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Fifth Surya Bahadur Thapa cabinet

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Fifth Surya Bahadur Thapa cabinet

Cabinet of Nepal
October 2002–June 2003
Date formed11 June 2003 (2003-06-11)
Date dissolved10 June 2004 (2004-06-10)
People and organisations
MonarchKing Gyanendra
Prime MinisterSurya Bahadur Thapa
Total no. of members10 appointments
Member party
  •   Rastriya Prajatantra Party
      Independent
History
PredecessorFourth Chand cabinet
SuccessorThird Deuba cabinet

The fifth Surya Bahadur Thapa cabinet was formed on 11 June 2003 after King Gyanendra appointed Surya Bahadur Thapa as prime minister.[1] The ministers were assigned extra portfolios on 1 August 2003.[2]

Surya Bahadur Thapa tendered his resignation to the king on 7 May 2004.[3] The cabinet was dissolved on 10 June 2004, following the appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister.

Cabinet

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Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office
Prime Minister of Nepal
Minster for Palace Affairs
Surya Bahadur Thapa Rastriya Prajatantra Party 11 June 2003 10 June 2004
Minister for Finance Prakash Chandra Lohani Rastriya Prajatantra Party 11 June 2003 10 June 2004
Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives
Minister for Labour and Transportation Management
1 August 2003 10 June 2004
Minister for Information and Communications Kamal Thapa Rastriya Prajatantra Party 11 June 2003 10 June 2004
Minister for Local Development 1 August 2003 10 June 2004
Minister for Health 1 August 2003 3 March 2004[4]
Minister for Home Affairs 3 March 2004[4] 10 June 2004
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Health
Bhesh Bahadur Thapa Independent 3 March 2004[4] 10 June 2004
Minister for Education and Sports Hari Bahadur Basnet Rastriya Prajatantra Party 11 June 2003 10 June 2004
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
1 August 2003 10 June 2004
Minister for Physical Planning and Construction Budhhiman Tamang Rastriya Prajatantra Party 11 June 2003 10 June 2004
Minister for Population and Environment
Minister for General Administration
1 August 2003 10 June 2004
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Sarbendra Nath Shukla Rastriya Prajatantra Party 11 June 2003 7 April 2004[5]
Minister for Land Reform and Management
Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation
1 August 2003 7 April 2004[5]
Ministers of State
Minister of State for Women, Children and Social Welfare Renu Kumari Yadav Rastriya Prajatantra Party 11 June 2003 10 June 2004
Minister of State for Science and Technology 1 August 2003 10 June 2004

References

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  1. ^ सूर्यबहादूर थापाको सिफारीसमा मन्त्रीपरिषद् गठन गरेको [Council of Ministers formed under the recommendation of Surya Bahadur Thapa] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 11 June 2003.
  2. ^ प्रधानमन्त्री सर्य बहादुर थापाको अध्यक्षतामा मन्त्रीपरिषद् गठन र कार्यविभाजन गरिएको [Council of ministers formed and portfolio assigned under the chairmanship of prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 1 August 2003.
  3. ^ प्रधानमन्त्री श्री सूर्य ब. थापाले राजिनामा दिनु भएको [Prime minister Surya B. Thapa resigns] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 7 May 2004.
  4. ^ a b c राजदरबारको बिज्ञप्ति [Notice from the Royal Palace] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 3 March 2004.
  5. ^ a b पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन मन्त्रालयको कार्यभार सूर्यबहादूर थापाले सम्हाल्नू भएको [Surya Bahadur Thapa to take responsibility of ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 7 April 2004.