Girija Prasad Koirala interim cabinet

The Girija Prasad Koirala interim cabinet was formed on 1 April 2007.[1] The interim cabinet was formed as a national unity government which included the former Maoist rebels.[2][3]

Girija Prasad Koirala interim cabinet

Cabinet of Nepal
April 2007–October 2007
Date formed1 April 2007 (2007-04-01)
Date dissolved18 August 2008 (2008-08-18)
People and organisations
MonarchKing Gyanendra
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Total no. of members24 appointments
Member party
Status in legislatureNational unity government
History
Legislature term2006–2008
PredecessorFifth G.P. Koirala cabinet
SuccessorFirst Dahal cabinet

The cabinet was dissolved on 18 August 2008 following the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, following which Pushpa Kamal Dahal was appointed prime minister.

Cabinet

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Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office
Prime Minister of Nepal
Minister for Defence
Girija Prasad Koirala Nepali Congress 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Peace and Reconstruction
Ram Chandra Poudel Nepali Congress 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Foreign Affairs Sahana Pradhan CPN (UML) 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Information and Communications Krishna Bahadur Mahara CPN (Maoist) 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Education and Sports Pradeep Nepal CPN (UML) 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Population and Environment Mahantha Thakur Nepali Congress 1 April 2007 10 December 2007[4]
Minister for Finance Ram Sharan Mahat Nepali Congress 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Narendra Bikram Nembang Nepali Congress 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Home Affairs Krishna Prasad Sitaula Nepali Congress 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies 30 September 2007[5] 18 August 2008
Minister for Local Development Dev Prasad Gurung CPN (Maoist) 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Rajendra Mahato Sadbhavana (Anandidevi) 1 April 2007 30 September 2007[5]
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prithvi Subba Gurung CPN (UML) 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation Matrika Prasad Yadav CPN (Maoist) 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Chhabilal Bishwakarma CPN (UML) 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Physical Planning and Construction Hisila Yami CPN (Maoist) 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Land Reform and Management Jagat Bahadur Bogati United Left Front 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma CPN (Maoist) 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister for Health Giriraj Mani Pokharel Janamorcha 29 April 2007[6] 18 August 2008
Ministers of State
Minister of State for Labour and Transportation Management Ramesh Lekhak Nepali Congress 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister of State for Water Supply Gyanendra Bahadur Karki Nepali Congress 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister of State for General Administration Ram Chandra Yadav CPN (UML) 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister of State for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Indra Bahadur Gurung Nepali Congress 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister of State for Education and Sports Mohan Singh Rathore CPN (UML) 1 April 2007 18 August 2008
Minister of State for Health Shashi Shrestha Janamorcha 19 August 2007[7] 18 August 2008

References

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  1. ^ श्री गिरिजा प्रसाद कोइराला प्रधानमन्त्रीको पदबाट लिखित राजीनामा दिएको वारे [Girila Prasad Koirala submits a resignation letter from the post of prime minister] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 1 April 2007.
  2. ^ "Nepal Maoists to join government". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  3. ^ प्रधानमन्त्री श्री गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइरालाको अध्यक्षतामा कार्यविभाजन गरिएको [Portfolio assigned under the chairmanship of Girija Prasad Koirala] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 1 April 2007.
  4. ^ "Nepal Timeline Year 2007". www.satp.org. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  5. ^ a b कृष्णप्रसाद सिटैांलाले कार्यभार सम्हाल्नू भएको [Krishna Prasad Sitaula to take responsibility] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 30 September 2007.
  6. ^ जनसंख्या मन्त्रालयको कार्यभार गिरिराजमणी पोखरेलले सम्हाल्नु भएको [Giriraj Mani Pokharel to take responsibility of Ministry of Population] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 29 April 2007.
  7. ^ शशि श्रेष्ठको राज्यमन्त्री पदमा नियुक्ति [Shashi Shrestha appointed as Minister of State] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 19 August 2007.