The Girija Prasad Koirala interim cabinet was formed on 1 April 2007.[1] The interim cabinet was formed as a national unity government which included the former Maoist rebels.[2][3]
Girija Prasad Koirala interim cabinet | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Nepal | |
| April 2007–October 2007 | |
| Date formed | 1 April 2007 |
| Date dissolved | 18 August 2008 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | King Gyanendra |
| Prime Minister | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| Total no. of members | 24 appointments |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | National unity government |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 2006–2008 |
| Predecessor | Fifth G.P. Koirala cabinet |
| Successor | First Dahal cabinet |
The cabinet was dissolved on 18 August 2008 following the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, following which Pushpa Kamal Dahal was appointed prime minister.
Cabinet
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Nepal Minister for Defence |
Girija Prasad Koirala | Nepali Congress | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Peace and Reconstruction |
Ram Chandra Poudel | Nepali Congress | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Sahana Pradhan | CPN (UML) | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Information and Communications | Krishna Bahadur Mahara | CPN (Maoist) | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Education and Sports | Pradeep Nepal | CPN (UML) | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Population and Environment | Mahantha Thakur | Nepali Congress | 1 April 2007 | 10 December 2007[4] | |
| Minister for Finance | Ram Sharan Mahat | Nepali Congress | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Narendra Bikram Nembang | Nepali Congress | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Home Affairs | Krishna Prasad Sitaula | Nepali Congress | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies | 30 September 2007[5] | 18 August 2008 | |||
| Minister for Local Development | Dev Prasad Gurung | CPN (Maoist) | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies | Rajendra Mahato | Sadbhavana (Anandidevi) | 1 April 2007 | 30 September 2007[5] | |
| Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Prithvi Subba Gurung | CPN (UML) | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation | Matrika Prasad Yadav | CPN (Maoist) | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives | Chhabilal Bishwakarma | CPN (UML) | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Physical Planning and Construction | Hisila Yami | CPN (Maoist) | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Land Reform and Management | Jagat Bahadur Bogati | United Left Front | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare | Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma | CPN (Maoist) | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister for Health | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | Janamorcha | 29 April 2007[6] | 18 August 2008 | |
| Ministers of State | |||||
| Minister of State for Labour and Transportation Management | Ramesh Lekhak | Nepali Congress | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Water Supply | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | Nepali Congress | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister of State for General Administration | Ram Chandra Yadav | CPN (UML) | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Indra Bahadur Gurung | Nepali Congress | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Education and Sports | Mohan Singh Rathore | CPN (UML) | 1 April 2007 | 18 August 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Health | Shashi Shrestha | Janamorcha | 19 August 2007[7] | 18 August 2008 | |
References
edit- ^ श्री गिरिजा प्रसाद कोइराला प्रधानमन्त्रीको पदबाट लिखित राजीनामा दिएको वारे [Girila Prasad Koirala submits a resignation letter from the post of prime minister] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 1 April 2007.
- ^ "Nepal Maoists to join government". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ प्रधानमन्त्री श्री गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइरालाको अध्यक्षतामा कार्यविभाजन गरिएको [Portfolio assigned under the chairmanship of Girija Prasad Koirala] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 1 April 2007.
- ^ "Nepal Timeline Year 2007". www.satp.org. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ a b कृष्णप्रसाद सिटैांलाले कार्यभार सम्हाल्नू भएको [Krishna Prasad Sitaula to take responsibility] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 30 September 2007.
- ^ जनसंख्या मन्त्रालयको कार्यभार गिरिराजमणी पोखरेलले सम्हाल्नु भएको [Giriraj Mani Pokharel to take responsibility of Ministry of Population] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 29 April 2007.
- ^ शशि श्रेष्ठको राज्यमन्त्री पदमा नियुक्ति [Shashi Shrestha appointed as Minister of State] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 19 August 2007.