The Dahal cabinet, 2022 or Third Dahal Cabinet was the former Government of Nepal, formed on 26 December 2022 after Pushpa Kamal Dahal was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Nepal by president Bidya Devi Bhandari, following the 2022 Nepalese general election.
History
Dahal's claim for prime minister was supported by the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, People's Socialist Party, Nepal, Janamat Party and Nagarik Unmukti Party, alongside his own Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre). Prime Minister Dahal took his oath of office alongside three deputy prime ministers and four ministers on 26 December 2022.
On 10 January 2023, Dahal won a motion of confidence with 268 out of 270 votes in the 275-member House of Representatives, where he was supported by the ruling coalition as well as the opposition Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) and the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal.
The cabinet was then expanded to include one more deputy prime minister, 11 ministers and three state ministers on 17 January 2023.
Deputy prime minister and minister for Home Affairs, Rabi Lamichhane, was stripped from his position in the cabinet on 27 January 2023 after the Supreme Court ruled that Lamichhane did not follow due process to re-obtain his Nepali citizenship after renouncing his American citizenship, and thus, he was not a legal Nepali citizen. Remaining ministers of the RSP resigned on 5 February after the party decided to call back its members from the cabinet while maintaining its support to the government.
On 25 February 2023, all ministers from the RPP resigned from the government, with the party also withdrawing its support, after a new coalition of eight parties including Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), PSPN, CPN (US), Janamat Party, LSPN, NUP and Rastriya Janamorcha was formed with an agreement to support Nepali Congress' candidate in the upcoming presidential election. Shortly after, on 27 February, the CPN (UML) decided to quit government and withdraw its support as well, and its ministers resigned en-masse the same day.
On 20 March 2023, Dahal again secured a vote of confidence with 172 votes in his favor and 89 votes against out of the 262 members present in the 275-member lower house, where he was supported by the new eight-party ruling alliance as well as the RSP, with the CPN (UML) and RPP staying in opposition.
Following lengthened talks for the apportionment of ministries within the ruling alliance, Prime Minister Dahal expanded the cabinet on 31 March to include members from the new coalition. The power-sharing agreement between the ruling parties apportioned 8 ministries for Congress, 5 for CPN (Maoist Centre), 2-each for PSPN and CPN (US), and 1-each for Janamat, NUP, LSPN, NSP and an independent. Citing disagreement in portfolio division, Janamat Party exited the government a few hours before the cabinet expansion, while Nepali Congress put forward names for only four out of eight ministries allocated to them due to factional disagreements. The cabinet was expanded for an eighth time on 16 April 2023 to include an additional minister and a state minister. The cabinet was yet again expanded on 3 and 7 May 2023 to include further four ministers from the Nepali Congress. The cabinet was again expanded on 24 May 2023 to include an additional minister and state minister from the PSPN, thus bringing it to the maximum number prescribed in the constitution.
On 14 August 2023, Janamat Party rejoined the government when Aman Lal Modi of the CPN (Maoist Centre) was asked to resign as Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration and Janamat's Anita Devi Sah was appointed to the portfolio.
Final arrangement With CPN (UML) as major Partner S.N.PortfolioMinisterPolitical partyAssumed officeLeft officePrime Minister1.Prime Minister of NepalPushpa Kamal Dahal26 December 202215 July 2024Deputy Prime Ministers2.Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Physical Infrastructure and TransportRaghubir Mahaseth 6 March 20243 July 20243.Deputy Prime MinisterNarayan Kaji Shrestha 26 December 202215 July 2024Minister for Foreign Affairs6 March 20244.Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Home AffairsRabi LamichhaneOfficial website5.Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Health and PopulationUpendra Yadav13 May 2024Official websiteCabinet Ministers(5.)Minister for Health and PopulationPradeep Yadav13 May 20248 July 20246.Minister for FinanceBarshaman Pun6 March 202415 July 20247.Minister for Energy, Water Resources and IrrigationShakti Bahadur Basnet8.Minister for Federal Affairs and General AdministrationBhanu Bhakta JoshiOfficial website9.Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationHit Bahadur Tamang4 March 202410.Minister for Communication and Information TechnologyRekha Sharma6 March 202411.Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsPadam Giri4 March 20243 July 202412.Minister for DefenceHari Prasad Upreti6 March 2024Official website13.Minister for Women, Children and Senior CitizenBhagwati ChaudharyOfficial website14.Minister for Water SupplyRajendra Kumar RaiOfficial website15.Minister for Urban DevelopmentDhan Bahadur Budha15 July 2024Official website16.Minister for Forests and EnvironmentNawal Kishor Sah10 March 20245 July 2024Official website17.Minister for Labour, Employment and Social SecurityDol Prasad Aryal4 March 202415 July 2024Official website18.Minister for Education, Science and TechnologySumana Shrestha6 March 202415 July 2024Official website 20.Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty AlleviationBalaram Adhikari3 July 2024 Official website21.Minister for Youth and SportsBiraj Bhakta Shrestha15 July 2024Official website22.Minister for Industry, Commerce and SuppliesDamodar Bhandari3 July 2024 Official websiteState Ministers23.Minister of State for Forests and EnvironmentDeepak Karki25 March 202413 May 2024Official website24.Minister of State for Health and PopulationHasina Khan13 May 20248 July 2024
