The fifth Surya Bahadur Thapa cabinet was formed on 11 June 2003 after King Gyanendra appointed Surya Bahadur Thapa as prime minister. The ministers were assigned extra portfolios on 1 August 2003.
Surya Bahadur Thapa tendered his resignation to the king on 7 May 2004. The cabinet was dissolved on 10 June 2004, following the appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister.
Cabinet PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft officePrime Minister of NepalMinister for Palace AffairsSurya Bahadur Thapa11 June 200310 June 2004Minister for FinancePrakash Chandra Lohani 11 June 200310 June 2004Minister for Agriculture and CooperativesMinister for Labour and Transportation Management1 August 200310 June 2004Minister for Information and CommunicationsKamal Thapa 11 June 200310 June 2004Minister for Local Development1 August 200310 June 2004Minister for Health1 August 20033 March 2004Minister for Home Affairs3 March 200410 June 2004Minister for Foreign AffairsMinister for HealthBhesh Bahadur Thapa3 March 200410 June 2004Minister for Education and SportsHari Bahadur Basnet 11 June 200310 June 2004Minister for Industry, Commerce and SuppliesMinister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs1 August 200310 June 2004Minister for Physical Planning and ConstructionBudhhiman Tamang 11 June 200310 June 2004Minister for Population and EnvironmentMinister for General Administration1 August 200310 June 2004Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationSarbendra Nath Shukla 11 June 20037 April 2004Minister for Land Reform and ManagementMinister for Forests and Soil Conservation1 August 20037 April 2004Ministers of StateMinister of State for Women, Children and Social WelfareRenu Kumari Yadav 11 June 200310 June 2004Minister of State for Science and Technology1 August 200310 June 2004
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