Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Nepal) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Nativename:कानून, न्याय तथा संसदीय मामिला मन्त्रालय
Formed:1950
Jurisdiction:Government of Nepal
Headquarters:Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Minister1 Name:Ajay Chaurasiya
Minister1 Pfo:Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Nepali: कानून, न्याय तथा संसदीय मामिला मन्त्रालय) is a governmental body of Nepal dealing with the management of the judicial administration, legal affairs and legislative activities.[1] The minister is one of the most-senior officers in the Federal Cabinet.

History

The Department of Law (कानून विभाग) was established in 1950 before being developed into a ministry in 1956. Two years later, the ministry's portfolio was adjusted for the first time, making it the Ministry of Government and Law (कानून तथा संसदीय प्रबन्ध मन्त्रालय). In 1961, it was again renamed to the Ministry of Law and Justice (कानून तथा न्याय मन्त्रालय). The term Parliamentary Affairs was added and dropped several times throughout the history of the ministry.[2]

Ministers of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Former and Current)

Ministers of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

Some individuals were known as the Minister of Law, Power and Irrigation, Minister of Home and Law, Minister of State for Law and Justice or the Minister of Agriculture, Law and Justice.

!Name!Assumed office!Left office
Suryanath Das Yadav[3] 19531954
Bhadrakali Mishra19541955
Ananda Shamsher19551956
Aniruddha Prasad Singh19561957
Damar Bahadur Singh19571958
Ranadhir Subba19581959
Surya Prasad Upadhyaya[4] 19591960
Aniruddha Prasad Singh[5] 19601962
Surya Bahadur Thapa19631964
Bhuwan Lai Pradham[6] 19651966
Surendra Bahadur Basnyat[7] 19671968
Basudev Prasad Dhungana[8] [9] [10] 19681970
Shambhu Prasad Gewali[11] [12] 19711972
Rabindra Nath Sharma[13] 19731974
Hom Bahadur Shrestha[14] 19741978
S.J.B. Rana Damador19791979
Marich Man Singh[15] 19801980
Nain Bahadar Swanr[16] 19801981
Teodato Hunguana[17] 19821983
Bakhan Singh Gurung[18] 19831984
Radhye Shyam Kamaro[19] 19841986
Hari Narayan Rajauriya[20] [21] [22] 19871988
Badri Prasad Mandal[23] [24] 19891990
Nilamber Acharya[25] 19901990
Tara Bhat[26] [27] 19901991
Maheshwar Prasad Singh[28] [29] [30] 19921994
Subash Chandra Nemwang[31] 19951996
Bhim Bahadur Tamang[32] 19961997
Surya Bahadur Thapa19971998
Siddhi Raj Ojha[33] 19981999
Taranath Ranabhat[34] [35] [36] 19991999
Mahanth Thakur[37] 20002002
Hari Bahadur Basnet20032004
Dharma Bahapur Thapa[38] 20042006
Narendra Bikram Nembang[39] [40] 20062008
Dev Gurung[41] 20082009
Prem Bahadur Singh[42] 20092010
Krishna Bahadur Mahara[43] 20112011
Prabhu Shah20112011
Hridayesh Tripathi20112013
Hari Prasad Neupane20132014

Ministers of Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs (since 2013)

The minister's responsibility is to render opinions on, and to formulate and examine draft of, Bills, Ordinance, Rules and Formation Order, to render necessary opinions as required by the Government of Nepal on national and international legal disputes, to perform acts relating to unification and codification of laws, research, review, reform of Nepal law, international law, judicial system and administration of justice.[44] [45]

Name Party Assumed officeLeft office
1Narahari Acharya[46] 25 February 2014 c. 12 October 2015
2Agni Kharel[47] 12 October 2015 14 August 2016
3Ajaya Shankar Nayak[48] 14 August 2016 31 May 2017
4Yagya Bahadur Thapa[49] 26 July 2017 15 February 2018
5Sher Bahadur Tamang[50] Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)16 March 2018 17 May 2018
Nepal Communist Party17 May 201824 July 2018[51]
6Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal[52] 3 August 201820 November 2019
7Upendra Yadav[53] 25 November 201924 December 2019[54]
8Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal[55] 10 January 2020 17 February 2020
9Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe[56] 17 February 202025 December 2020
10Lila Nath Shrestha25 December 20208 March 2021
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)8 March 202112 July 2021
11Gyanendra Bahadur KarkiNepali Congress13 July 20218 October 2021
12Dilendra Prasad Badu8 October 20217 April 2022
13Gobinda Prasad Sharma (Koirala)Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)7 April 20229 October 2022
14Dhruba Bahadur PradhanRastriya Prajatantra Party17 January 202325 February 2023
15Dhanraj GurungNepali Congress3 May 2023[57] [58]
16Padam GiriCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)4 March 2024Incumbent

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: मन्त्रालयको परिचय. Government of Nepal. 30 October 2017. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20181008163612/http://www.moljpa.gov.np/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AF/. 8 October 2018. dead.
  3. Book: Democratic Innovations in Nepal: A Case Study of Political Acculturation. Joshi. Bhuwan Lal. Rose. Leo E.. 1966. University of California Press. en.
  4. Book: Pan-asia Newspaper Alliance, Hongkong. The Asia Whos Who 3rd Edition. 1960.
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  45. Web site: Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs . 2024-03-14 . Nepal Government Portal . en-US.
  46. Web site: Meet the new cabinet of ministers. Nepali Times. 1 October 2017.
  47. Web site: Oli takes oath in the name of people. The Himalayan Times. 1 November 2017.
  48. Web site: New ministers from CPN Maoist Centre sworn-in. The Himalayan Times. 1 October 2017.
  49. Web site: PM Deuba expands cabinet, inducts 19 new ministers . The Himalayan Times . 26 October 2017.
  50. Web site: PM Oli appoints 15 ministers. The Kathmandu Post. 1 April 2018. 17 March 2018.
  51. Web site: Law Minister Tamang calls it quits after controversial remarks . 3 August 2018 . The Kathmandu Post.
  52. Web site: Oli reshuffles Cabinet; Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal is new Law Minister. The Himalayan News. 3 August 2018. 6 August 2018.
  53. Web site: Yadav takes charge of new ministry . The Himalayan Times . 26 May 2020 . November 26, 2019.
  54. Web site: Samajbadi Party pulls out of government, Upendra Yadav resigns . The Kathmandu Post . 26 May 2020 . 24 December 2019.
  55. Web site: Minister Dhakal, Baskota get responsibility of two more ministries. 2020-01-11. The Himalayan Times. en-US. 2020-02-05.
  56. Web site: Newly appointed Law Minister Shivamaya Tumbahangphe takes oath of office. 2020-02-17. The Himalayan Times. en-US. 2020-02-17.
  57. Web site: Padam Giri, Hit Bahadur Tamang, DP Aryal sworn in as ministers . 2024-03-14 . Setopati.
  58. Web site: Padam Giri as Law Minister from UML, Damodar Bhandari in industry . 2024-03-14 . English.MakaluKhabar.com . en-US.

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