Minister of Health and Population (Nepal) explained

Post:Minister
Body:Health and Population
Insignia:Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg
Insigniasize:150px
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Nepal
Flag:Flag of Nepal.svg
Flagsize:100px
Flagcaption:Flag of Nepal
Incumbent:Pradip Paudel
Incumbentsince:15 July 2024
Department:Ministry of Health and Population
Style:Honourable
Member Of:Council of Ministers
Reports To:Prime Minister, Parliament
Seat:Singha Durbar, Nepal
Nominator:Prime Minister
Appointer:President
Termlength:No fixed term
Deputy:Minister of State for Health and Population

The Minister of Health and Population (Nepali: स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Health and Population.[1] [2] [3] One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility for overall policy formulation, planning, organisation and coordination of the health sector at national, province, district and community levels. The Minister is assisted by the Minister of State for Health and Population and the junior Deputy Minister of Health and Population.[4] [5]

The current minister is Pradip Paudel, who took office on 15 July 2024.[6]

List of former ministers

width=280px colspan="2"width=280px Namewidth=280px colspan="3"Took of officewidth=280px colspan="2"Prime Ministerwidth=280px Minister's Party
1Upendra Yadav
[7] [8] 		1 June 201820 November 2019KP Sharma OliFSFN
SPN
2Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal
[9] [10] 		20 November 201925 December 2020CPN (UML)
3Hridayesh Tripathi
[11] [12] 		25 December 20204 June 2021PPP
4Sher Bahadur Tamang
[13] [14] 		4 June 202122 June 2021CPN (UML)
5Krishna Gopal Shrestha
[15] [16] 		24 June 202112 July 2021
–Sher Bahadur Deuba
[17] [18] 		13 July 20218 October 2021Sher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress
6Birodh Khatiwada
[19] [20] 		8 October 202127 June 2022CPN (Unified Socialist)
7Bhawani Prasad Khapung
[21] [22] 		27 June 202226 December 2022
–Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[23] [24] 		26 December 202217 January 2023Puspha Kamal DahalCPN (Maoist Centre)
8Padam Giri
[25] [26] 		17 January 202327 February 2023CPN (UML)
–Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[27] [28] 		27 February 20233 May 2023CPN (Maoist Centre)
9Mohan Bahadur Basnet
[29] [30] 		3 May 20234 March 2024Nepali Congress
–Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[31] [32] 		4 March 202410 March 2024CPN (Maoist Centre)
10Upendra Yadav
[33] [34] 		10 March 202413 May 2024PSP-N
11Pradeep Yadav
[35] [36] 		13 May 20248 July 2024PSP
–Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[37] [38] 		8 July 202415 July 2024CPN (Maoist Centre)
12Pradip Paudel
[39] [40] 		15 July 2024IncumbentKP Sharma OliNepali Congress

