Governor (Nepal)

Nominal head of a Nepalese province appointed by the President of Nepal

Governor of Provinces of Nepal

प्रदेश प्रमुख

Flag of Nepal

Style| The Honourable
Residence| Various
Appointer| President of Nepal
Term length| 5 years
Formation| 2019
Salary| 76,240 Nepalese rupees (NPR)[1]

Politics of Nepal

Constitution

* Fundamental Rights and Duties
* Human rights
* LGBT rights

Government

* President: Ram Chandra Poudel
* Vice President: Ram Sahaya Yadav

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Executive:

* Prime Minister (list): KP Sharma Oli
* Council of Ministers: Oli IV
* Civil Services
* Cabinet Secretary

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Federal Parliament:

* House of Representatives

Speaker: Dev Raj Ghimire
Deputy Speaker: Indira Ranamagar
House Leader: KP Sharma Oli
Opposition Leader: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
* National Assembly

Chairman: Narayan Prasad Dahal
Vice-Chairperson: Bimala Ghimire
House Leader: Krishna Prasad Sitaula
Opposition Leader: Narayan Kaji Shrestha

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Judiciary:

* Supreme Court

Chief Justice of Nepal: Prakash Man Singh Raut
* District Courts

Elections

* Election Commission
* Political parties
* Recent elections

* Presidential: 2015
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* General: 2017
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* Provincial: 2017
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* Local: 2017
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Administrative divisions

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* Provinces

Provincial governments
Provincial Assemblies
Governors
Chief Ministers

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* Local governments

Districts
Municipalities
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* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Arzu Rana Deuba

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Nepal

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In the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the seven provinces. Sub-Article 1 of Article 163 of the Constitution of Nepal says that the Governor is a representative of the Government of Nepal in each province. The governor is appointed by the president of Nepal recommended by federal cabinet for a term of five years and holds office at the president's pleasure. A person who has once served as the governor of a province cannot be appointed to the same post twice. The governor is de jure head of the provincial government; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of ministers, headed by the chief minister, which thus holds de facto executive authority at the province-level. The Constitution of Nepal also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend president's rule for the president's assent.[2]

## Incumbent Governors of Nepal

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Province

(past governors)

| Name  | Portrait  | Assumed office  | Website  | Ref.

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Koshi
(list) | Parshuram Khapung |  | 11 November 2021
(3 years, 274 days) | Official website | [3]
Madhesh
(list) | Sumitra Subedi Bhandari |  | 15 March 2024
(1 year, 150 days) | Official website | [4]
Bagmati
(list) | Deepak Prakash Devkota |  | 1 August 2024
(1 year, 11 days) | Official website | [5]
Gandaki
(list) | Dilli Raj Bhatta |  | 15 March 2024
(1 year, 150 days) | Official website | [4]
Lumbini
(list) | Krishna Bahadur Gharti Magar |  | 1 August 2024
(1 year, 11 days) | Official website | [5]
Karnali
(list) | Yagya Raj Joshi |  | 1 August 2024
(1 year, 11 days) | Official website | [6]
Sudurpashchim
(list) | Najir Miya |  | 15 March 2024
(1 year, 150 days) | Official website | [4]

## Selection process

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Article 164 of the Constitution of Nepal states that:

1. being qualified for being a member of the Federal Parliament,
2. having completed the age of thirty five years, and
3. not being disqualified by any law.

## List of governors by province

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### Koshi Province

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No. | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Tenure

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1  | Govinda Subba | 19 January 2018[7][8] | 3 November 2019[9] | 288 days
2  | Somnath Adhikari | 5 November 2019[10][11] | 9 November 2021  | 2 years, 4 days
3  | Parshuram Khapung | 11 November 2021  | Incumbent | 3 years, 274 days

### Madhesh Province

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No. | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Tenure

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1  | Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha | 19 January 2019[7][8] | 3 November 2019[9] | 288 days
2  | Tilak Pariyar | 5 November 2019[10][11] | 19 February 2021[12] | 1 year, 106 days
3  | Rajesh Jha | 19 February 2021[12] | 17 August 2021  | 179 days
4  | Hari Shankar Mishra | 17 August 2021[13] | Incumbent | 3 years, 360 days

### Bagmati Province

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No. | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Tenure

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1  | Anuradha Koirala | 19 January 2019[7][8] | 3 November 2019[9] | 288 days
2  | Bishnu Prasad Prasain | 5 November 2019[10][11] | 20 August 2021[14] | 1 year, 288 days
3  | Yadav Chandra Sharma | 20 August 2021[15] | Incumbent | 3 years, 357 days

### Gandaki Province

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No. | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Tenure