With NC as major Partner S.N.PortfolioMinisterPolitical partyAssumed officeLeft officePrime Minister1.Prime Minister of NepalPushpa Kamal Dahal26 December 202215 July 2024Deputy Prime Ministers2.Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for DefencePurna Bahadur Khadka31 March 20234 March 20243.Deputy Prime MinisterNarayan Kaji Shrestha 26 December 202215 July 2024Official websiteMinister for Home Affairs31 March 20236 March 2024Cabinet Ministers4.Minister for Agriculture and Livestock DevelopmentBeduram Bhusal31 March 20234 March 20245.Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsDhanraj Gurung3 May 20236.Minister for Education, Science and TechnologyAshok Rai31 March 2023Official website 7.Minister for Labour, Employment and Social SecuritySharat Singh Bhandari8.Minister for FinancePrakash Sharan Mahat9.Minister for Water SupplyMahindra Ray Yadav7 May 20234 March 2024 10.Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen31 March 20237 May 2023Surendra Raj Acharya7 May 20234 March 202411.Minister for Energy, Water Resources and IrrigationShakti Bahadur Basnet31 March 202315 July 202412.Minister for Foreign AffairsNarayan Prakash Saud16 April 20234 March 202413.Minister for Communication and Information TechnologyRekha Sharma17 January 20234 March 202414.Minister for Health and PopulationMohan Bahadur Basnet3 May 20234 March 202415.Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationSudan Kirati17 January 202316.Minister for Federal Affairs and General AdministrationAman Lal Modi14 August 2023Anita Devi Sah14 August 20234 March 202417.Minister for Physical Infrastructure and TransportPrakash Jwala31 March 202318.Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty AlleviationRanjeeta Shrestha19.Minister for Industry, Commerce and SuppliesRamesh Rijal20.Minister for Urban DevelopmentSita Gurung21.Minister for Youth and SportsDig Bahadur Limbu3 May 202322.Minister for Forests and EnvironmentBirendra Prasad Mahato24 May 2023State ministers23.Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationSushila Sirpali Thakuri17 January 20234 March 202424.Minister of State for Physical Infrastructure and TransportNanda Sharma16 April 202325.Minister of State for Education, Science and TechnologyPramila Kumari24 May 2023 With CPN (UML) as major Partner S.N.PortfolioMinisterPolitical partyAssumed officeLeft officePrime Minister1.Prime Minister of NepalPushpa Kamal Dahal26 December 202215 July 2024Deputy Prime Ministers2.Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for FinanceBishnu Prasad Paudel26 December 202227 February 2023Official website3.Deputy Prime MinisterNarayan Kaji Shrestha26 December 202215 July 2024Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport31 March 20234.Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Home AffairsRabi Lamichhane26 December 202227 January 2023Official website5.Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Energy, Water Resources and IrrigationRajendra Prasad Lingden17 January 202325 February 2023Cabinet Ministers6.Minister for Communication and Information TechnologyRekha Sharma17 January 20234 March 20247.Minister for Urban DevelopmentBikram Pandey25 February 20238.Minister for Agriculture and Livestock DevelopmentJwala Kumari Sah26 December 2022 27 February 20239.Minister for Industry, Commerce and SuppliesDamodar Bhandari10.Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty AlleviationRajendra Kumar Rai11.Minister for Water SupplyAbdul Khan31 March 202312.Minister for Foreign AffairsBimala Rai Paudyal17 January 202327 February 202313.Minister for Health and PopulationPadam Giri14.Minister for Women, Children and Senior CitizenBhagwati Chaudhary15.Minister for DefenceHari Prasad UpretiOfficial website16.Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationSudan Kirati4 March 202417.Minister for Federal Affairs and General AdministrationAman Lal Modi14 August 202318.Minister for Education, Science and TechnologyShishir Khanal5 March 202319.Minister for Labour, Employment and Social SecurityDol Prasad Aryal20.Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsDhruba Bahadur Pradhan25 February 2023State Ministers21.Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationSushila Sirpali Thakuri17 January 20234 March 202422.Minister of State for Health and PopulationToshima Karki5 March 202323.Minister of State for Energy, Water Resources and IrrigationDeepak Bahadur Singh25 February 2023
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