First Matrika Prasad Koirala cabinet

Matrika Prasad Koirala formed the first government of Nepal by a commoner after he was appointed as the prime minister by King Tribhuvan.^[1] The government was formed after the previous government under Mohan SJB Rana fell after Nepali Congress ministers resigned.^[2] King Tribhuvan made a royal proclamation on 16 November 1951 and invited Matrika Prasad Koirala from the Nepali Congress to form the government.^[3]

First Matrika Prasad Koirala cabinet
Cabinet of Nepal
November 1951–August 1952
M.P. Koirala
Date formed	16 November 1951 (1951-11-16)
Date dissolved	14 August 1952 (1952-08-14)
People and organisations
Monarch	King Tribhuvan
Prime Minister	Matrika Prasad Koirala
Total no. of members	14 appointments
Member party	Nepali Congress
History
Predecessor	Mohan SJB Rana cabinet, 1951
Successor	M.P. Koirala cabinet, 1953

Matrika Prasad Koirala resigned on 14 August 1952 after dissent in the Nepali Congress against his working methods and was replaced by the direct rule of King Tribhuvan and his advisors.^[1]

Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Affiliation	Took office	Left office
Prime Minister Minister for General Administration Minister of Foreign Affairs	Hon. Matrika Prasad Koirala	Nepali Congress	16 November 1951	14 August 1952
Minister of Finance	Subarna SJB Rana	Nepali Congress	16 November 1951	14 August 1952
Minister of Home Affairs Minister of Food	Surya Prasad Upadhyaya	Nepali Congress	16 November 1951	14 August 1952
Minister for Transportation	Bhadrakali Mishra	Nepali Congress	16 November 1951	14 August 1952
Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Canals Minister of Land Management	Ganesh Man Singh	Nepali Congress	16 November 1951	14 August 1952
Minister of Defence	Kaiser SJB Rana	Rana regime	16 November 1951	14 August 1952
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies	Mahendra Bikram Shah	Nepali Congress	16 November 1951	14 August 1952
Minister for Planning, Mines, Forest and Electricity	Mahabir SJB Rana	Rana regime	16 November 1951	14 August 1952
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs	Khadga Man Singh	Nepali Congress	16 November 1951	14 August 1952
Minister for Education	Sarda SJB Rana	Rana regime	16 November 1951	14 August 1952
Minister for Local Autonomous Administration	Narad Muni Thulung	Nepali Congress	16 November 1951	14 August 1952
Minister for Law and Justice	Bhagwati Prasad Singh	Nepali Congress	16 November 1951	14 August 1952
Minister of State for Health	Nar Bahadur Gurung	Nepali Congress	16 November 1951	14 August 1952
Minister of State for Forests	Dharma Ratna Yami	Nepali Congress	16 November 1951	14 August 1952