Kathmandu, 17 January: As per the recommendation of the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed the following lawmakers of ruling coalition with the portfolio. The newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister, ministers and ministers of state were administered oath of office and secrecy amidst a special ceremony at the Office of President today.
CPN-UML
01.Bimala Rai Paudel- Minister for Foreign Affairs
02. Padam Giri- Ministry of Health and Population
03. Bhagwati Chaudhary- Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens
04. Hari Upreti-Ministry of Defence
CPN (Maoist Center)
01. Rekha Sharma- Minister for Communication and Information Technology
02. Sudan Kirati- Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
03. Amanlal Modi- Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration
04. Sushila Sripali- Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
Rastriya Swatantra Party
01. Dol Prasad Aryal- Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security
02. Shishir Khanal- Minister of Education,Science and Technology
03. Tosima Karki- Minister of State for Health and Population
Rastriya Prajatantra Party
01. Rajendra Lingden- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
02. Dhruva Bahadur Pradhan- Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
03. Bikram Pandey– Minister for Urban Development
Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki, National Assembly Chair Ganesh Prasad Timilsina and heads of the constitutional bodies were present during the swearing-in ceremony.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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