Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development

The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development (Nepali: कृषि तथा पशुपन्छी विकास मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.[1][2][3] One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister responsible for growth and development of agriculture and livestock sector is an ex-officio member of Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Nepal Veterinary Council and National Tea and Coffee Development Board. The Minister is assisted by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Livestock Development and the junior Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development.[4][5]

Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development
कृषि तथा पशुपन्छी विकास मन्त्रालय
Incumbent
Jwala Kumari Sah
since 6 March 2024
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
StyleHonourable
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
Reports toPrime Minister, Parliament
SeatSingha Durbar, Nepal
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerPresident
Term lengthNo fixed term
PrecursorMinister of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives

The current minister is Jwala Kumari Sah[6][7], who took office on 6 March 2024.[8]

List of former ministers edit

# Name Took of office Prime Minister Minister's Party
1 Chakrapani Khanal[a]
[9][10]
16 March 2018 20 November 2019 614 . KP Sharma Oli CPN (UML)
NCP
2 Ghanashyam Bhusal
[11][12]
20 November 2019 25 December 2020 401
3 . Padma Kumari Aryal
[13][14]
25 December 2020 4 June 2021 161 CPN (UML)
4 Jwala Kumari Sah
[15][16]
10 June 2021 22 June 2021 12
5 Basanta Kumar Nemwang
[17][18]
24 June 2021 12 July 2021 18
Sher Bahadur Deuba
[19][20]
13 July 2021 8 October 2021 87 Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress
6 Mahendra Raya Yadav
[21][22]
8 October 2021 4 July 2022 269 PSP-Nepal
7 Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav
[23][24]
4 August 2022 14 October 2022 71
Sher Bahadur Deuba
[25][26]
14 October 2022 26 December 2022 73 Nepali Congress
8 Jwala Kumari Sah
[27][28]
26 December 2022 27 February 2023 63 Pushpa Kamal Dahal CPN (UML)
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[29][30]
27 February 2023 31 March 2023 32 CPN (MC)
9 Beduram Bhusal
[31][32]
31 March 2023 4 March 2024 339 CPN (US)
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[33][34]
4 March 2023 6 March 2023 2 CPN (MC)
10 Jwala Kumari Sah
[7][6]
6 March 2024 Incumbent 63 CPN (UML)

Notes edit

  1. ^ Chakrapani Khanal was in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives until 2 August 2018, however, due to a cabinet expansion, Padma Kumari Aryal became the new Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, while Khanal's portfolio was changed to Ministry of Agricultural and Livestock Development.

References edit

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