Prime Minister (PM) KP Sharma Oli has reshuffled the Cabinet. The President's Office issued the list of Cabinet reshuffled by PM Oli late Wednesday night.
"President Bidya Devi Bhandari has, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and in accordance with Article 76 (9) of the Constitution, reshuffled the council of ministers with some new appointments, omission and changes in portfolio," the statement issued by the President's Office says.
Hridayesh Tripathi, Ghanashyam Bhusal, Lekhraj Bhatta, Rameswar Raya Yadav, Basanta Kumar Nembang and Parbat Gurung are the new ministers while Moti Lal Dugad, Nawaraj Rawat and Rambir Manandhar are new state ministers.
Raghubir Mahaseth (Physical Infrastructure and Transport), Lal Babu Pandit (Federal Affairs and Local Development), Tham Maya Thapa (Women, Children and Senior Citizens), Chakrapani Khanal (Agriculture), Matrika Yadav (Industry, Commerce and Supplies) and Gokarna Bista (Labor, Employment and Social Securities) have been sacked along with state ministers Surendra Yadav (Health), Dhan Bahadur Buda (Tourism) and Raj Kumari Chaudhary (Agriculture).
Deputy PM Upendra Yadav (Health) and Bhanubhakta Dhakal (Law) have swapped their ministries.
New council of ministers:
- KP Sharma Oli Prime Minister
- Iswar Pokharel Deputy Prime Minister Defense
- Upendra Yadav Deputy Prime Minister Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
- Ram Bahadur Thapa Minister Home
- Pradeep Kumar Gyawali Minister Foreign Affairs
- Hridayesh Tripathi Minister Federal Affairs and General Administration
- Girirajmani Pokharel Minister Education, Science and Technology
- Barshaman Pun Minister Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
- Ghanashyam Bhusal Minister Agriculture and Livestock Development
- Bhanubhakta Dhakal Minister Health and Population
- Lekhraj Bhatta Minister Industry, Commerce and Supplies
- Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai Minister Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
- Shakti Bahadur Basnet Minister Forest and Environment
- Rameswar Raya Yadav Minister Labour, Employment and Social Security
- Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada Minister Finance
- Mohammad Istiyak Rai Minister Urban Development
- Jagat Bahadur Sunar (Biswakarma) Minister Youth and Sports
- Gokul Prasad Banskota Minister Communications and Information Technology
- Padma Kumari Aryal Minister Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
- Bina Magar Minister Drinking Water
- Basant Kumar Nembang Minister Physical Infrastructure and Transportation
- Parbat Gurung Minister Women, Children and Senior Citizens
- Moti Lal Dugad Minister of State Industry, Commerce and Supplies
- Nawaraj Rawat Minister of State Health and Population
- Rambir Manandhar Minister of State Urban Development
