Prithvi Subba Gurung

Prithvi Subba Gurung^[1] (Nepali: पृथ्वी सुब्बा गुरुङ) is a Nepalese politician and former Chief Minister^[2][3] of Gandaki Province, a province in western Nepal. He is presently the leader of opposition in Gandaki. He was member of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly^[4] and Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Nepal. He was unanimously selected Parliamentary Party leader of CPN (UML) for Gandaki Province on 11 February 2018.^[5]

Prithvi Subba Gurung
पृथ्वी सुब्बा गुरुङ
Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Nepal
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 July 2024
President	Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister	KP Sharma Oli
Preceded by	Rekha Sharma
1st Chief Minister of Gandaki Province
In office 16 February 2018 – 12 June 2021
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Governor	Baburam Kunwar Amik Sherchan Sita Kumari Poudel
Preceded by	Province established
Succeeded by	Krishna Chandra Nepali
Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal
In office 1 April 2007 – 12 August 2008
Prime Minister	Girija Prasad Koirala
Preceded by	Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
Succeeded by	Hisila Yami
Leader of the Opposition in the Gandaki Provincial Assembly
In office 12 June 2021 – 9 January 2023
Governor	Sita Kumari Poudel Prithvi Man Gurung
Chief Minister	Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel
Preceded by	Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel
Succeeded by	Surendra Raj Pandey
Parliamentary offices Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha Incumbent Assumed office 22December 2022 Preceded by Dev Prasad Gurung Constituency Lamjung 1 Member of the Gandaki Provincial Assembly In office 1 February 2018 – 2 September 2022 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Bhesh Prasad Poudel Constituency Lamjung 1(B) Member of 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 Preceded by Hari Bhakta Adhikari Succeeded by Chandra Bahadur Kunwar Constituency Lamjung 2
Personal details
Born	(1958-02-13) February 13, 1958 (age 66) Lamjung District
Nationality	Nepalese
Political party	CPN (UML)
Spouse	Kumari Muni Gurung
Children	1 (Son) and 4 (Daughter)
Parent(s)	Ganga Prasad Gurung and Chini Gurung

He was appointed as the chief minister, according to Article 168 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal and took the oath of his office and secrecy as a chief minister on 16 February 2018.^[6] As of 9 May 2021, he resigned from the post after losing majority and hence his resignation was approved by the governor.

Early life

Prithvi Subba Gurung was born in Gilung (now Kwhlosothar) Lamjung, Nepal to Ganga Prasad Gurung and Chini Gurung.^[1]

He studied in Amrit Science Campus (ASCOL), Kathmandu, Nepal.

References

1. "Prithvi Subba Gurung Bio" (PDF) (in Nepali). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
2. "मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय". www.p4ocmcm.gov.np (in Nepali). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
3. Nepal, Review. "Gurung becomes CM of province 4". Review Nepal News. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
4. "पृथ्वी सुब्बा गुरुङ". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
5. "Prithvi Subba Gurung unanimously elected UML PP leader of Province 4". The Himalayan Times. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
6. "Province 4 CM swearing in put off". Retrieved 19 March 2018.