Kathmandu, Oct. 8: President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed ministers at Shital Niwas, the Office of the President, today.
The President reformed the Council of Ministers by adding some new ministers in the Cabinet on the recommendation of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba as per Article 76 (9) and 78 (1).
Council of Ministers
S.N.
Names
Portfolios
1
Sher Bahadur Deuba
Prime Minister
2
Bal Krishna Khand
Minister, Home Affairs
3
Gyanendra Bahadur Karki
Minister, Communication and Information Technology
4
Pampha Bhusal
Minister, Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
5
Rajendra Prasad Shrestha
Minister, Federal Affairs and General Administration
6
Birodh Khatiwada
Minister, Health and Population
7
Janardan Sharma
Minister, Finance
8
Minendra Prasad Rijal
Minister, Defence
9
Uma Kanta Chaudhary
Minister, Water Supply
10
Narayan Khadka
Minister, Foreign Affairs
11
Renu Kumari Yadav
Minister, Physical Infrastructure and Transport
12
Prem Bahadur Ale
Minister, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
13
Dilendra Prasad Badu
Minister, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
14
Devendra Paudel
Minister, Education, Science and Technology
15
Mahendra Raya Yadav
Minister, Agriculture and Livestock Development
16
Uma Regmi
Minister, Women, Children and Senior Citizens
17
Shashi Shrestha
Minister, Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
18
Ram Kumari Jhankri
Minister, Urban Development
19
Gajendra Bahadur Hamal
Minister, Industry, Commerce and Supplies
20
Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav
Minister, Forest and Environment
21
Krishna Kumar Shrestha
Minister, Labour, Employment and Social Security
22
Maheshwa Jung Gahatraj
Minister, Youth and Sports
23
Umesh Shrestha
Minister of State, Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
24
Bhawani Prasad Khapung
Minister of State, Health and Population
25
Bodh Maya Kumari Yadav
Minister of State, Education, Science and Technology
