Bisheshwar Prasad Koirala formed the first elected government of Nepal on 27 May 1959. After the 1951 democratic movement, several transitional governments failed to hold the first general elections in the country until an interim government under Subarna SJB Rana held the 1959 general elections in two phases on 18 February and 3 April 1959. Nepali Congress gained a majority in the 1st House of Representatives of Nepal and Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala was elected as the parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress on 4 May 1959. On 16 May 1959, Koirala was invited by King Mahendra to form a government and the cabinet was formed on 27 May 1959. The cabinet was reshuffled just over a month later on 30 June 1959.
Koirala and the entire cabinet were arrested and the parliament was dissolved on 15 December 1960 as a result of a coup d'état by King Mahendra.
Cabinets
May–June 1959 PortfolioMinisterTook officeCabinet MinistersPrime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of DefenceHon. Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala27 May 1959Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance
Minister of Planning and DevelopmentSubarna SJB Rana27 May 1959Minister for Public Works and Canals Minister for CommunicationsGanesh Man Singh27 May 1959Minister of Home Affairs Minister for LawSurya Prasad Upadhyaya27 May 1959Minister for Industry and CommerceRam Narayan Mishra27 May 1959Minister of Health Minister for Local Autonomous AdministrationKashi Nath Gautam27 May 1959Minister for EducationParshu Narayan Chaudhary27 May 1959Minister for Forest DepartmentShiva Raj Panta27 May 1959Deputy MinistersDeputy Minister for Food and AgriculturePrem Raj Angdembe27 May 1959Deputy Minister for Parliamentary AffairsSurya Nath Das Yadav27 May 1959Deputy Minister for Public Works and Canals Deputy Minister for CommunicationsLalit Chand27 May 1959Deputy Minister of Health Deputy Minister for Local Autonomous AdministrationDwarika Devi Thakurani27 May 1959Deputy Minister of DefenceMin Bahadur Gurung27 May 1959Deputy Minister for Land RevenueJaman Singh Gurung27 May 1959Deputy Minister for Rural DevelopmentYogendra Man Sherchan27 May 1959Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture Deputy Minister for Forest DepartmentNev Bahadur Malla27 May 1959Deputy Minister for Rural DevelopmentDr. Tulsi Giri27 May 1959Deputy Minister of Finance and Income TaxShiva Prasad Shah27 May 1959Deputy Minister for Home AffairsDiwan Singh Rai27 May 1959Deputy Minister for LawHora Prasad Joshi27 May 1959Deputy Minister for Planning and DevelopmentTriveni Prasad Pradhan27 May 1959
June 1959–December 1960 PortfolioMinisterLeft officeCabinet MinistersPrime Minister Minister of DefenceHon. Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala15 December 1960Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance
Minister of Planning and DevelopmentSubarna SJB Rana15 December 1960Minister of Public Works and Canals Minister of CommunicationsGanesh Man Singh15 December 1960Minister of Home Affairs Minister of LawSurya Prasad Upadhyaya15 December 1960Minister of Industry and CommerceRam Narayan Mishra15 December 1960Minister of Health Minister for Local Autonomous AdministrationKashi Nath Gautam15 December 1960Minister of EducationParshu Narayan Chaudhary15 December 1960Minister of Food and Agriculture Minister for ForestsShiva Raj Panta15 December 1960Minister for Parliamentary AffairsSurya Nath Das Yadav15 December 1960Minister for Rural DevelopmentPrem Raj Angdembe15 December 1960Minister of Foreign AffairsDr. Tulsi Giri15 December 1960Deputy MinistersDeputy Minister for Planning and DevelopmentTriveni Prasad Pradhan15 December 1960Deputy Minister for Communications Deputy Minister for Public Works and CanalsLalit Chand15 December 1960Deputy Minister for Health Deputy Minister for Local Autonomous AdministrationDwarika Devi Thakurani15 December 1960Deputy Minister of DefenceMin Bahadur Gurung15 December 1960Deputy Minister of Land RevenueJaman Singh Gurung15 December 1960Deputy Minister for ForestsNev Bahadur Malla15 December 1960Deputy Minister for Food and AgricultureYogendra Man Sherchan15 December 1960Deputy Minister for Finance and Income TaxShiva Prasad Shah15 December 1960Deputy Minister for Home AffairsDiwan Singh Rai15 December 1960Deputy Minister for LawHora Prasad Joshi15 December 1960
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