Fourth Chand cabinet

Fourth Chand cabinet

Cabinet of Nepal
October 2002–June 2003
Date formed11 October 2002 (2002-10-11)
Date dissolved5 June 2003 (2003-06-05)
People and organisations
MonarchKing Gyanendra
Prime MinisterLokendra Bahadur Chand
Deputy Prime MinisterBadri Prasad Mandal
Total no. of members22 appointments
Member party
  •   Rastriya Prajatantra Party
      Nepal Sadbhawana Party
      Independent
History
PredecessorSecond Deuba cabinet
SuccessorFifth Thapa cabinet

The fourth Chand cabinet was formed on 11 October 2002 after Lokendra Bahadur Chand was appointed as prime minister by King Gyanendra,[1] The cabinet only had representatives from two political parties of the dissolved House of Representatives.[2] The cabinet was expanded on 18 November 2002.[3] The cabinet was reshuffled in 11 April 2003.[4]

The cabinet was dissolved on 4 June 1993 after Chand resigned 5 days prior and was replaced by Surya Bahadur Thapa.[5][6]

Cabinet

October 2002–April 2003

Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office
Prime Minister of Nepal
Minister for Palace Affairs 		Lokendra Bahadur Chand Rastriya Prajatantra Party 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives
Minister for Local Development 		Badri Prasad Mandal Nepal Sadbhawana Party 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Education and Sports Devi Prasad Ojha Independent 18 November 2002 11 April 2003
Minister for Finance Badri Prasad Shrestha Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Education and Sports 11 October 2002 18 November 2002
Minister for Foreign Affairs Narendra Bikram Shah Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Home Affairs
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 		Dharma Bahadur Thapa Independent 11 October 2002 11 April 2003
Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Gore Bahadur Khapangi Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Health
Minister for Science and Technology 		Upendra Devkota Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Physical Planning and Construction Narayan Singh Pun Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Land Reform and Management
Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation 		Badri Narayan Basnet Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Labour and Transportation Management
Minister for Population and Environment 		Kamal Prasad Chaulagai Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Kuber Prasad Sharma Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Mahesh Lal Pradhan Independent 11 October 2002 11 April 2003
Minister for Water Supply Deepak Gyawali Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Ministers
Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Anuradha Koirala Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Minister for Population and Environment Gopal Dahit Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ravi Bhakta Shrestha Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Jagat Bahadur Gurung Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Minister for Education and Sports Rabindra Khanal Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Minister for Local Development Asarphi Shah Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Minister for Land Reform and Management Prakash Chitrakar Pariyar Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003

April–June 2003

Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office
Prime Minister of Nepal
Minister for Palace Affairs 		Lokendra Bahadur Chand Rastriya Prajatantra Party 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives
Minister for Local Development 		Badri Prasad Mandal Nepal Sadbhawana Party 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Home Affairs 11 April 2003 4 June 2003
Minister for Information and Communications
Minister for General Administration 		Ramesh Nath Pandey Independent 11 April 2003 4 June 2003
Minister for Education and Sports Devi Prasad Ojha Independent 18 November 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Finance Badri Prasad Shrestha Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Foreign Affairs Narendra Bikram Shah Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Gore Bahadur Khapangi Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Health
Minister for Science and Technology 		Upendra Devkota Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Physical Planning and Construction Narayan Singh Pun Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Land Reform and Management
Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation 		Badri Narayan Basnet Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Labour and Transportation Management
Minister for Population and Environment 		Kamal Prasad Chaulagai Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Kuber Prasad Sharma Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Minister for Water Supply Deepak Gyawali Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Ministers
Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Anuradha Koirala Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Minister for Population and Environment Gopal Dahit Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ravi Bhakta Shrestha Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Jagat Bahadur Gurung Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Minister for Education and Sports Rabindra Khanal Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Minister for Local Development Asarphi Shah Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003
Assistant Minister for Land Reform and Management Prakash Chitrakar Pariyar Independent 11 October 2002 4 June 2003

References

  1. ^ "Portfolio of the new council of Ministers". 11 October 2002. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  2. ^ "Nepal's king appoints new government - Oct. 11, 2002". CNN. 11 October 2002. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  3. ^ मौजूदा मन्त्रिषरिषद् मा कार्यबिभाजन गरेको [Portfolio assigned in incumbent council of ministers] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 18 November 2002.
  4. ^ राजदरबारको बिज्ञप्ती [Notice from the Royal Palace] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 11 April 2003.
  5. ^ "Nepal's Prime Minister resigns". ABC News. 2003-05-30. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  6. ^ "Nepal Appoints New Prime Minister". Voice of America. 2003-06-04. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
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