Chief Minister of Lumbini Province

The chief minister of the Lumbini Province is the head of government of Lumbini Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal.^[1] The chief minister remains in office for five years or until the provincial assembly is dissolved, and is subject to no term limits, given that they have the confidence of the assembly.

Chief Minister of Lumbini Province
लुम्बिनी प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री
Incumbent Chet Narayan Acharya since 22 July 2024
Government of Lumbini Province
Style	Honorable Mr. Chief Minister
Status	Head of Government
Abbreviation	CMO
Member of	Provincial Assembly Cabinet
Appointer	Governor
Term length	Until majority confidence retained in provincial assembly Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved earlier No term limits
Formation	2018 (7 years ago) (2018)
First holder	Shankar Pokharel
Salary	रु. - 61,000
Website	Official website

The current chief minister is CPN (UML) leader and MPA Chet Narayan Acharya, in office since 22 July 2024.

Qualification

The Constitution of Nepal sets the qualifications required to become eligible for the office of chief minister. A chief minister must meet the qualifications to become a member of the provincial assembly.^[2]

A member of the provincial assembly must be:

• a citizen of Nepal
• a voter of the concerned province
• of 25 years of age or more
• not convicted of any criminal offense
• not disqualified by any law
• not holding any office of profit

In addition to this, the chief minister must be the parliamentary party leader of the party with the majority seats in the provincial assembly. If no party has a majority, the chief minister must have a majority in the assembly with the support from other parties. If within thirty days of the election, a chief minister is not appointed as such, or fails to obtain a vote of confidence from the assembly, the parliamentary party leader of the party with the most seats in the assembly is appointed chief minister. If the chief minister such appointed fails to obtain a vote of confidence in the assembly, any assembly member who can command a majority in the floor, irrespective of party allegiance, is appointed chief minister. If this chief minister also fails to obtain a vote of confidence, the governor dissolves the assembly and fresh elections are called.^[3]

List of chief ministers of Lumbini province

No.		Portrait	Name Constituency (lifespan)	Term of office			Assembly (election)	Political party	Cabinet	Ref.
				Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
	1		Shankar Pokharel MPA for Dang 2 (A) (born 1963)	15 February 2018	2 May 2021	3 years, 76 days	1st (2017)	CPN (UML)	Pokharel	[4][5]
				2 May 2021	11 August 2021	101 days				[6][7]
	2		Kul Prasad KC MPA for Rolpa 1 (A) (born 1971)	11 August 2021	12 January 2023	1 year, 154 days		CPN (Maoist Centre)	KC	[8]
	3		Leela Giri MPA for Rupandehi 2 (A) (born 1955)	12 January 2023	27 April 2023	105 days	2nd (2022)	CPN (UML)	Giri	[9]
	4		Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary MPA for Dang 3 (A) (born 1969)	27 April 2023	4 April 2024[10]	343 days		Nepali Congress	Chaudhary	[11][10]
	5		Jokh Bahadur Mahara MPA for Rolpa 1 (A) (born 1963)	5 April 2024	22 July 2024	108 days		CPN (Maoist Centre)	Mahara	[12]
	6		Chet Narayan Acharya MPA for Archakhanchi 1 (A) (born 1968)	22 July 2024	Incumbent	184 days		CPN (UML)	Acharya	[13]

References

1. "Constitution of Nepal – Part 13 State Executive, Article 167". Nepal Law Commission. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
2. Article 178 of the Constitution of Nepal (20 September 2015)
3. Article 168 of the Constitution of Nepal (20 September 2015)
4. "Shankar Pokharel appointed Province 5 CM". thehimalayantimes.com. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
5. Republica. "Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Shanker Pokharel resigns". My Republica. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
6. "Shankar Pokharel calls governor to his office and gets sworn in as Lumbini CM". Setopati. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. "लुम्बिनीका मुख्यमन्त्री पोखरेलले दिए राजीनामा". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
8. "लुम्बिनीका मुख्यमन्त्री केसीले लिए शपथ". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
9. "UML's Leela Giri stakes claim for Lumbini chief ministership". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
10. "Lumbini Chief Minister Chaudhary resigns". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
11. "Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary appointed Lumbini chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
12. "Maoist Centre's Mahara becomes Lumbini chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
13. "लुम्बिनीको मुख्यमन्त्रीमा चेतनारायण आचार्य नियुक्त". Nepal Press. Retrieved 2024-07-22.