Regmi interim cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:2013 Regmi interim cabinet
Jurisdiction:Nepal
Flag:Flag_of_Nepal.svg
Date Formed:14 March 2013
Date Dissolved:11 February 2014
Government Head:Khil Raj Regmi
State Head:Ram Baran Yadav
Political Party:Independent
Previous:Bhattarai Cabinet
Successor:Koirala Cabinet

On 14 March 2013, former Chief Justice of Nepal Khil Raj Regmi was sworn in as the interim Prime Minister of Nepal after the major parties of Nepal agreed to let an Independent politician lead the government and prepare the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election.[1] [2] It was agreed that Regmi had to hand over the power to the new Government of Nepal which would emerge from the elections slated for 21 June 2013 with the amendment that Regmi would keep heading the government until the actual government would be sworn in.[3] Regmi appointed a technocratic Council of Ministers consisting of retired civil servants.[4]

Ministers

MinisterPortfolio[5] [6] [7] BackgroundAssumed officeLeft office
Khil Raj RegmiInterim Prime Minister
Minister for Defense
Minister for Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
14 March 201311 February 2014
Madhav GhimireHome Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs
14 March 201311 February 2014
Hari Prasad NeupaneMinister for Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly & Parliamentary Affairs
Minister for Labour and Employment
Secretary of Law14 March 201311 February 2014
Bidyadhar MallikMinister for Federal Affairs and Local Development
Minister for Health and Population
Finance Secretary and Financial Advisor to President Ram Baran Yadav18 March 201311 February 2014
Riddhibaba PradhanMinister for Women, Children, Social Welfare
Minister for Land Reform and Management
Secretary of Tourism18 March 201311 February 2014
Madhav PaudelMinister for General Administration
Minister for Information and Communications
Minister for Education
Secretary of Law18 March 201311 February 2014
Shankar Prasad KoiralaMinister for Finance
Minister for Industry
Minister for Commerce and Supply
Secretary of Energy18 March 201311 February 2014
Chhaviraj PantaMinister for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation
Minister for Urban Development
Secretary of Forests18 March 201311 February 2014
Tek Bahadur Thapa GhartiMinister for Agricultural Development
Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation
Secretary of Agriculture18 March 201311 February 2014
Ram Kumar ShresthaMinister for Youth and Sports
Minister for Peace and Reconstruction
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
Secretary of Local Development18 March 201311 February 2014
Umakant JhaMinister for Energy
Minister for Science, Technology and Environment
Minister for Irrigation
Secretary of Irrigation18 March 201311 February 2014

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chief justice to lead Nepal's interim government to elections. Reuters. 12 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi to be sworn-in as Nepal Prime Minister. NDTV. 12 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Nepal's chief justice takes oath as executive head. Deccan Herald. 12 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi to be sworn-in as Nepal Prime Minister. NDTV. 12 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Council of Ministers . Office of the Prime Minister . https://web.archive.org/web/20130622133018/http://www.opmcm.gov.np/en/council/ . 22 June 2013.
  6. Web site: Regmi expands Cabinet. Madheshvani. 12 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Regmi Cabinet Gets Full Shape With Eight New Ministers; SC Rules Regmi To Act Only As Chief Of Government Not Judiciary. Nepal24Hours. 12 November 2017.