The deputy prime minister of Nepal () is the deputy head of government of Nepal. The deputy prime minister is second in seniority in the Council of Ministers of Nepal. The deputy prime minister is the senior-most member of cabinet after prime minister in the Government of Nepal. The deputy prime minister presides and chairs the cabinet in the absence of prime minister.
Constitutional provisions Remuneration The remuneration of Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal as per Section 78 of 2015 Constitution of Nepal shall be as provided for by Federal Act. Until such an Act is formulated, it shall be as determined by the Government of Nepal.
Oath of office The Deputy Prime Minister shall take the oath of office and secrecy before the President as per Section 80 of 2015 Constitution of Nepal.
Deputy Prime ministers of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008–present)
The following individuals have been officially appointed as deputy prime minister of Nepal since the country was declared a republic in 2008: S.NoNameAdditional portfolioPolitical partyAssumed officeLeft officePrime Minister1.Bam Dev GautamMinister of Home AffairsCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)August 2008May 2009Pushpa Kamal Dahal2.Bijay Kumar GachhadarMinister for Physical Planning and WorksMadhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)25 May 20096 February 2011Madhav Kumar Nepal3. Sujata Koirala Minister of Foreign Affairs Nepali Congress12 October 20094.Krishna Prasad Sitaula Minister of DefenceMinister of Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs Nepali Congress6 May 201229 May 2012Baburam Bhattarai5. Krishna Bahadur Mahara Minister of Home Affairs Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) 4 May 201129 August 2011 Jhala Nath Khanal6. Upendra Yadav Minister of Foreign Affairs Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum7.Narayan Kaji ShresthaCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 4 September 201114 March 2013 Baburam Bhattarai(2).Bijay Kumar GachhadarMinister of Home AffairsMadhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)8.Prakash Man SinghMinister for Local DevelopmentNepali Congress25 February 201412 October 2015Sushil Koirala(1).Bam Dev GautamMinister of Home AffairsCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)(2).Bijay Kumar GacchadarMinister for Physical Planning and TransportNepal Loktantrik Forum12 October 20154 August 2016KP Sharma Oli9.Kamal ThapaMinister for Foreign AffairsRastriya Prajatantra Party10.Top Bahadur RayamajhiMinister for EnergyCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)19 October 201511.Chandra Prakash MainaliMinister for Women and ChildrenCommunist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) (2002)5 November 201512.Chitra Bahadur KCMinister for Cooperatives and Poverty AlleviationRastriya Janamorcha13.Bhim Bahadur RawalMinister of DefenceCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)1 August 201614. Bimalendra Nidhi Minister of Home Affairs Nepali Congress 4 August 2016 31 May 2017Pushpa Kamal Dahal(4).Krishna Bahadur MaharaMinister of FinanceCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)(2).Bijay Kumar GacchhadarMinister of Federal Affairs and Local DevelopmentNepal Loktantrik Forum8 May 20177 June 201715 February 2018Sher Bahadur Deuba15.Gopal Man ShresthaMinister of EducationNepali Congress(4).Krishna Bahadur MaharaMinister of Foreign AffairsCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)17 October 2017(8).Kamal Thapa Minister for Energy and Urban DevelopmentRastriya Prajatantra Party 17 October 201714 February 201816.Ishwor PokharelMinister of DefenceCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)1 June 20184 June 2021KP Sharma Oli(5).Upendra YadavMinister for Health and PopulationSamajbadi Party, Nepal20 November 2019Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs21 November 201924 December 201917.Bishnu Prasad PaudelMinister of FinanceCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)4 June 202122 June 202118.Raghubir MahasethMinister of Foreign Affairs19.Rajendra MahatoMinistry of Urban DevelopmentPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal(6).Narayan Kaji ShresthaMinister of Physical Infrastructure and TransportCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)26 December 202215 July 2024Pushpa Kamal Dahal(16).Bishnu Prasad PaudelMinister of FinanceCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)26 December 202227 February 202320.Rabi LamichhaneMinister of Home AffairsRastriya Swatantra Party26 December 202227 January 202321.Rajendra Prasad LingdenMinister for Energy, Water Resources and IrrigationRastriya Prajatantra Party17 January 202325 February 202321.Purna Bahadur KhadkaMinister for Defence Nepali Congress31 March 20234 March 2024(17).Raghubir MahasethMinister of Physical Infrastructure and TransportCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)6 March 202415 July 2024(19).Rabi LamichhaneMinister of Home AffairsRastriya Swatantra Party6 March 202415 July 2024(5).Upendra YadavMinister for Health and Population People's Socialist Party, Nepal10 March 202413 May 2024(7).Prakash Man SinghMinister for Urban DevelopmentNepali Congress15 July 20249 September 2025K. P. Sharma Oli(16).Bishnu Prasad PaudelMinister of FinanceCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)15 July 2024
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