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Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development
The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development (Nepali: कृषि तथा पशुपन्छी विकास मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.[1][2][3] One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister responsible for growth and development of agriculture and livestock sector is an ex-officio member of Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Nepal Veterinary Council and National Tea and Coffee Development Board. The Minister is assisted by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Livestock Development and the junior Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development.[4][5]
| Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development | |
|---|---|
| कृषि तथा पशुपन्छी विकास मन्त्रालय | |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development | |
| Style | Honourable |
| Member of | Council of Ministers |
| Reports to | Prime Minister, Parliament |
| Seat | Singha Durbar, Nepal |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Precursor | Minister of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives |
The current minister is Jwala Kumari Sah,[6][7] who took office on 6 March 2024.[8]
List of former ministers edit
| # | Name | Took of office | Prime Minister | Minister's Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chakrapani Khanal[a] [9][10] | 16 March 2018 | 20 November 2019 | 614 | . | KP Sharma Oli | CPN (UML) | |
| NCP | ||||||||
| 2 | Ghanashyam Bhusal [11][12] | 20 November 2019 | 25 December 2020 | 401 | ||||
| 3 | . | Padma Kumari Aryal [13][14] | 25 December 2020 | 4 June 2021 | 161 | CPN (UML) | ||
| 4 | Jwala Kumari Sah [15][16] | 10 June 2021 | 22 June 2021 | 12 | ||||
| 5 | Basanta Kumar Nemwang [17][18] | 24 June 2021 | 12 July 2021 | 18 | ||||
| – | Sher Bahadur Deuba [19][20] | 13 July 2021 | 8 October 2021 | 87 | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Nepali Congress | ||
| 6 | Mahendra Raya Yadav [21][22] | 8 October 2021 | 4 July 2022 | 269 | PSP-Nepal | |||
| 7 | Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav [23][24] | 4 August 2022 | 14 October 2022 | 71 | ||||
| – | Sher Bahadur Deuba [25][26] | 14 October 2022 | 26 December 2022 | 73 | Nepali Congress | |||
| 8 | Jwala Kumari Sah [27][28] | 26 December 2022 | 27 February 2023 | 63 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | CPN (UML) | ||
| – | Pushpa Kamal Dahal [29][30] | 27 February 2023 | 31 March 2023 | 32 | CPN (MC) | |||
| 9 | Beduram Bhusal [31][32] | 31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | 339 | CPN (US) | |||
| – | Pushpa Kamal Dahal [33][34] | 4 March 2023 | 6 March 2023 | 2 | CPN (MC) | |||
| 10 | Jwala Kumari Sah [7][6] | 6 March 2024 | Incumbent | 71 | CPN (UML) | |||
Notes edit
- ^ Chakrapani Khanal was in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives until 2 August 2018, however, due to a cabinet expansion, Padma Kumari Aryal became the new Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, while Khanal's portfolio was changed to Ministry of Agricultural and Livestock Development.
References edit
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External links edit
- Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Nepal