The Balen Shah cabinet is the incumbent council of ministers of Nepal since 27 March 2026. It is headed by Prime Minister Balendra Shah and was formed following the 2026 general election that saw his Rastriya Swatantra Party win in a landslide victory. The election results were announced and submitted to the president on 19 March 2026, leading to the formation of the 7th House of Representatives. The cabinet, along with the prime minister, was sworn in on 27 March 2026, eight days after the results were submitted. History On April 9 2026, Minister Dipak Kumar Sah was sacked for disciplinary breach. On September 10 2026, Minister Gauri Kumari Yadav resigned due to her controversial statement regarding gas industrialists.
Cabinet ministers S.N.PortfolioMinisterPortrait Tenure PartyCabinet Ministers1Prime MinisterMinister of DefenceBalen Shah 27 March 2026 Incumbent2Minister of FinanceSwarnim Wagle27 March 20263Minister of Foreign AffairsShisir Khanal4Minister of Energy, Water Resources and IrrigationBiraj Bhakta Shrestha5Minister of Home AffairsSudan Gurung22 April 2026 9 June 2026 Incumbent 6Minister of Infrastructure DevelopmentSunil Lamsal 27 March 2026 7Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsSobita Gautam 8 Minister of Science, Technology and InnovationMahabir Pun9 June 2026 9Minister of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social SecuritySita Badi27 March 2026 10Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General AdministrationPratibha Rawal11Minister of Health and Food HygieneNisha Mehta 12Minister of Education and SportsSasmit Pokharel13Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationKhadak Raj Paudel14Minister of Information and CommunicationBikram Timilsina15Minister of Agriculture, Forests and EnvironmentGita Chaudhary16Minister of Youth, Labour and EmploymentRamjee Yadav10 April 202617Minister of Industry, Commerce and SuppliesDeepak Kumar Sah10 September 2026Former Ministers—Minister of Labour, Employment and Social SecurityDipak Kumar Sah27 March 20269 April 2026—Minister of Industry, Commerce and SuppliesGauri Kumari Yadav10 April 202610 September 2026
See also Council of Ministers of Nepal Government of Nepal
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