The vice president of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको उपराष्ट्रपति, Nēpālako uparāṣṭrapati) is the deputy to the president of Nepal. The position was created when the Nepalese monarchy was abolished in May 2008. The current vice-president of Nepal is Ram Sahaya Yadav. The vice president is to be formally addressed as 'His Excellency'.[1]
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Type | Deputy to the Head of state |
| Appointer | Indirect election |
| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Parmanand Jha |
| Formation | 28 May 2008 |
History
editUnder the interim constitution adopted in January 2007, all powers of governance were removed from the King of Nepal, and the Nepalese Constituent Assembly elected in the 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election was to decide in its first meeting whether to continue the monarchy or to declare a republic.[2] On 28 May 2008 the Assembly had voted to abolish the monarchy.[3]
The Fifth Amendment to the Interim Constitution established that the president, vice-president, prime minister and Constituent Assembly chairman and vice-chairman would all be elected on the basis of a "political understanding". However, if one were not forthcoming, they could be elected by a simple majority.
The first election was the 2008 Nepalese presidential election. The parties failed to agree on candidates for president or vice president, so an election took place. Parmananda Jha of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum was elected with the support of the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
List of vice presidents
edit| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Elected | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parmanand Jha (born 1946) |
2008 2011 |
23 July 2008 | 31 October 2015 | Ram Baran Yadav | |
| 2 | Nanda Kishor Pun (born 1966) |
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2015 2018 |
31 October 2015 | 20 March 2023 | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| 3 | Ram Sahaya Yadav (born 1971) |
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2023 | 20 March 2023 | Incumbent | Ram Chandra Paudel |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ eKantipur.com – Nepal's No.1 News Portal
- ^ See Clause 159 of the interim constitution
- ^ Nepal becomes a federal democratic republic Archived 2016-01-17 at the Wayback Machine, Nepalnews.com, 2008-05-28, accessed on 2008-07-20