Shankar Pokharel

Shankar Pokhrel (Nepali: शंकर पोखरेल) (born 1964) is the former Chief Minister of Lumbini Province.^[1] He was elected as the central secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) from 1998 to 2008.^[2]

Shankar Pokhrel
शंकर पोख्रेल


1st Chief Minister of Lumbini Province
In office 15 February 2018 – 11 August 2021
Governor	Uma Kant Jha Dharmanath Yadav Amik Sherchan
Succeeded by	Kul Prasad KC
Minister of Information and Communications (Nepal)
In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Madhav Kumar Nepal
Provincial Assembly Member of Lumbini Province
Incumbent
Assumed office 2017
Constituency	Dang Provincial Assembly 2(A)

Personal details
Born	(1963-02-27) February 27, 1963 (age 60) Tulsipur, Dang
Nationality	Nepalese
Political party	Communist party of nepal (CPN)- Unified Marxist Leninist (UML)
Spouse	Sujita Shakya
Parents	Keshav Raj Sharma (Father) Tilka Devi (Mother)

References

^ "लुम्बिनीका मुख्यमन्त्री पोखरेलले दिए राजीनामा". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-08-11.
^ Pradhan, Tika R. (2014-06-17). . The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2014-06-23.

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