President Bhandari Administers Oath of Office to Newly Appointed Ministers
Kathmandu / Oct. 8: President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed ministers at Shital Niwas, the Office of the President, today.
The President reformed the Council of Ministers by adding some new ministers in the Cabinet on the recommendation of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba as per Article 76 (9) and 78 (1).
Council of Ministers
S.N. Names Portfolios
1 Sher Bahadur Deuba Prime Minister
2 Bal Krishna Khand Minister, Home Affairs
3 Gyanendra Bahadur Karki Minister, Communication and Information Technology
4 Pampha Bhusal Minister, Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
5 Rajendra Prasad Shrestha Minister, Federal Affairs and General Administration
6 Birodh Khatiwada Minister, Health and Population
7 Janardan Sharma Minister, Finance
8 Minendra Prasad Rijal Minister, Defence
9 Uma Kanta Chaudhary Minister, Water Supply
10 Narayan Khadka Minister, Foreign Affairs
11 Renu Kumari Yadav Minister, Physical Infrastructure and Transport
12 Prem Bahadur Ale Minister, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
13 Dilendra Prasad Badu Minister, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
14 Devendra Paudel Minister, Education, Science and Technology
15 Mahendra Raya Yadav Minister, Agriculture and Livestock Development
16 Uma Regmi Minister, Women, Children and Senior Citizens
17 Shashi Shrestha Minister, Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
18 Ram Kumari Jhankri Minister, Urban Development
19 Gajendra Bahadur Hamal Minister, Industry, Commerce and Supplies
20 Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav Minister, Forest and Environment
21 Krishna Kumar Shrestha Minister, Labour, Employment and Social Security
22 Maheshwa Jung Gahatraj Minister, Youth and Sports
23 Umesh Shrestha Minister of State, Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
24 Bhawani Prasad Khapung Minister of State, Health and Population
25 Bodh Maya Kumari Yadav Minister of State, Education, Science and Technology