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.
Incumbent Governors of Nepal ProvinceNamePortraitAssumed officeWebsiteKoshiParshuram Khapung MadheshSurendra Labh Karna BagmatiDeepak Prakash Devkota GandakiDilli Raj Bhatta LumbiniKrishna Bahadur Gharti Magar KarnaliYagya Raj JoshiSudurpashchimNajir Miya
Selection process Article 164 of the Constitution of Nepal states that: being qualified for being a member of the Federal Parliament, having completed the age of thirty five years, and not being disqualified by any law.
List of governors by province
Koshi Province NameTook officeLeft officeTenure119 January 20183 November 201929 November 20213Parshuram Khapung11 November 2021Incumbent
Madhesh Province NameTook officeLeft officeTenure119 January 20193 November 2019219 February 20211 year, 106 days3Rajesh Jha19 February 202117 August 20214Hari Shankar Mishra17 August 202115 March 20245Sumitra Bhandari15 March 202411 November 20256Surendra Labh Karna11 November 2025Incumbent
Bagmati Province NameTook officeLeft officeTenure119 January 20193 November 2019220 August 2021320 August 2021Incumbent
Gandaki Province NameTook officeLeft officeTenure119 January 20193 November 201925 November 2019 3 May 2021 3 27 July 20214Prithvi Man Gurung27 July 2021Incumbent
Lumbini Province NameTook officeLeft officeTenure119 January 20193 November 2019227 July 20213Amik Sherchan27 July 2021 Incumbent
Karnali Province NameTook officeLeft officeTenure119 January 20193 November 201929 November 20213Tilak Pariyar11 November 2021Incumbent
Sudurpashchim Province NameTook officeLeft officeTenure119 January 20193 November 20192 4 November 2019 3 May 20213 9 November 20214Dev Raj Joshi11 November 2021Incumbent
See also
President of Nepal Provinces of Nepal
References