Chief Minister of Gandaki Province
गण्डकी प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री
Incumbent
Surendra Raj Pandey
since 27 April 2023
Government of Gandaki Province
StyleHonorable
Mr. Chief Minister
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationCMO
Member of
AppointerGovernor
Term lengthUntil majority confidence retained in provincial assembly
Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved earlier
No term limits
Formation2018 (2018)
First holderPrithvi Subba Gurung
Salaryरु. - 61,000
WebsiteOfficial website

The chief minister of the Gandaki Province is the head of government of Gandaki 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.

The current chief minister is Nepali Congress' Surendra Raj Pandey, in office since 27 April 2023.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

List of chief ministers of Gandaki province

No. Portrait Name
Constituency
(lifespan)		 Term of office Assembly
(election)		 Political party Cabinet Ref.
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1
Prithvi Subba Gurung
MPA for Lamjung 1 (B)
(born 1958)		 16 February 2018 9 May 2021 3 years, 82 days 1st
(2017)		 CPN (UML) Gurung [5][6]
12 May 2021 12 June 2021 31 days [7][8]
2
Krishna Chandra Nepali
MPA for Nawalpur 1 (A)
(born 1949)		 12 June 2021 9 January 2023 1 year, 211 days Nepali Congress Nepali [9]
3
Khagaraj Adhikari
MPA for Kaski 1 (A)
(born 1962)		 9 January 2023 27 April 2023 1 year, 3 days 2nd
(2022)		 CPN (UML) Adhikari [10]
4
Surendra Raj Pandey
MPA for Gorkha 2(B)
 27 April 2023 Incumbent 260 days Nepali Congress Pandey [2]

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. 1 2 Republica. "NC's Surendra Raj Pandey is new Gandaki CM". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  3. ↑ Article 178 of the Constitution of Nepal (20 September 2015)
  4. ↑ Article 168 of the Constitution of Nepal (20 September 2015)
  5. ↑ "Prithvi Subba Gurung appointed as Province 4 CM". thehimalayantimes.com. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  6. ↑ "Gandaki Province Chief Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung resigns ahead of no-confidence vote". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  7. ↑ SHRESTHA, SANDESH. "Gurung reappointed as Gandaki Province chief minister". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  8. ↑ "Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel of Nepali Congress appointed Gandaki CM". OnlineKhabar. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel of Nepali Congress appointed Gandaki CM". OnlineKhabar. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Gandaki chief minister Adhikari takes oath of office and secrecy". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
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