Government of Nepal
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The Government of Nepal (Nepali: नेपाल सरकार) is the federal executive authority of Nepal. Before the end of the Nepali monarchy in 2006 (became republic in 2008), it was officially known as His Majesty's Government.
| नेपाल सरकार | |
Flag of Nepal | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal |
| Headquarters | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | nepal |
The head of state is the president. The prime minister holds the position of the head of executive. The role of president is largely ceremonial. The functions of the government are managed entirely by the prime minister (PM). The PM is appointed by the Parliament.
The heads of constitutional bodies are appointed by the president on the recommendation of Constitutional Council, with the exception of the attorney general (AG). AG is appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister.
List of governors
| No. | Portrait | Name (born – died) |
Home Province | Tenure in office | Chief Minister(s) | Appointed by (President) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | Minister | Party | |||||
| 1 | Baburam Kunwar बाबुराम कुँवर (born 1960) |
Lumbini Province | 19 January 2018 | 3 November 2019 | 1 year, 288 days | Prithvi Subba Gurung | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) | Bidya Devi Bhandari | |
| He was appointed First Governor, as per Article 162 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by the President on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers on 19 January 2018.[1][2][3] Previously, he served as the twenty-first Attorney General of Nepal. | |||||||||
| 2 | Amik Sherchan अमिक शेरचन (born 1944) |
Gandaki Province | 5 November 2019 | 3 May 2021 | 1 year, 179 days | Prithvi Subba Gurung | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) | Bidya Devi Bhandari | |
| He was appointed second Governor of Gandaki Province, per Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by President on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers on 5 November 2023.[4][5] Previously, he served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population of Nepal in the interim government under Girija Prasad Koirala cabinet.[6] | |||||||||
| 3 | Sita Kumari Poudel सिता कुमारी पौडेल (born 1958) |
Bagmati Province | 3 May 2021 | 27 July 2021 | 85 days | Prithvi Subba Gurung | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) | Bidya Devi Bhandari | |
| Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel | Nepali Congress | ||||||||
| She was appointed by President of Nepal on recommendation of the council of ministers of the federal government on 3 May 2021.[7][8] She was appointed as third Governor of Gandaki Province after removing Amik Sherchan.[9][10] | |||||||||
| 4 | Prithvi Man Gurung पृथ्वीमान गुरुङ (born ) |
27 July 2023 | Incumbent | 3 years, 254 days | Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel | Nepali Congress | Bidya Devi Bhandari | ||
| Khagaraj Adhikari | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) | ||||||||
| Surendra Raj Pandey | Nepali Congress | ||||||||
| He was appointed fourth Governor, as per Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by the President on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers on 27 July 2021[11] to succeed Sita Kumari Poudel. | |||||||||
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