Sher Bahadur Tamang Explained

Sher Bahadur Tamang
Native Name:शेरबहादुर तामाङ
Office:Minister of Health and Population
Term Start:4 June 2021
Term End:22 June 2021
President:Bidya Devi Bhandari
Primeminister:KP Sharma Oli
Predecessor:Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal
Office1:Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Term Start1:16 March 2018
Term End1:24 July 2018[| president1 = [[Bidya Devi Bhandari]]| primeminister1 = KP Sharma Oli| predecessor1 = | office2 = Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha| term_start2 = 4 March 2018| predecessor2 = Agni Prasad Sapkota| constituency2 = Sindhupalchok 2| office3 = Member of Constituent Assembly| term_start3 = 21 January 2014| term_end3 = 14 October 2017| predecessor3 = Dawa Tama| successor3 = Constituency abolished| constituency3 = Sindhupalchok 3| birth_date = 28 March 1969[1] | party = CPN UML| spouse = Usha Kala Rai| nationality = Nepalese| otherparty = | term_end2 = 18 September 2022

Sher Bahadur Tamang (Nepali: शेर बहादुर तामाङ) is a Nepalese politician and was Minister of Health and Population of Government of Nepal.[2] He also served as a Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs under First Oli cabinet. He is a member of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. He won the Sindhupalchowk - 2 seat in Nepalese legislative elections of 2017 as part of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).[3] [4]

In July 2018, Tamang gave a controversial remark about female Nepali students studying for their MBBS in Bangladesh, stating they were "bound to compromise their honour to claim their certificates." He publicly apologized, but after facing pressure from his party, resigned from his post.[5] [6]

Political appointments and elections

In 2040 BS, Tamang became the District Committee Chairperson of ANNFSU, a student organization of CPN UML. In 2054 BS, he became the District Committee Secretary of CPN UML, and in 2059 BS, he was a member of Bagmati Zonal of CPN UML. He was elected as a member of the Constituent Assembly from Sindhupalchowk-3 in 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly and elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Sindhupalchok-2 in 2074 BS.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका . Federal Parliament Secretariat . 2021 . Nepal . 270 . ne . Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet.
  2. Web site: मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ). 2021-06-22. मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ). en.
  3. Web site: MyRepublica :: Election Special. MyRepublica.com. 2 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members. Nepalnews.com. 2 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213320/http://election.nepalnews.com/elected.htm. 14 July 2014.
  5. News: July 25, 2018. Nepal minister resigns after controversial remarks on Nepali girls studying in Bangladesh. bdnews24.com. July 25, 2018.
  6. News: July 24, 2018. Law Minister Tamang calls it quits after controversial remarks. The Kathmandu Post. July 25, 2018.