The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (Nepali: उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies.[1][2] One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility to create a favorable environment for industrial development and investment promotion.[3] The minister has also expressed his involvement in formulating policies and programs related to industry, commerce and supply and in frugal cooperation and exchange with various ministries and agencies of the Government of Nepal.[4]
| Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies | |
|---|---|
| उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति मन्त्री | |
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since 15 July 2024 | |
| Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies | |
| Style | Honourable |
| Member of | Council of Ministers |
| Reports to | Prime Minister, Parliament |
| Seat | Singha Durbar, Nepal |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Precursor | Minister of Industry Minister of Commerce Minister of Supplies |
The current minister is Damodar Bhandari,[5][6] who took office on 15 July 2024.[7]
List of former ministers
| # | Name | Took of office | Prime Minister | Minister's Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matrika Prasad Yadav [8][9] |
26 February 2018 | 20 November 2019 | 632 | KP Sharma Oli | CPN (MC) | ||
| NCP | ||||||||
| 2 | Lekh Raj Bhatta [10][11] |
21 November 2019 | 20 May 2021 | 546 | ||||
| CPN (UML) | ||||||||
| 3 | Raj Kishor Yadav [12][13] |
10 June 2021 | 22 June 2021 | 12 | PSP–N | |||
| 4 | Bishnu Prasad Paudel [14][15] |
24 June 2021 | 12 July 2021 | 18 | CPN (UML) | |||
| 5 | Gajendra Bahadur Hamal [16][17] |
8 October 2021 | 10 October 2021 | 2 | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Nepali Congress | ||
| 6 | Sher Bahadur Deuba [18][19] |
10 October 2021 | 7 April 2022 | 179 | ||||
| 7 | Dilendra Prasad Badu [20][21] |
7 April 2022 | 26 December 2022 | 263 | ||||
| 8 | Damodar Bhandari [22][23] |
26 December 2022 | 27 February 2023 | 63 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | CPN (UML) | ||
| 9 | Ramesh Rijal [24][25] |
31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | 339 | Nepali Congress | |||
| 10 | Damodar Bhandari [26][27] |
6 March 2024 | 3 July 2024 | 119 | CPN (UML) | |||
| – | Pushpa Kamal Dahal [28][29] |
4 July 2024 | 15 July 2024 | 12 | CPN (MC) | |||
| 11 | Damodar Bhandari [5][6] |
15 July 2024 | Incumbent | 132 | KP Sharma Oli | CPN (UML) | ||
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