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|
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1  | Baburam Kunwar | 19 January 2019[7][8] | 3 November 2019[9] | 288 days
2  | Amik Sherchan | 5 November 2019  | 3 May 2021  | 1 year, 179 days
3  | Sita Kumari Poudel | 3 May 2021 | 27 July 2021  | 85 days
4  | Prithvi Man Gurung | 27 July 2021  | Incumbent | 4 years, 16 days

### Lumbini Province

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No. | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Tenure

|
|
|
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1  | Uma Kant Jha | 19 January 2019[7][8] | 3 November 2019[9] | 288 days
2  | Dharmanath Yadav | 5 November 2019[10][11] | 27 July 2021  | 1 year, 264 days
3  | Amik Sherchan | 27 July 2021  | Incumbent | 4 years, 16 days

### Karnali Province

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No. | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Tenure

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1  | Durga Keshar Khanal | 19 January 2019[7][8] | 3 November 2019[9] | 288 days
2  | Govinda Prasad Kalauni | 5 November 2019[10][11] | 9 November 2021  | 2 years, 4 days
3  | Tilak Pariyar | 11 November 2021  | Incumbent | 3 years, 274 days

### Sudurpashchim Province

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No. | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Tenure

|
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1  | Mohan Raj Malla | 19 January 2019[7][8] | 3 November 2019[9] | 288 days
2  | Sharmila Kumari Panta | 4 November 2019  | 3 May 2021  | 1 year, 180 days
3  | Ganga Prasad Yadav | 3 May 2021 | 9 November 2021  | 190 days
4  | Dev Raj Joshi | 11 November 2021  | Incumbent | 3 years, 274 days

## See also

[edit]

* President of Nepal
* Provinces of Nepal

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Know how much a minister, an MP and other high officials earn in Nepal". Online Khabar. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
2. ^ "Part -13 State Executive – Nepal Law Commission". Retrieved 2020-06-05.
3. ^ Republica. "New governors to be appointed for Province 1, Karnali and Sudur Paschim". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
4. ^ a b c "Three new province heads sworn in". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
5. ^ a b "Three newly appointed provincial chiefs taking oath of office today - A Political and Business weekly". Retrieved 2024-08-01.
6. ^ Republica. "Newly-appointed province chiefs to take oath today". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
7. ^ a b c d e f g Republica. "Newly-appointed provincial governors sworn-in". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
8. ^ a b c d e f g "President to administer oath of office to newly appointed guvs at 4:00 pm". The Himalayan Times. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
9. ^ a b c d e f g "Governors of all seven provinces sacked". The Himalayan Times. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
10. ^ a b c d e Poudel, K. P. "प्रदेश प्रमुख पदको पद तथा गोपनियताको शपथग्रहण". www.presidentofnepal.gov.np (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
11. ^ a b c d e "President administers oath of office to newly-appointed governors". The Himalayan Times. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
12. ^ a b "President removes Tilak Pariyar as Province 2 governor, appoints Rajesh Jha". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
13. ^ "Hari Shankar Mishra appointed as Province 2 Chief". Republica. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
14. ^ "Bagmati Province Chief Prasai removed from his post". myRepública. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
15. ^ "President Bhandari appoints Yadav Chandra Sharma as Chief of Bagmati Province". Khabarhub. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

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Current chief ministers and governors of provinces of Nepal

| Provinces| Capitals| Governors| Chief ministers

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* Koshi
* Madhesh
* Bagmati
* Gandaki
* Lumbini
* Karnali
* Sudurpashchim

* Biratnagar
* Janakpur
* Hetauda
* Pokhara
* Deukhuri
* Birendranagar
* Godawari

* Parshuram Khapung
* Sumitra Subedi Bhandari
* Deepak Prasad Devkota
* Dilli Raj Bhatta
* Krishna Bahadur Magar
* Yagya Raj Joshi
* Najir Miya

* Hikmat Kumar Karki (Cabinet)
* Satish Kumar Singh (Cabinet)
* Bahadur Singh Lama (Cabinet)
* Surendra Raj Pandey (Cabinet)
* Chet Narayan Acharya (Cabinet)
* Yam Lal Kandel (Cabinet)
* Kamal Bahadur Shah (Cabinet)

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Government of Nepal

Constitution|

* Constitution of Nepal
* Fundamental Rights and Duties
* Nepalese Law
* Federalism in Nepal
* Provinces

Executive|

* Federal Government
* President (list)
* Vice President (list)
* Prime Minister (list)
* Council of Ministers
* Civil Services
* Chief Secretary
* Provincial governments
* Chief Ministers
* Governors

Legislative|

* Federal Parliament
* House of Representatives
* National Assembly
* Provincial Assembly

Judiciary|

* Supreme Court
* Chief Justice
* High Courts
* District Courts

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