2017 |
Minister of Industry | Nabindra Raj Joshi | Nepali Congress | 7 June 2017 | 11 September 2017 |
Sunil Bahadur Thapa[8] | 11 September 2017 | 14 February 2018 | ||
Minister of Home Affairs | 7 June 2017 | 17 October 2017 | ||
Minister of Finance | 7 June 2017 | 15 February 2018 | ||
Minister of Labour and Employment | Nepali Congress | 7 June 2017 | 15 February 2018 | |
Minister for Urban Development | Prabhu Sah | 7 June 2017 | 17 October 2017 | |
Dil Nath Giri | 17 October 2017 | 1 January 2018[9] | ||
Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Development | Asha Koirala | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 26 July 2017 | 17 October 2017 |
Brikam Bahadur Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 17 October 2017 | 15 February 2018 | |
Minister for Supplies | Shiva Kumar Mandal Kewat | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 26 July 2017 | 17 October 2017 |
Jayanta Chanda | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 17 October 2017 | 15 February 2018 | |
Minister for Health | Giri Rajmani Pokharel | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 26 July 2017 | 17 October 2017 |
Deepak Bohora[10] | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 17 October 2017 | 15 February 2018 | |
Minister of Defense | Bhimsen Das Pradhan | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation | Bir Bahadur Balayar | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Jitendra Narayan Dev | Nepal Loktantrik Forum | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister for Land Reform and Management | Gopal Dahit | Nepal Loktantrik Forum | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister for Information and Communications | Mohan Bahadur Basnet | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister for Agricultural Development | Ram Krishna Yadav | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation | Mahendra Yadav | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister for Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation | Ambika Basnet | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister of Commerce | Min Bahadur Bishwakarma | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister for Irrigation | Sanjay Kumar Gautam | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister for Youth and Sports | Rajendra Kumar KC | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister of Population and Environment | Mithila Chaudhari | Nepal Communist Party (United) | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister of General Administration | Tek Bahadur Basnet | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 26 July 2017 | 17 October 2017 |
Minister of Livestock Development | Santa Kumar Tharu | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 26 July 2017 | 17 October 2017 |
Minister of Forests and Soil Conservation | Bikram Pandey[11] | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 September 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
Minister of Science and Technology | Deepak Bohara | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 September 2017 | 15 February 2018 |