The Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs is the head of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister has the responsibility to render opinions on, and to formulate and examine draft of, Bills, Ordinances, Rules and Formation Order, to render necessary opinions as required by the Government of Nepal on national and international legal disputes, and to perform acts relating to unification and codification of laws, research, review, reform of Nepal law, international law, the judicial system and the administration of justice.

The current minister is Sobita Gautam, who took office on 27 March 2026.

Ministers of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (1953 to 2018) Ministers of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Some individuals were known as the Minister of Law, Minister of Law and Justice, Minister of State for Law and Justice or the Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.

Minister of State Died in office Resigned Reappointed

+ NameAssumed officeLeft officeMinister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs Kaji Manik Lal Rajbhandari14 August 195215 June 1953Suryanath Das Yadav15 June 195318 February 1954Bhadrakali Mishra18 February 195411 April 1955Ananda Shamsher14 April 195527 January 1956Aniruddha Prasad Singh27 January 19565 February 1957Aruna Shumsher J.B. Rana 5 February 195726 July 1957Damar Bahadur Singh26 July 195715 May 1958Ranadhir Subba15 May 195827 May 1959Surya Prasad Upadhyaya27 May 195930 June 1959Minister of LawSurya Prasad Upadhyaya30 June 195915 December 1960Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anirudha Prasad Singh27 December 19602 July 1962Minister of Law and Justice Anirudha Prasad Singh3 July 1962 2 April 1963Surya Bahadur Thapa2 April 196316 June 1965Badanand Jha16 June 196511 April 1966Bhuwan Lai Pradham12 April 196610 August 1966Nagendra Prasad Rijal10 August 1966 29 May 1967Surendra Bahadur Basnyat29 May 196725 September 1968Basudev Prasad Dhungana25 September 19686 April 1969 7 April 196912 April 1970Narendra Kumar Pradhan 13 April 1970 13 April 1971Shambhu Prasad Gewali14 April 197115 April 1972Rabindra Nath Sharma16 April 197215 July 1973Lal Bahadur Khadayat16 July 1973 28 March 1974Hom Bahadur Shrestha29 March 197414 April 1975Bhoj Raj Ghimire 14 April 197512 June 1975Pitambar Dhoj Khati 13 June 1975 1 December 1975 Jog Meher Shrestha 2 December 1975 2 September 1976 Rabindra Nath Sharma 3 September 1976 16 May 1977 Jog Meher Shrestha 17 May 1977 11 September 1977Hom Bahadur Shrestha 12 September 197726 November 1978 Shri Bhadra Sharma 27 November 1978 9 December 1978Damador S.J.B. Rana10 December 197813 April 1979Krishna Prasad Pant14 April 1979 31 May 1979Dambar Bahadur Basnet1 June 1979 14 January 1980Marich Man Singh15 January 198031 May 1980Nain Bahadar Swanr1 June 198015 June 1981Bishnu Maden16 June 19819 October 1982Bakhan Singh Gurung10 October 19821 July 1983 13 July 19838 February 1984Padma Bahadur Khatri8 February 1984 2 April 1984 Bishnu Maden 3 April 1984 16 September 1984Radhye Shyam Kamaro17 September 198420 March 1986Rudra Prasad Giri21 March 1986 15 June 1986Hari Narayan Rajauriya16 June 19868 March 1988Badri Prasad Mandal9 March 1988 13 October 198831 October 1988 31 March 1990Jit Singh Khadka 1 April 19905 April 1990 Nain Bahadur Swanr 6 April 1990 18 April 1990Nilamber Acharya19 April 199028 May 1991Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Taranath Ranabhat29 May199129 December 1991Maheshwar Prasad Singh30 December 199129 November 1994Subash Chandra Nemwang30 November 199428 December 1994 29 December 1994 29 August 199530 August 199511 September 1995Kamal Thapa12 september 1995 21 September 1995Minister of Law and JusticeBhim Bahadur Tamang22 September 199510 March 1997Rameshwar Raya Yadav12 March 1997 24 March 1997Prem Bahadur Singh25 March 199726 July 1997 30 June 1997 21 September 1997 Bharat Mohan Adhikari22 September 1997 6 October 1997Surya Bahadur Thapa7 October 19972 December 1997Siddhi Raj Ojha3 December 199712 April 199821 April 199825 August 1998 Sita Nandan Raya 26 August 1998 5 December 1998 Bharat Mohan Adhikari25 December 1998 27 may 1999Taranath Ranabhat31 May 199921 June 1999Omkar Prasad Shrestha 22 June 1999 29 June 1999Tarinee Datt Chataut30 June 1999 22 February 2000Prakash Man Singh10 March 200021 March 2000 Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Mahantha Thakur22 March 200025 July 2001Sher Bahadur Deuba26 July 2001 17 October 2001Narendra Bikram Nembang18 October 2001 4 October 2002Dharma Bahadur Thapa 11 October 2002 10 April 2003 Lokendra Bahadur Chand11 April 2003 4 June 2003Surya Bahadur Thapa5 June 2003 3 August 2003Hari Bahadur Basnet4 August 20032 June 2004Sher Bahadur Deuba3 June 20044 July 2004 Tek Bahadur Chokhyal5 July 2004 1 February 2005 Dharma Bahapur Thapa2 February 200513 February 2005Tulsi Giri14 February 2005 13 July 2005 Niranjan Thapa14 July 2005 23 April 2006Narendra Bikram Nembang22 May 20061 April 20071 April 2007 18 August 2008Minister of Law, Justice and Constitution Assembly Dev Gurung22 August 200822 May 2009Madhav Kumar Nepal23 May 2009 17 June 2009Minister of Law and Justice Madhav Kumar Nepal17 June 2009 2 July 2009Prem Bahadur Singh3 July 20095 February 2011Jhala Nath Khanal6 February 2011 9 March 2011Krishna Bahadur Mahara10 March 20113 May 2011Prabhu Sah4 May 201129 August 2011Hridayesh Tripathi4 September 201114 September 2011Brijesh Kumar Gupta15 September 2011 4 May 2012Minister of Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary AffairsKrishna Prasad Sitaula18 May 201229 May 2012Baburam Bhattarai30 May 2012 13 March 2013 Hari Prasad Neupane14 March 201311 February 2014Narahari Acharya 25 February 2014 12 October 2015

List of former ministers

# NameTook of office Prime Minister Minister's Party 1Sher Bahadur Tamang16 March 201824 July 2018KP Sharma OliCPN (UML)NCP2Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal3 August 201820 November 20193Upendra Yadav21 November 201924 December 2019SPN4Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal10 January 202017 February 2020NCP5Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe17 February 202025 December 20206Lilanath Shrestha25 December 20204 June 2021CPN (UML)7Gyanendra Bahadur Karki13 July 20218 October 2021Sher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress8Dilendra Prasad Badu8 October 20217 April 20229Gobinda Bandi7 April 202226 December 202210Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan17 January 202325 February 2023Pushpa Kamal DahalRPP11Purna Bahadur Khadka19 April 20232 May 2023Nepali Congress12Dhanraj Gurung3 May 20234 March 202413Padam Giri4 March 20243 July 2024CPN (UML)–Pushpa Kamal Dahal4 July 202415 July 2024CPN (MC)14Ajay Chaurasiya15 July 202412 September 2025K. P. Sharma OliNepali Congress–Sushila Karki12 September 202515 September 2025Sushila KarkiIndependent15Om Prakash Aryal15 September 202522 September 202516Anil Kumar Sinha22 September 202527 March 202617 Sobita Gautam27 March 2026Incumbent Balen ShahRastriya Swatantra Party

References

External links Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of Nepal