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministry of Health and Population . 2024-04-24 . www.devex.com.
  2. Web site: स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्रालय . 2024-04-24 . स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्रालय.
  3. Web site: स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्रालय . 2024-04-24 . Online Khabar . en-US.
  4. Web site: Ghimire . Sandip . 2019-03-27 . Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) . 2024-04-24 . Nepal Government Portal . en-US.
  5. Web site: Welcome To Ministry of Health and Population . 23 April 2024 . Government of Nepal.
  6. Web site: Council of Ministers Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers . 2024-04-24 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Yadav appointed as Minister for Health, Raya as Minister for Urban Development . 2024-04-30 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  8. Web site: 2018-06-01 . Prime Minister expands his Cabinet, inducts two new ministers from Federal Socialist Forum Nepal - OnlineKhabar English News . 2024-04-30 . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Ghimire . Santosh . PM Oli reshuffles Cabinet (with list of new ministers) . 2024-04-30 . My Republica . en.
  10. Web site: Dhakal takes charge of new ministry . 2024-04-30 . thehimalayantimes.com.
  11. Web site: Newly appointed Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi takes oath of office . 2024-04-30 . thehimalayantimes.com.
  12. Web site: Tripathi take charge of new ministry . 2024-04-30 . My Republica . en.
  13. Web site: ONLINE . THT . 2021-06-04 . All but four ministers replaced in Oli-cabinet, newly appointed ministers sworn-in . 2024-04-30 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  14. Web site: 2021-06-23 . Nepal's top court removes most of cabinet in blow to caretaker PM . 2024-04-30 . Reuters.
  15. Web site: Republica . Cabinet members assigned additional portfolios two days after Supreme Court dismissed 20 ministers . 2024-04-30 . My Republica . en.
  16. Web site: Prime Minister Oli assigns additional ministerial portfolios among current cabinet ministers . 2024-04-30 . रेडियो नेपाल . en-US.
  17. Web site: PM Deuba has take the responsibility of 22 ministries . 2024-04-30 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  18. Web site: PM Deuba has taken charge of 22 ministries . 2024-04-30 . thehimalayantimes.com.
  19. Web site: ONLINE . THT . 2021-10-08 . PM Deuba expands cabinet, new ministers take oath . 2024-04-30 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  20. Web site: President Bhandari administers oath of office to newly appointed ministers . 2024-04-30 . GorakhaPatra . en.
  21. Web site: Unified Socialist ministers replaced in Cabinet reshuffle . 2024-04-30 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  22. Web site: Republica . Newly-appointed CPN (Unified Socialist) ministers sworn in . 2024-04-30 . My Republica . en.
  23. Web site: Dahal sworn in as prime minister . 2024-04-30 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  24. Web site: Times . The Himalayan . 2022-12-27 . PM Dahal has taken charge of 19 ministries . 2024-04-30 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  25. Web site: KathmanduPati . 2023-01-17 . Newly appointed DPM, ministers sworn in . 2024-04-30 . KathmanduPati . en-US.
  26. Web site: Cabinet expanded: 12 new ministers, 3 state ministers sworn in . 2024-04-30 . epardafas.com . en-US.
  27. Web site: Service . Himalayan News . 2023-03-01 . Prime minister takes responsibility of eight more ministries . 2024-04-30 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  28. Web site: Republica . PM Dahal holding eight more ministries . 2024-04-30 . My Republica . en.
  29. Web site: Newly appointed ministers take oath of office and secrecy . 2024-04-30 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  30. Web site: Three newly appointed ministers take oath . 2024-04-30 . Nepal Press . en-US.
  31. Web site: मन्त्रिपरिषद् चार सदस्यीय, तर २२ वटै मन्त्रालयका मन्त्री प्रचण्ड . 2024-04-30 . Nepal Press . en-US.
  32. Web site: merolagani - प्रधानमन्त्री प्रचण्डले २२ वटै मन्त्रालयकाे जिम्मेवारी लिने, चार सदस्यीय मन्त्रीमण्डल बन्याे . 2024-04-30 . aichart.merolagani.com.
  33. Web site: Upendra Yadav sworn in as Deputy PM and Health Minister . 2024-04-24 . english.ratopati.com . Nepali.
  34. Web site: Samiti . Rastriya Samachar . 2024-03-10 . DPM Yadav assumes office . 2024-04-24 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  35. Web site: Janata Samajbadi Party joins government . 2024-05-13 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  36. Web site: Pradeep Yadav takes oath as Nepal’s Minister for Health and Population . 2024-05-13 . Khabarhub . en.
  37. Web site: Republica . JSP ministers' resignations accepted after 4 days, PM takes over 10 ministries . 2024-07-15 . My Republica . en.
  38. Web site: 2024-07-08 . JSP ministers resign after 4 days, PM takes over 10 ministries . 2024-07-15 . en-US.
  39. Web site: Republica . Here is the list of Oli-led Cabinet . 2024-07-15 . My Republica . en.
  40. Web site: Prime Minister Oli forms 22-member Cabinet . 2024-07-15 . kathmandupost.com . English.

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