Minister of Health and Population | |
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स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्री | |
Ministry of Health and Population | |
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 |
Deputy | Minister of State for Health and Population |
The Minister of Health and Population ( Nepali: स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Health and Population. [1] [2] [3] One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility for overall policy formulation, planning, organisation and coordination of the health sector at national, province, district and community levels. The Minister is assisted by the Minister of State for Health and Population and the junior Deputy Minister of Health and Population. [4] [5]
The current minister is Pradeep Yadav, [6] [7] who took office on 13 May 2024. [8]
# | Name | Took of office | Prime Minister | Minister's Party | ||||
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1 |
Upendra Yadav [9] [10] |
1 June 2018 | 20 November 2019 | 537 | KP Sharma Oli | FSFN | ||
SPN | ||||||||
2 |
Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal [11] [12] |
20 November 2019 | 25 December 2020 | 401 | CPN (UML) | |||
3 |
Hridayesh Tripathi [13] [14] |
25 December 2020 | 4 June 2021 | 161 | PPP | |||
4 |
Sher Bahadur Tamang [15] [16] |
4 June 2021 | 22 June 2021 | 18 | CPN (UML) | |||
5 |
Krishna Gopal Shrestha [17] [18] |
24 June 2021 | 12 July 2021 | 18 | ||||
– |
Sher Bahadur Deuba [19] [20] |
13 July 2021 | 8 October 2021 | 87 | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Nepali Congress | ||
6 |
Birodh Khatiwada [21] [22] |
8 October 2021 | 27 June 2022 | 262 | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |||
7 |
Bhawani Prasad Khapung [23] [24] |
27 June 2022 | 26 December 2022 | 182 | ||||
– |
Pushpa Kamal Dahal [25] [26] |
26 December 2022 | 17 January 2023 | 22 | Puspha Kamal Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
8 |
Padam Giri [27] [28] |
17 January 2023 | 27 February 2023 | 41 | CPN (UML) | |||
– |
Pushpa Kamal Dahal [29] [30] |
27 February 2023 | 3 May 2023 | 65 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |||
9 |
Mohan Bahadur Basnet [31] [32] |
3 May 2023 | 4 March 2024 | 306 | Nepali Congress | |||
– |
Pushpa Kamal Dahal [33] [34] |
4 March 2024 | 10 March 2024 | 6 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |||
10 |
Upendra Yadav [35] [36] |
10 March 2024 | 13 May 2024 | 64 | PSP-N | |||
11 |
Pradeep Yadav [6] [7] |
13 May 2024 | Incumbent | 22 | PSP |
Minister of Health and Population | |
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स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्री | |
Ministry of Health and Population | |
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 |
Deputy | Minister of State for Health and Population |
The Minister of Health and Population ( Nepali: स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Health and Population. [1] [2] [3] One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility for overall policy formulation, planning, organisation and coordination of the health sector at national, province, district and community levels. The Minister is assisted by the Minister of State for Health and Population and the junior Deputy Minister of Health and Population. [4] [5]
The current minister is Pradeep Yadav, [6] [7] who took office on 13 May 2024. [8]
# | Name | Took of office | Prime Minister | Minister's Party | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Upendra Yadav [9] [10] |
1 June 2018 | 20 November 2019 | 537 | KP Sharma Oli | FSFN | ||
SPN | ||||||||
2 |
Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal [11] [12] |
20 November 2019 | 25 December 2020 | 401 | CPN (UML) | |||
3 |
Hridayesh Tripathi [13] [14] |
25 December 2020 | 4 June 2021 | 161 | PPP | |||
4 |
Sher Bahadur Tamang [15] [16] |
4 June 2021 | 22 June 2021 | 18 | CPN (UML) | |||
5 |
Krishna Gopal Shrestha [17] [18] |
24 June 2021 | 12 July 2021 | 18 | ||||
– |
Sher Bahadur Deuba [19] [20] |
13 July 2021 | 8 October 2021 | 87 | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Nepali Congress | ||
6 |
Birodh Khatiwada [21] [22] |
8 October 2021 | 27 June 2022 | 262 | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |||
7 |
Bhawani Prasad Khapung [23] [24] |
27 June 2022 | 26 December 2022 | 182 | ||||
– |
Pushpa Kamal Dahal [25] [26] |
26 December 2022 | 17 January 2023 | 22 | Puspha Kamal Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
8 |
Padam Giri [27] [28] |
17 January 2023 | 27 February 2023 | 41 | CPN (UML) | |||
– |
Pushpa Kamal Dahal [29] [30] |
27 February 2023 | 3 May 2023 | 65 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |||
9 |
Mohan Bahadur Basnet [31] [32] |
3 May 2023 | 4 March 2024 | 306 | Nepali Congress | |||
– |
Pushpa Kamal Dahal [33] [34] |
4 March 2024 | 10 March 2024 | 6 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |||
10 |
Upendra Yadav [35] [36] |
10 March 2024 | 13 May 2024 | 64 | PSP-N | |||
11 |
Pradeep Yadav [6] [7] |
13 May 2024 | Incumbent | 22 | PSP |