Third Dahal cabinet explained
The Dahal cabinet, 2022 or Third Dahal Cabinet was the former Government of Nepal, formed on 26 December 2022 after Pushpa Kamal Dahal was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Nepal by president Bidya Devi Bhandari, following the 2022 Nepalese general election.[1]
History
Dahal's claim for prime minister was supported by the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, People's Socialist Party, Nepal, Janamat Party and Nagarik Unmukti Party, alongside his own Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).[2] Prime Minister Dahal took his oath of office alongside three deputy prime ministers and four ministers on 26 December 2022.[3]
On 10 January 2023, Dahal won a motion of confidence with 268 out of 270 votes in the 275-member House of Representatives, where he was supported by the ruling coalition as well as the opposition Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) and the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal.[4]
The cabinet was then expanded to include one more deputy prime minister, 11 ministers and three state ministers on 17 January 2023.[5] [6]
Deputy prime minister and minister for Home Affairs, Rabi Lamichhane, was stripped from his position in the cabinet on 27 January 2023 after the Supreme Court ruled that Lamichhane did not follow due process to re-obtain his Nepali citizenship after renouncing his American citizenship, and thus, he was not a legal Nepali citizen.[7] Remaining ministers of the RSP resigned on 5 February after the party decided to call back its members from the cabinet while maintaining its support to the government.[8]
On 25 February 2023, all ministers from the RPP resigned from the government, with the party also withdrawing its support, after a new coalition of eight parties including Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), PSPN, CPN (US), Janamat Party, LSPN, NUP and Rastriya Janamorcha was formed with an agreement to support Nepali Congress' candidate in the upcoming presidential election.[9] [10] Shortly after, on 27 February, the CPN (UML) decided to quit government and withdraw its support as well, and its ministers resigned en-masse the same day.[11] [12]
On 20 March 2023, Dahal again secured a vote of confidence with 172 votes in his favor and 89 votes against out of the 262 members present in the 275-member lower house, where he was supported by the new eight-party ruling alliance as well as the RSP, with the CPN (UML) and RPP staying in opposition.[13] [14] [15]
Following lengthened talks for the apportionment of ministries within the ruling alliance, Prime Minister Dahal expanded the cabinet on 31 March to include members from the new coalition.[16] [17] [18] The power-sharing agreement between the ruling parties apportioned 8 ministries for Congress, 5 for CPN (Maoist Centre), 2-each for PSPN and CPN (US), and 1-each for Janamat, NUP, LSPN, NSP and an independent.[19] [20] Citing disagreement in portfolio division, Janamat Party exited the government a few hours before the cabinet expansion, while Nepali Congress put forward names for only four out of eight ministries allocated to them due to factional disagreements.[21] [22] The cabinet was expanded for an eighth time on 16 April 2023 to include an additional minister and a state minister.[23] The cabinet was yet again expanded on 3 and 7 May 2023 to include further four ministers from the Nepali Congress.[24] [25] The cabinet was again expanded on 24 May 2023 to include an additional minister and state minister from the PSPN, thus bringing it to the maximum number prescribed in the constitution.[26]
On 14 August 2023, Janamat Party rejoined the government when Aman Lal Modi of the CPN (Maoist Centre) was asked to resign as Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration and Janamat's Anita Devi Sah was appointed to the portfolio.[27] [28]
Final arrangement
Former arrangements
With NC as major Partner
Till 4 March 2024
| S.N. | Portfolio | Minister | Political party | Assumed office | Left office | Website |
|---|
| Cabinet ministers |
| 1. | Prime Minister of Nepal | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | | | 26 December 2022 | Incumbent | Official website |
| 2. | Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Defence | Purna Bahadur Khadka | | | 31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 3. | Deputy Prime Minister | Narayan Kaji Shrestha | | | 26 December 2022 | Incumbent | Official website |
| Minister for Home Affairs | 31 March 2023 |
| 4. | Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development | Beduram Bhusal | | | 31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 5. | Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Dhanraj Gurung | | | 3 May 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 6. | Minister for Education, Science and Technology | Ashok Rai | | | 31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 7. | Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security | Sharat Singh Bhandari | | | 31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 8. | Minister for Finance | Prakash Sharan Mahat | | | 31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 9. | Minister for Water Supply | Mahindra Ray Yadav | | | 31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 10. | Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | Shakti Bahadur Basnet | | | 31 March 2023 | Incumbent | Official website |
| 11. | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Narayan Prakash Saud | | | 16 April 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 12. | Minister for Communication and Information Technology | Rekha Sharma | | | 17 January 2023 | Incumbent | Official website |
| 13. | Minister for Health and Population | Mohan Bahadur Basnet | | | 3 May 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 14. | Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sudan Kirati | | | 17 January 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 15. | Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport | Prakash Jwala | | | 31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 16. | Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation | Ranjeeta Shrestha | | | 31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 17. | Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies | Ramesh Rijal | | | 31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 18. | Minister for Urban Development | Sita Gurung | | | 31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 19. | Minister for Youth and Sports | Dig Bahadur Limbu | | | 3 May 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 20. | Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen | Surendra Raj Acharya | | | 7 May 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 21. | Minister for Forests and Environment | Birendra Prasad Mahato | | | 24 May 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 22. | Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration | Anita Devi | | | 14 August 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| State ministers |
