Balen Shah, senior leader and parliamentary party leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has been appointed as the prime minister.
President Ram Chandra Paudel appointed Shah as prime minister earlier on Friday.
PM Shah will take the oath of office and assume his duties later on Friday itself.
The government led by Shah will consist of 15 ministers, including himself.
Although the Constitution allows for a 25-member Cabinet, the number of ministries has been reduced to 15. The RSP had also pledged to reduce the number of ministries in its election manifesto.
Who are the ministers?
1. Balen Shah - Prime Minister
2. Swarnim Wagle - Finance Minister
3. Sobita Gautam - Law Minister
4. Shishir Khanal - Foreign Minister
5. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha - Energy Minister
6. Sudan Gurung - Home Minister
7. Amresh Singh - Industry Minister
8. Pratibha Rawal - Minister for General Administration
9. Geeta Chaudhary - Agriculture Minister
10. Bikram Timilsina - Communication Minister
11. Deepak Sah - Labor Minister
12. Sasmit Pokharel - Education Minister
13. Khadka Paudel (Ganesh) - Tourism Minister
14. Sita Badi - Minister for Women and Children
15. Nisha Mehta - Health Minister
