The Fifth Deuba cabinet was the Government of Nepal from 13 July 2021 to 26 December 2022. It was formed after Sher Bahadur Deuba was appointed as the new prime minister of Nepal by president Bidya Devi Bhandari following an order from the Supreme Court, which declared the dissolution of the House of Representatives on the recommendation of former prime minister KP Sharma Oli to be unlawful. The fifth Deuba cabinet was replaced by the Dahal cabinet, 2022 on 26 December 2022, when Pushpa Kamal Dahal's CPN (Maoist Centre) broke away from the electoral alliance with Nepali Congress and joined hands with other opposition parties to form a government in the aftermath of the 2022 general election.
The cabinet consisted of an alliance of political parties formed in opposition of former prime minister Oli's dissolution of the House of Representatives. It consisted of Nepali Congress, the CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist) and People's Socialist Party, Nepal during formation. The Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, Nepal and Rastriya Janamorcha provides confidence and support to the government.
History
Formation On 12 July 2021, the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court ruled that the President's decision to dissolve the House of Representatives on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers was unlawful and ordered the appointment of Deuba as prime minister within 28 hours. President Bhandari appointed Deuba as the Prime Minister in accordance with Article 76 (5) of the Constitution of Nepal, and he was sworn in for a fifth term on 13 July 2021.
Four ministers took their oath of office alongside Deuba. The full cabinet was formed on 8 October 2021.
Vote of confidence On 18 July 2021, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, registered a proposal for vote of confidence in the first meeting of reinstated House of Representatives. Out of 249 lawmakers present in the meeting, Deuba received support of 165 lawmakers with 83 against while one abstained. Deuba received votes from the CPN (Maoist Centre), the People's Socialist Party, Nepal and a faction of the CPN (UML). The PSPN, collectively voted for Deuba despite internal split within the party.
Reactions
: The ambassador of the United States to Nepal, Randy Berry, was the first diplomat to congratulate Deuba, visiting Deuba at his residence with congratulatory messages on 14 July. Earlier, he had congratulated Deuba, within an hour of his appointment, via a tweet.
: The Indian ambassador to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, visited Deuba at his residence on 14 July to congratulate him on his appointment. The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, congratulated Deuba via a tweet on 18 July, after Deuba had won the vote of confidence. The two prime ministers had a telephonic conversation on 19 July, where they vowed to "work together to further enhance the wide-ranging cooperation between India and Nepal, including in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic."
: The Israeli ambassador to Nepal, Hanan Goder-Goldberger, visited Deuba at Singha Durbar on 15 July, stating he was "hopeful of Nepal–Israel relations to get stronger" during Deuba's tenure.
: The Chinese ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqui, visited Deuba at Singha Durbar on 20 July, where she announced the grant of an additional 16 lakh doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal.
Apart from these, Deuba received congratulatory remarks from the heads of government and diplomats of other countries.
Division of ministries among coalition parties and cabinet expansion Intra-party matters of the four parties in the governing coalition delayed the allotment of ministries and resulted in the fulfillment of the cabinet 85 days after the prime minister taking office. Being the largest party in the coalition, Nepali Congress was apportioned eight ministries and one state minister, excluding the prime minister. CPN (Maoist Centre) was apportioned five ministries and one state minister, while CPN (Unified Socialist) and People's Socialist Party, Nepal were apportioned four ministries each, with the former also given one state minister.
NC – Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Ministry of Information and Communication, Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens and Ministry of Water Supply
CPN (MC) – Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Energy, Water Resource and Irrigation, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Allivation, Ministry of Youth and Sports
CPN (US) – Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Ministry of Health and Population, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Ministry of Urban Development
PSP-N – Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transportation, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Forest and Environment, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration
Dissolution On 25 December 2022, the final day of negotiations to form a new government in the aftermath of the 2022 election, the ruling alliance which contested the election together failed to gather a consensus on who would lead the upcoming government, with both Deuba and Pushpa Kamal Dahal laying claim on the position of prime minister. After all negotiations failed, Dahal broke away from the electoral alliance and approached the CPN (UML), which supported his nomination for prime minister, alongside the Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Janamat Party, PSPN and other independents. President Bhandari appointed Dahal the next prime minister the same day, and he was sworn in for a third term the day after.