| 23. | Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sushila Sirpali Thakuri | | | 17 January 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 24. | Minister of State for Physical Infrastructure and Transport | Nanda Sharma | | | 16 April 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website |
| 25. | Minister of State for Education, Science and Technology | Pramila Kumari | | | 24 May 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Official website | |
Till 14 August 2023
| S.N. | Portfolio | Minister | Political party | Assumed office | Left office | Website |
|---|
| Cabinet ministers |
| 1. | Prime Minister of Nepal | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 2. | Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Defence | Purna Bahadur Khadka | | | 31 March 2023 | | Official website |
| 3. | Deputy Prime Minister | Narayan Kaji Shrestha | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| Minister for Home Affairs | 31 March 2023 |
| 4. | Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development | Beduram Bhusal | | | 31 March 2023 | | Official website |
| 5. | Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Dhanraj Gurung | | | 3 May 2023 | | Official website |
| 6. | Minister for Education, Science and Technology | Ashok Rai | | | 31 March 2023 | | Official website |
| 7. | Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security | Sharat Singh Bhandari | | | 31 March 2023 | | Official website |
| 8. | Minister for Finance | Prakash Sharan Mahat | | | 31 March 2023 | | Official website |
| 9. | Minister for Water Supply | Mahindra Ray Yadav | | | 31 March 2023 | | Official website |
| 10. | Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | Shakti Bahadur Basnet | | | 31 March 2023 | | Official website |
| 11. | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Narayan Prakash Saud | | | 16 April 2023 | | Official website |
| 12. | Minister for Communication and Information Technology | Rekha Sharma | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 13. | Minister for Health and Population | Mohan Bahadur Basnet | | | 3 May 2023 | | Official website |
| 14. | Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sudan Kirati | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 15. | Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration | Aman Lal Modi | | | 17 January 2023 | 14 August 2023 | Official website |
| 16. | Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport | Prakash Jwala | | | 31 March 2023 | | Official website |
| 17. | Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation | Ranjeeta Shrestha | | | 31 March 2023 | | Official website |
| 18. | Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies | Ramesh Rijal | | | 31 March 2023 | | Official website |
| 19. | Minister for Urban Development | Sita Gurung | | | 31 March 2023 | | Official website |
| 20. | Minister for Youth and Sports | Dig Bahadur Limbu | | | 3 May 2023 | | Official website |
| 21. | Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen | Surendra Raj Acharya | | | 7 May 2023 | | Official website |
| 22. | Minister for Forests and Environment | Birendra Prasad Mahato | | | 24 May 2023 | | Official website |
| State ministers |
| 23. | Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sushila Sirpali Thakuri | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 24. | Minister of State for Physical Infrastructure and Transport | Nanda Sharma | | | 16 April 2023 | | Official website |
| 25. | Minister of State for Education, Science and Technology | Pramila Kumari | | | 24 May 2023 | | Official website | |
Till 31 March 2023
With CPN (UML) as major Partner
Till 27 February 2023
Till 25 February 2023
Till 5 February 2023
| S.N. | Portfolio | Minister | Political party | Assumed office | Left office | Website |
|---|
| Cabinet ministers |
| 1. | Prime Minister of Nepal
| Pushpa Kamal Dahal | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 2. | Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Finance | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 3. | Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport | Narayan Kaji Shrestha | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 4. | Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 5. | Minister for Communication and Information Technology | Rekha Sharma | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 6. | Minister for Urban Development | Bikram Pandey | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 7. | Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development | Jwala Kumari Sah | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 8. | Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies | Damodar Bhandari | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 9. | Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation | Rajendra Kumar Rai | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 10. | Minister for Water Supply | Abdul Khan | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 11. | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Bimala Rai Paudyal | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 12. | Minister for Health and Population | Padam Giri | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 13. | Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen | Bhagwati Chaudhary | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 14. | Minister for Defence | Hari Prasad Upreti | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 15. | Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sudan Kirati | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 16. | Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration | Aman Lal Modi | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 17. | Minister for Education, Science and Technology | Shishir Khanal | | | 17 January 2023 | 5 February 2023 | Official website |
| 18. | Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security | Dol Prasad Aryal | | | 17 January 2023 | 5 February 2023 | Official website |
| 19. | Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| State ministers |
| 20. | Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sushila Sirpali Thakuri | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 21. | Minister of State for Health and Population | Toshima Karki | | | 17 January 2023 | 5 February 2023 | Official website |
