President Ram Chandra Paudel has reshuffled the order of precedence of ministers in the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Balen Shah.
On Tuesday, President Paudel revised the hierarchy of ministers on the recommendation of PM Shah.
In the new order of precedence, Home Minister Sudan Gurung has been moved to the fifth position. He was previously ranked third.
The new order of precedence is as follows:
| Rank |
Name |
Position |
Portfolio |
| 1 |
Balendra Shah |
Prime Minister |
Defense; Industry, Commerce and Supplies |
| 2 |
Swarnim Wagle |
Minister |
Finance |
| 3 |
Shishir Khanal |
Minister |
Foreign Affairs |
| 4 |
Biraj Bhakta Shrestha |
Minister |
Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation |
| 5 |
Sudan Gurung |
Minister |
Home Affairs |
| 6 |
Sunil Lamsal |
Minister |
Physical Infrastructure and Transport; Urban Development |
| 7 |
Sobita Gautam |
Minister |
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs |
| 8 |
Sita Badi |
Minister |
Women, Children and Senior Citizens |
| 9 |
Binod Kumar Shrestha |
Minister |
Federal Affairs and General Administration; Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation |
| 10 |
Sumit Kharel |
Minister |
Health and Population; Water Supply |
| 11 |
Toshima Karki |
Minister |
Education, Science and Technology; Youth and Sports |
| 12 |
Khadak Raj Paudel |
Minister |
Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation |
| 13 |
Bikram Timilsina |
Minister |
Communication and Information Technology |
| 14 |
Pukar Bam |
Minister |
Agriculture and Livestock Development; Forests and Environment |
| 15 |
Dipak Kumar Shah |
Minister |
Labor, Employment and Social Security |
