Leader of the Opposition (Nepal) explained

The Leader of the Opposition (Nepali: विपक्षी नेता) is an elected member of the House of Representatives, who leads the official opposition in the lower house of the federal parliament. The leader of the opposition is the parliamentary party leader of the political party with the largest number of seats in the house but not in government.[1] The position is currently held by Pushpa Kamal Dahal, after his government was ousted in July 2024.[2] [3]

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Incumbent:Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Incumbentsince:15 July 2024
Style:Leader of the Opposition
(informal)
The Right Honourable
(formal)
Termlength:While leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government

List

Party! Assumed office! Left office! colspan="2"
Prime Minister Term
1Mrigendra SJB RanaNRGP27 May 195915 December 1960Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala1st House of Representatives
2Man Mohan AdhikariCPN (UML)26 May 199130 November 1994Girija Prasad Koirala2nd House of Representatives
3Sher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress30 November 199412 September 1995Man Mohan Adhikari3rd House of Representatives
Man Mohan AdhikariCPN (UML)12 September 199512 March 1997Sher Bahadur Deuba
Sher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress12 March 19977 October 1997Lokendra Bahadur Chand
Man Mohan AdhikariCPN (UML)7 October 199715 April 1998Surya Bahadur Thapa
4Bam Dev GautamCPN (ML)15 April 199831 May 1999Girija Prasad Koirala
5Madhav Kumar NepalCPN (UML)31 May 199923 May 2002Krishna Prasad Bhattarai4th House of Representatives
Girija Prasad Koirala
Sher Bahadur Deuba
28 April 200618 August 2008Girija Prasad KoiralaInterim Legislature
6Girija Prasad KoiralaNepali Congress18 August 200825 May 2009Pushpa Kamal Dahal1st Constituent Assembly
7Pushpa Kamal DahalUCPN (Maoist)25 May 20096 February 2011Madhav Kumar Nepal
8Ram Chandra Paudel[4] Nepali Congress6 February 201114 March 2013Jhala Nath Khanal
Baburam Bhattarai
Pushpa Kamal DahalUCPN (Maoist)11 February 201411 October 2015Sushil Koirala2nd Constituent Assembly
9Sushil KoiralaNepali Congress11 October 20159 February 2016KP Sharma Oli
Sher Bahadur Deuba7 March 2016[5] 4 August 2016
10KP Sharma OliCPN (UML)4 August 201615 February 2018Pushpa Kamal DahalLegislature Parliament
Sher Bahadur Deuba
Sher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress15 February 201813 July 2021KP Sharma Oli5th House of Representatives
KP Sharma OliCPN (UML)13 July 202126 December 2022Sher Bahadur Deuba
Sher Bahadur Deuba[6] Nepali Congress26 December 202227 February 2023Pushpa Kamal Dahal6th House of Representatives
KP Sharma Oli[7] CPN (UML)27 February 20234 March 2024
Sher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress4 March 202415 July 2024
Pushpa Kamal DahalCPN (Maoist Centre)15 July 2024IncumbentKP Sharma Oli[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kamat . Ram Kumar . 2023-01-23 . Who is the leader of opposition in HoR? . 2024-05-12 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-07-12 . Nepal's prime minister loses a confidence vote forcing him to step down . 2024-07-14 . AP News . en.
  3. News: Sharma . Bhadra . Chutel . Lynsey . 2024-07-12 . Nepal’s Prime Minister Loses Confidence Vote, Adding to the Turmoil of Monsoon Season . 2024-07-14 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: Gurubacharya . Binaj . 2023-03-09 . Nepal elects new president amid political uncertainty . 2024-05-12 . AP News . en.
  5. Web site: Deuba is the new Nepali Congress President .
  6. Web site: NC recognised as main opposition party .
  7. Web site: UML pulls out of government .
  8. Web site: Oli becomes prime minister for fourth time, swearing-in today . 2024-07-15 . kathmandupost.com . English.

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