Final arrangement S.N.PortfolioMinisterPolitical partyAssumed officeLeft officeCabinet ministers1.Prime Minister of Nepal Minister for Defence Minister for FinanceSher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress13 July 202126 December 20222.Minister for Home AffairsBal Krishna KhandNepali Congress13 July 202126 December 20223.Minister for Information and CommunicationsGyanendra Bahadur KarkiNepali Congress8 October 202126 December 20224.Minister for Energy, Water Resource and IrrigationPampha BhusalCPN (Maoist Centre)13 July 202126 December 20226.Minister for Water SupplyUma Kanta ChaudharyNepali Congress8 October 202126 December 20227.Minister for Foreign AffairsDr. Narayan KhadkaNepali Congress22 September 202126 December 20228.Minister for Industry, Commerce and SuppliesDilendra Prasad BaduNepali Congress7 April 202226 December 20229.Minister for Education, Science and TechnologyDevendra PaudelCPN (Maoist Centre)8 October 202126 December 2022Official website 10.Minister for Women, Children and Senior CitizenUma RegmiNepali Congress8 October 202126 December 202211.Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty AlleviationShashi ShresthaCPN (Maoist Centre)8 October 202126 December 202212.Minister for Youth and SportsMaheshwar GahatrajCPN (Maoist Centre)8 October 202126 December 202213.Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsGobinda Prasad Sharma (Koirala)CPN (Unified Socialist)7 April 202226 December 202214.Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationJeevan Ram ShresthaCPN (Unified Socialist)27 June 202226 December 202215.Minister for Urban DevelopmentMetmani ChaudharyCPN (Unified Socialist)27 June 202226 December 202216.Minister for Health and PopulationBhawani Prasad KhapungCPN (Unified Socialist)27 June 202226 December 202217.Minister for Labour, Employment and Social SecuritySher Bahadur KunworCPN (Unified Socialist)27 June 202226 December 202218.Minister for Forests and EnvironmentPradeep YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal4 August 202214 October 202219.Minister for Physical Infrastructure and TransportationMohammad Ishtiyaq RaiPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal4 August 202214 October 2022Official website 20.Minister for Agriculture and Livestock DevelopmentMrigendra Kumar Singh YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal4 August 202214 October 2022State ministers21.Minister of State for the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of MinistersUmesh ShreshthaNepali Congress8 October 202126 December 202222.Minister of State for Education, Science and TechnologyBodhmaya Kumari YadavCPN (Maoist Centre)8 October 202126 December 2022Official website 23.Minister of State for Health and PopulationHira Chandra KCCPN (Unified Socialist)27 June 202226 December 2022
Former arrangement
Till 6 July 2022 S.N.PortfolioMinisterPolitical partyAssumed officeLeft officeCabinet ministers1.Prime Minister of Nepal Minister for DefenceSher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress13 July 20212.Minister for Home AffairsBal Krishna KhandNepali Congress13 July 20213.Minister for Information and CommunicationsGyanendra Bahadur KarkiNepali Congress8 October 20214.Minister for Energy, Water Resource and IrrigationPampha BhusalCPN (Maoist Centre)13 July 20215.Minister for Federal Affairs and General AdministrationRajendra Prasad ShresthaPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal8 October 20216.Minister for FinanceJanardan SharmaCPN (Maoist Centre)13 July 20216 July 20227.Minister for Water SupplyUma Kanta ChaudharyNepali Congress8 October 20218.Minister for Foreign AffairsDr. Narayan KhadkaNepali Congress22 September 20219.Minister for Physical Infrastructure and TransportationRenu YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal8 October 20214 July 202210.Minister for Industry, Commerce and SuppliesDilendra Prasad BaduNepali Congress7 April 202211.Minister for Education, Science and TechnologyDevendra PaudelCPN (Maoist Centre)8 October 202112.Minister for Agriculture and Livestock DevelopmentMahendra Raya YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal8 October 20214 July 202213.Minister for Women, Children and Senior CitizenUma RegmiNepali Congress8 October 202114.Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty AlleviationShashi ShresthaCPN (Maoist Centre)8 October 202115.Minister for Forests and EnvironmentRam Sahaya YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal8 October 20214 July 202216.Minister for Youth and SportsMaheshwar GahatrajCPN (Maoist Centre)8 October 202117.Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsGobinda Prasad Sharma (Koirala)CPN (Unified Socialist)7 April 202218.Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationJeevan Ram ShresthaCPN (Unified Socialist)27 June 202219.Minister for Urban DevelopmentMetmani ChaudharyCPN (Unified Socialist)27 June 202220.Minister for Health and PopulationBhawani Prasad KhapungCPN (Unified Socialist)27 June 202221.Minister for Labour, Employment and Social SecuritySher Bahadur KunworCPN (Unified Socialist)27 June 2022State ministers22.Minister of State for the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of MinistersUmesh ShreshthaNepali Congress8 October 202123.Minister of State for Education, Science and TechnologyBodhmaya Kumari YadavCPN (Maoist Centre)8 October 202124.Minister of State for Health and PopulationHira Chandra KCCPN (Unified Socialist)27 June 2022
Till 27 June 2022 S.N. PortfolioMinisterPolitical party Assumed officeLeft office Cabinet ministers1. Prime Minister of Nepal