| 22. | Minister of State for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | Deepak Bahadur Singh | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website | |
Till 27 January 2023
| S.N. | Portfolio | Minister | Political party | Assumed office | Left office | Website |
|---|
| Cabinet ministers |
| 1. | Prime Minister of Nepal
| Pushpa Kamal Dahal | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 2. | Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Finance | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 3. | Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport | Narayan Kaji Shrestha | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 4. | Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Home Affairs | Rabi Lamichhane | | | 26 December 2022 | 27 January 2023 | Official website |
| 5. | Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 6. | Minister for Communication and Information Technology | Rekha Sharma | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 7. | Minister for Urban Development | Bikram Pandey | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 8. | Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development | Jwala Kumari Sah | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 9. | Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies | Damodar Bhandari | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 10. | Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation | Rajendra Kumar Rai | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 11. | Minister for Water Supply | Abdul Khan | | | 26 December 2022 | | Official website |
| 12. | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Bimala Rai Paudyal | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 13. | Minister for Health and Population | Padam Giri | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 14. | Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen | Bhagwati Chaudhary | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 15. | Minister for Defence | Hari Prasad Upreti | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 16. | Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sudan Kirati | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 17. | Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration | Aman Lal Modi | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 18. | Minister for Education, Science and Technology | Shishir Khanal | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 19. | Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security | Dol Prasad Aryal | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 20. | Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| State ministers |
| 21. | Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sushila Sirpali Thakuri | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 22. | Minister of State for Health and Population | Toshima Karki | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website |
| 23. | Minister of State for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | Deepak Bahadur Singh | | | 17 January 2023 | | Official website | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Dahal sworn in as prime minister . 26 December 2022 . The Kathmandu Post . English.
- Web site: Oli, Dahal reach Sheetal Niwas to claim government leadership . 2023-02-11 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: Republica . PM Dahal forms eight-member cabinet including three deputy prime ministers . 2023-02-11 . My Republica . en.
- Web site: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal secures vote of confidence . 2023-02-11 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: Prime Minister Dahal expands Cabinet; inducts 12 ministers, three state ministers . 2023-01-17 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: Council of Ministers . 26 December 2022 . Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers . en-US.
- Web site: Court strips Lamichhane of all posts over citizenship . 2023-02-11 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: Samiti . Rastriya Samachar . 2023-02-05 . Rastriya Swatantra Party decides to quit govt . 2023-02-11 . The Himalayan Times . en.
- Web site: Rastriya Prajatantra Party exits government . 2023-02-28 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: Eight political parties to support Congress candidate in presidential election . 2023-02-28 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: UML pulls out of government . 2023-02-28 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: UML decides to quit Dahal-led government . 2023-02-28 . The Annapurna Express . en.
- Web site: Prime Minister Dahal secures vote of confidence for second time in three months . 2023-03-26 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: Nepal PM wins confidence vote in parliament . 2023-03-26 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: 2023-03-20 . Nepal's PM secures vote of confidence in Parliament . 2023-03-26 . The Independent . en.
- Web site: Dahal in a fix amid competing demands by coalition members . 2023-03-26 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: Dahal appoints eleven ministers amid disputes, Cabinet yet to get full shape . 2023-04-01 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: कांग्रेससहित नयाँ ५ दल समेटेर सातौं पटक मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तार . 2023-04-01 . ekantipur.com . ne.
- Web site: Setopati . सेतोपाटी संवाददाता . मन्त्रिपरिषद बिस्तारको तयारीमा प्रधानमन्त्री, कुन दललाई कति मन्त्रालय? . 2023-04-01 . Setopati . en-US.
- Web site: Ruling coalition homes in on a power-sharing deal . 2023-04-01 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: खानेपानीमन्त्री खानले दिए राजीनामा . 2023-04-01 . ekantipur.com . ne.
- Web site: कोइराला समूहले नाम नदिएपछि कांग्रेसबाट ४ मन्त्रीले शपथ लिँदै . 2023-04-01 . ekantipur.com . ne.
- Web site: Foreign Minister NP Saud takes oath of office and secrecy . 2023-04-18 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: Three new ministers appointed . 2023-05-05 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: Surendra Acharya appointed women, children and senior citizens minister . 2023-05-07 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: Two Janata Samajbadi lawmakers appointed ministers . 2023-05-24 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: Janamat Party rejoins Dahal government . 2023-08-25 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: Republica . Janamat party rejoins govt after four months . 2023-08-25 . My Republica . en.
