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Fourth Surya Bahadur Thapa cabinet

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Fourth Surya Bahadur Thapa cabinet

Cabinet of Nepal
October 1997–April 1998
Date formed7 October 1997 (1997-10-07)
Date dissolved12 April 1998 (1998-04-12)
People and organisations
MonarchKing Birendra
Prime MinisterSurya Bahadur Thapa
Total no. of members47 appointments
Member parties
  •   Nepali Congress
      Rastriya Prajatantra Party
      Nepal Sadbhawana Party
Status in legislatureMajority (coalition)
110 / 205 (54%)




Opposition party
Opposition leadersMan Mohan Adhikari
History
Election1994
Legislature terms1994–1999
PredecessorChand–Gautam coalition
SuccessorSecond G.P. Koirala cabinet

The fourth Surya Bahadur Thapa cabinet was formed on 7 October 1997.[1] Surya Bahadur Thapa of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party was appointed as the prime minister by King Birendra after he was supported by Nepali Congress, Nepal Sadbhawana Party and some independents. The cabinet was expanded on 27 October 1997 and was reshuffled on 3 December 1997.[2][3]

After losing a no-confidence motion, his government was disbanded on 12 April 1998 after the appointment of Girija Prasad Koirala as prime minister.

Cabinet

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October–December 1997

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Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office
Prime Minister of Nepal
Minister for Palace Affairs
Surya Bahadur Thapa Rastriya Prajatantra Party 7 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Construction and Transportation Balaram Gharti Magar Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27 October 1997 3 December 1997
Minister for Industry Fateh Singh Tharu Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27 October 1997 3 December 1997
Minister for Finance Rabindra Nath Sharma Rastriya Prajatantra Party 7 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Water Supply Pashupati S.J.B. Rana Rastriya Prajatantra Party 7 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Housing and Physical Planning
Minister for Land Reform and Management
Minister for Commerce
Minister for Science and Technology
Prakash Chandra Lohani Rastriya Prajatantra Party 7 October 1997 3 December 1997
Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamal Thapa Rastriya Prajatantra Party 7 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Agriculture 7 October 1997 3 December 1997
Minister for Local Development Gajendra Narayan Singh Nepal Sadbhawana Party 7 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation 7 October 1997 27 October 1997
Minister for Home Affairs Budhhiman Tamang Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27 October 1997 3 December 1997
Minister without portfolio Ram Krishna Acharya Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Youth, Sports and Culture Sharat Singh Bhandari Nepali Congress 27 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Supplies Moti Prasad Pahadi Nepali Congress 27 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Information and Communications Sarbendra Nath Shukla Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27 October 1997 3 December 1997
Minister without portfolio Rajiv Parajuli Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27 October 1997 3 December 1997
Minister without portfolio Ram Vilas Yadav Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27 October 1997 3 December 1997
Minister for Health Shanti Shamsher Rana Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27 October 1997 3 December 1997
Minister without portfolio Mahendra Raya Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation Hridayesh Tripathi Nepal Sadbhawana Party 27 October 1997 12 April 1998
Ministers of State
Minister of State for Population and Environment Palten Gurung Nepali Congress 27 October 1997 3 December 1997
Minister of State for Home Affairs Bishnu Bikram Thapa Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27 October 1997 3 December 1997
Minister of State for Forests and Soil Conservation Bhakta Bahadur Rokaya Nepali Congress 27 October 1997 3 December 1997
Minister of State for Commerce Mirza Dilshad Beg Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27 October 1997 3 December 1997
Minister of State for Youth, Sports and Culture Naresh Bahadur Singh Nepali Congress 27 October 1997 12 April 1998

December 1997–April 1998

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Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office
Prime Minister of Nepal
Minister for Palace Affairs
Surya Bahadur Thapa Rastriya Prajatantra Party 7 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Home Affairs Khum Bahadur Khadka Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Finance Rabindra Nath Sharma Rastriya Prajatantra Party 7 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Housing and Physical Planning Balaram Gharti Magar Rastriya Prajatantra Party 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Water Supply Pashupati S.J.B. Rana Rastriya Prajatantra Party 7 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Agriculture Prakash Chandra Lohani Rastriya Prajatantra Party 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Construction and Transportation Bijay Kumar Gachhadar Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Defence Fateh Singh Tharu Rastriya Prajatantra Party 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamal Thapa Rastriya Prajatantra Party 7 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Local Development Gajendra Narayan Singh Nepal Sadbhawana Party 7 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Land Reform and Management Budhhiman Tamang Rastriya Prajatantra Party 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Population and Environment Prakash Man Singh Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister without portfolio Ram Krishna Acharya Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Youth, Sports and Culture Sharat Singh Bhandari Nepali Congress 27 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Supplies Moti Prasad Pahadi Nepali Congress 27 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for the Office of the Prime Minister Sarbendra Nath Shukla Rastriya Prajatantra Party 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister without portfolio Prem Bahadur Bhandari Rastriya Prajatantra Party 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Science and Technology Rajiv Parajuli Rastriya Prajatantra Party 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Commerce Ram Vilas Yadav Rastriya Prajatantra Party 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister without portfolio Shanti Shamsher Rana Rastriya Prajatantra Party 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister without portfolio Mahendra Raya Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation Hridayesh Tripathi Nepal Sadbhawana Party 27 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Information and Communications Mahantha Thakur Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Law and Justice Siddha Raj Ojha Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Labour Palten Gurung Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Education Kul Bahadur Gurung Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Health Bipin Koirala Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Ministers of State
Minister of State for Industry Padma Narayan Chaudhary Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister of State for General Administrtation Shiva Raj Subedi Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister of State for Women and Social Welfare Meena Pandey Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mani Lama Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister of State for Agriculture Bishnu Bikram Thapa Rastriya Prajatantra Party 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister of State for Forests and Soil Conservation Bhakta Bahadur Rokaya Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister of State for Housing and Physical Planning Mirza Dilshad Beg Rastriya Prajatantra Party 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister of State for Youth, Sports and Culture Naresh Bahadur Singh Nepali Congress 27 October 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Education Rajendra Bahadur Shah Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister of State for Home Affairs Mahendra Yadav Rastriya Prajatantra Party 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Construction and Transportation Kamlesh Sharma Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Supplies Ram Bahadur Gurung Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Health Bajra Kishor Singh Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Minister for Information and Communications Jay Prakash Gupta Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Assistant Minister
Assistant Minister for General Administrtation Ram Janam Chaudhary Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Assistant Minister for Industry Surendra Hamal Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Assistant Minister for Labour Mohammad Aftab Alam Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Assistant Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Sushil Man Sherchan Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998
Assistant Minister for Women and Social Welfare Keshav Bahadur Chand Nepali Congress 3 December 1997 12 April 1998

References

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  1. ^ मन्त्री परिषद् गठन गरी कार्यबिभाजन गरेको [Council of ministers formed and portfolios assigned] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 7 October 1997.
  2. ^ मन्त्रीपरिषद्को गठनबिधिको मर्यादा क्रममा हेरफेर गरेको [Change in the order of precedence of the council of ministers] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 27 October 1997.
  3. ^ सचिवालय राजदरबारको बिज्ञप्ती [Notice from the Secretariat of the Royal Palace] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 3 December 1997.