| Cabinet Name: | Khanal cabinet |
| Jurisdiction: | Nepal |
| Cabinet Type: | Cabinet |
| Flag: | Flag_of_Nepal.svg |
| Date Formed: | 6 February 2011 |
| Date Dissolved: | 29 August 2011 |
| Government Head: | Jhala Nath Khanal |
| Deputy Government Head: | Upendra Yadav, Krishna Bahadur Mahara |
| State Head: | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Political Party: | Major parties Communist Party of Nepal (UML) Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Minor party Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum |
| Opposition Party: | Nepali Congress |
| Opposition Leader: | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Election: | 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly Election |
| Legislature Term: | 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly |
| Previous: | Madhav Nepal Cabinet |
| Successor: | Bhattarai Cabinet |
On 6 February 2011, Jhala Nath Khanal of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) was elected the new Prime Minister of Nepal, after his predecessor Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned as the head of the government seven months before in June 2010.[1] [2] While many Nepalese thought that this would bring stability to the country, differences with the coalition partner, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) led to only three ministers being sworn in along the Prime Minister on 6 February 2011.[3]
On 4 May 2011, the two main coalition parties came to an agreement to form the final council of ministers. As per demand of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the party received the portfolio of the Home Ministry, which the opposition party Nepali Congress saw critically, as this would make them oversee the police of Nepal that had been the worst victims of Maoist attacks during the Nepalese Civil War.[4]
| Rank | Portfolio[5] [6] | Minister | Party | Assumed office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prime Minister of Nepal | Jhala Nath Khanal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 6 February 2011 | 29 August 2011 | |
| 2 | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs | Upendra Yadav | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | 4 May 2011 | ||
| 3 | Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Home Affairs | Krishna Bahadur Mahara | UCPN (Maoist) | 4 May 2011 | ||
| Minister for Home Affairs | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 6 February 2011 | 4 May 2011 | ||
| 6 | Minister for Information and Communication | Agni Sapkota | UCPN (Maoist) | 4 May 2011 | ||
| 4 | Finance Minister | Mohan Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 6 February 2011 | ||
| 5 | Minister for Defense | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |||
| 6 | Minister for Law and Constitutional Affairs | Prabhu Sah | UCPN (Maoist) | 4 May 2011 | ||
| 7 | Minister for Commerce and Supplies | Mahendra Paswan | UCPN (Maoist) | 4 May 2011 | ||
| 8 | Minister for Land Reform and Management | Ram Charan Chaudhary | UCPN (Maoist) | 4 May 2011 | ||
| 9 | Minister for Youth and Sports | Hit Bahadur Tamang | UCPN (Maoist) | 4 May 2011 | ||
| 10 | Minister for Education | Gangadhar Tuladhar | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 6 February 2011 | ||
| 11 | Minister for General Administration | Yuvraj Karki | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 13 February 2011 | ||
| 12 | Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation | Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma | UCPN (Maoist) | 4 May 2011 | ||
| 13 | Minister for Health and Population | Shakti Bahadur Basnet | UCPN (Maoist) | 4 May 2011 | ||
| 14 | Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 13 February 2011 | ||
| 15 | Minister for Peace and Reconstruction | Barsaman Pun | UCPN (Maoist) | 13 February 2011 | April 2011[7] | |
| Biswanath Shah | UCPN (Maoist) | 4 May 2011 | ||||
| 16 | Minister for Local Development | Urmila Aryal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 13 February 2011 | ||
| 17 | Minister for Energy | Gokarna Bista | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 13 February 2011 | ||
| 18 | Minister for Irrigation | Raghubir Mahaseth | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 13 February 2011 | ||
| 19 | Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare | Jayapuri Gharti Magar | UCPN (Maoist) | 4 May 2011 |