Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens explained

Post:Minister
Body:Women, Children and Senior Citizens
Insignia:Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg
Insigniasize:150px
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Nepal
Flag:Flag of Nepal.svg
Flagsize:100px
Flagcaption:Flag of Nepal
Incumbent:Nawal Kishor Sah
Incumbentsince:15 July 2024
Department:Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens
Style:Honourable
Member Of:Council of Ministers
Reports To:Prime Minister, Parliament
Seat:Singha Durbar, Nepal
Nominator:Prime Minister
Appointer:President
Precursor:Minister of Labour, Employment, Women, Children and Social Security
Termlength:No fixed term

The Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens (Nepali: महिला, बालबालिका तथा ज्येष्ठ नागरिक मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens of the Government of Nepal.[1] [2] One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility to formulate policies for social and economic empowerment to promote the role of women, children, senior citizens and various sections of the society in the sustainable peace and development of the country.[3]

The current minister is Nawal Kishor Sah,[4] who took office on 15 July 2024.[5]

List of former ministers

width=280px colspan="2"width=280px Namewidth=280px colspan="3"Took of office width=280px colspan="2"Prime Ministerwidth=280px Minister's Party
1Tham Maya Thapa
[6] [7]
15 February 201820 November 2019KP Sharma OliCPN (UML)
NCP
2Parbat Gurung
[8] [9]
21 November 201914 October 2020
3Lilanath Shrestha
[10] [11]
14 October 202025 December 2020
4Julie Kumari Mahato
[12] [13] 		25 December 20204 June 2021CPN (UML)
5Chanda Chaudhary
[14] [15] 		4 June 202122 June 2021PSP–Nepal
6Lilanath Shrestha
[16] [17] 		24 June 202112 July 2021CPN (UML)
–Sher Bahadur Deuba
[18] [19] 		13 July 20218 October 2021Sher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress
7Uma Regmi
[20] [21] 		8 October 202126 December 2022
–Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[22] [23] 		26 December 202217 January 2023Puspha Kamal DahalCPN (Maoist Centre)
8Bhagwati Chaudhary
[24] [25]
17 January 202327 February 2023CPN (UML)
9Mahindra Ray Yadav
[26] [27] 		31 March 20237 May 2023NSP
10Surendra Raj Acharya
[28] [29] 		7 May 20234 March 2024Nepali Congress
–Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[30] [31] 		4 March 20246 March 2024CPN (MC)
11Bhagwati Chaudhary
[32] [33] 		6 March 20243 July 2024CPN (UML)
–Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[34] [35] 		4 July 202415 July 2024CPN (MC)
12Nawal Kishor Sah
[36] [37] 		15 July 2024IncumbentKP Sharma OliPSP

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen . 2024-04-18 . www.devex.com.
  2. Web site: Organizations under Ministry . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190331055614/http://www.mowcsc.gov.np/organizations-under-ministry . 31 March 2019 . 18 April 2024 . Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen.
  3. Web site: महिला, बालबालिका तथा ज्येष्ठ नागरिक मन्त्रालय . 2024-04-18 . महिला, बालबालिका तथा ज्येष्ठ नागरिक मन्त्रालय . en.
  4. Web site: Republica . Newly-appointed Minister for Women Sudi assumes office . 2024-07-16 . My Republica . en.
  5. Web site: Council of Ministers Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers . 2024-07-16 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Oli sworn in as new PM of Nepal, forms 3-member cabinet . 2024-04-18 . My Republica . en.
  7. Web site: 16 February 2018. PM Oli assumes Office . 2024-04-18 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  8. Web site: Adhikari . Priyanka . 2019-11-21 . Newly appointed ministers take oath . 2024-04-18 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  9. Web site: Ministers take oath of office . 2024-04-18 . GorakhaPatra . en.
  10. Web site: Sureis . 2020-10-15 . Three newly appointed ministers sworn-in . 2024-04-18 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  11. Web site: PM Oli expands, reshuffles Cabinet . 2024-04-18 . Setopati.
  12. Web site: Republica . President Bhandari administers oath of office and secrecy to newly-appointed ministers . 2024-04-18 . My Republica . en.
  13. Web site: Magazine . New Spolight . PM Oli Included Nine New Faces . 2024-04-18 . SpotlightNepal . en.
  14. News: प्रधानमन्त्रीद्वारा मन्त्रिपरिषद्‌मा हेरफेर, तीन जना उपप्रधानमन्त्री . 2024-04-18 . BBC News नेपाली . ne.
  15. Web site: मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ) . 2024-04-18 . Annapurna Post . Nepali.
  16. News: प्रधानमन्त्री ओलीद्वारा आठ मन्त्री र एक राज्यमन्त्री नियुक्त, मन्त्रिमण्डलमा जिम्मेवारी हेरफेर . 2024-04-18 . BBC News नेपाली . ne.
  17. Web site: 2021-06-23 . Nepal's top court removes most of cabinet in blow to caretaker PM . . 2024-04-18.
  18. Web site: PM Deuba has take the responsibility of 22 ministries . 2024-07-16 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  19. Web site: PM Deuba has taken charge of 22 ministries . 2024-07-16 . thehimalayantimes.com.
  20. Web site: 2021-10-08 . PM Deuba expands cabinet, new ministers take oath . 2024-04-18 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  21. Web site: Prime Minister Deuba expands his Council of Ministers . 2024-04-18 . Koshi Online . en.
  22. Web site: Dahal sworn in as prime minister . 2024-07-16 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  23. Web site: Times . The Himalayan . 2022-12-27 . PM Dahal has taken charge of 19 ministries . 2024-07-16 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  24. Web site: 2023-01-17 . Pushpa Kamal Dahal cabinet gets almost full shape. Here's the list - OnlineKhabar English News . 2024-04-18 . en-GB.
  25. Web site: Ghimire . Santosh . 2023-01-17 . Nepal's PM Prachanda inducts 15 new faces in Cabinet . 2024-04-18 . Indianarrative . en.
  26. Web site: Samiti . Rastriya Samachar . 2023-03-31 . Newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister and ministers sworn in . 2024-04-18 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  27. Web site: Newly appointed Minister Yadav assumes office . 2024-04-18 . nepalnews.com.
  28. Web site: Newly appointed minister Acharya sworn in . 2024-04-18 . Nepal Press . en-US.
  29. Web site: Surendra Acharya appointed women, children and senior citizens minister . 2024-04-18 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  30. Web site: मन्त्रिपरिषद् चार सदस्यीय, तर २२ वटै मन्त्रालयका मन्त्री प्रचण्ड . 2024-07-16 . Nepal Press . en-US.
  31. Web site: merolagani - प्रधानमन्त्री प्रचण्डले २२ वटै मन्त्रालयकाे जिम्मेवारी लिने, चार सदस्यीय मन्त्रीमण्डल बन्याे . 2024-07-16 . aichart.merolagani.com.
  32. Web site: Prime Minister Dahal expands Cabinet . 2024-04-18 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  33. Web site: 10 June 2020 . 16 new ministers sworn-in; cabinet expanded to 20 members . 2024-04-18 . en.nepalkhabar.com . en-gb.
  34. Web site: Prime Minister assigned additional portfolios . 2024-07-16 . Khabarhub . en.
  35. Web site: Prime Minister gets additional portfolios . 2024-07-16 . My Republica . en.
  36. Web site: Republica . Here is the list of Oli-led Cabinet . 2024-07-16 . My Republica . en.
  37. Web site: Prime Minister Oli forms 22-member Cabinet . 2024-07-16 . kathmandupost.com . English.

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