The Ministry of Education and Sports () is a federal ministry of Nepal established on 13 May 2026. It was formed by the merger of Education portfolio of the former Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and Sports portfolio of the dissolved Ministry of Youth and Sports.
This ministry was formed as a part of administrative restructuring by Balendra Shah-led government under Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083. This ministry is responsible for the oversight of national education system and the development of sports.
List of ministers This is a list of all ministers of Education since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:
SN Name Party Assumed office Left office 1 Chitra Lekha Yadav Nepali Congress 25 February 2014 2 Giriraj Mani Pokharel Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 19 October 2015 3 Dhaniram Paudel Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 14 August 2016 31 May 2017 4Gopal Man Shrestha Nepal Loktantrik Forum 7 June 2017 15 February 2018 5 Giriraj Mani Pokharel Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 16 March 2018 20 December 20206 Krishna Gopal Shrestha CPN UML25 December 2020 13 July 20217Devendra Paudel Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 8 October 2021 26 December 20228Shishir Khanal Rastriya Swatantra Party 17 January 2023 5 February 20239Ashok Rai People's Socialist Party, Nepal 31 March 2023 4 March 2024 10Sumana Shrestha Rastriya Swatantra Party 6 March 2024 15 July 202411Bidya BhattaraiCPN UML 15 July 202422 April 202512Raghuji PantCPN UML24 April 20259 September 202513Sushila KarkiIndependent 12 September 202522 September 202514Mahabir PunIndependent22 September 2025 20 January 2026 15Sasmit PokharelRSP27 March 202614 May 2026 -Sasmit PokharelRSP14 May 2026Incumbent
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