On 4 August 2016, Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) was elected as the Prime Minister of Nepal.[1] His candidacy was supported by the Nepali Congress, and several small parties represented in the Nepalese Parliament after a power-sharing deal with the Nepali Congress. Due to this, Dahal would become Prime Minister until the 2017 Nepalese local elections, after which he would step down in favour of the Nepali Congress.[2][3]
Second Dahal Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Nepal | |
 | |
| Date formed | 4 August 2016 |
| Date dissolved | 31 May 2017 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Head of government | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Deputy head of government | Bimalendra Nidhi |
| Member party | Major partiesCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Nepali Congress Minor parties Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Loktantrik Forum Akhanda Nepal Party (from 19 January 2017) Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party, Nepal (from 19 January 2017) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election |
| Legislature term(s) | 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly |
| Predecessor | Oli Cabinet |
| Successor | Deuba Cabinet |
After being sworn in, Dahal formed a new government in a coalition with the parties that supported his election, making Bimalendra Nidhi, who supported the development of the power-sharing deal his Vice Prime Minister.[4] On several further occasions, Dahal made changes to his council of ministers.[5][6][7][8] The Cabinet Dahal with its ultimate 46 ministers (including state ministers) became the second biggest council of ministers in the history of Nepal, despite the new Constitution of Nepal set the maximum amount of ministries to 25.[9]
Ministers edit
Notes and references edit
- Notes
1. ^ Dahal also led the following ministries:[7]
- Ministry of Water Supply and Sanitation (until 19 January 2017)
- Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare Development (until 19 January 2017)
- Ministry of Livestock Development
- Ministry of Science and Technology
- References
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- ^ "Nepal PM Prachanda quits, honours power-sharing pact". Tribune India. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "NEPAL HEADS TO THE POLLS FOR FIRST LOCAL ELECTIONS IN TWO DECADES". Newsweek. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda sworn in as new Nepal PM". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Prime Minister Dahal expands Cabinet, adds three ministers". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Cabinet expansion stalled for few days". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b "New ministers from CPN Maoist Centre sworn-in". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Deuba's Cabinet largest ever". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Three ministers from Nepal Democratic Forum sworn in". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b "PM assigns portfolios to RPP ministers". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Cabinet expansion: Singh, Khadka sworn in as ministers". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.