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Prime Minister of Nepal
Coat of Arms of NepalResidence Singha Durbar, Kathmandu Appointer Ram Baran Yadav
as President of NepalInaugural holder Damodar Pande Formation 1799 Nepal
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The position of Prime Minister of Nepal was created in 1799. Few of Nepal's Prime Ministers have carried a democratic mandate. The first elected Prime Minister was Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, in 1959. After he was deposed and imprisoned, Nepal did not have a democratic government until 1990, when the country became a constitutional monarchy. The monarchy was abolished on 28 May 2008 by the Constituent Assembly.
The current Prime Minister is Baburam Bhattarai, since 29 August 2011.
Contents
Prime Ministers of Nepal (1799–Present)
Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Nepal (1799–2008)
Prime Ministers during the Absolute monarchy (1799–1990)
# Portrait Name
(Born-Died)Took Office Left Office Political Party 1 Damodar Pande
(?–1804)1799 1804 Nonpartisan 2 Bhimsen Thapa
(1775–1839)1805 1837 Nonpartisan 3 Rana Jang Pande (1/2)
(?–1843)1837 1837 Nonpartisan 4 Ranga Nath Poudyal (1/2)
(?–?)1837 1838 Nonpartisan 5 Puskar Shah
(?–?)1838 1839 Nonpartisan (4) Rana Jang Pande (2/2)
(?–1843)1839 1840 Nonpartisan (5) Ranga Nath Poudyal (2/2)
(?–?)1840 1840 Nonpartisan 6 Fatte Jang Chautaria (1/2)
(1805–1846)November 1840 January 1843 Nonpartisan 7 Madhabar Singh Thapa
(1798–1845)28 November 1843 17 May 1845 Nonpartisan (6) Fatte Jang Chautaria (2/2)
(1805–1846)September 1845 14 September 1846 Nonpartisan 9 Jang Bahadur Rana (1/2)
(1817–1877)15 September 1846 1 August 1856 Nonpartisan 10 Bam Bahadur Kunwar Rana
(1818–1857)1 August 1856 25 May 1857 Nonpartisan Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana (acting)
(1823–1863)25 May 1857 28 June 1857 Nonpartisan (9) Jang Bahadur Rana (2/2)
(1817–1877)28 June 1857 25 February 1877 Nonpartisan 11 Renaudip Singh Bahadur
(1825–1885)27 February 1877 22 November 1885 Nonpartisan 12 Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1852–1901)22 November 1885 5 March 1901 Nonpartisan 13 Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1862–1914)5 March 1901 27 June 1901 Nonpartisan 14 Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1863–1929)27 June 1901 26 November 1929 Nonpartisan 15 Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1865–1932)26 November 1929 1 September 1932 Nonpartisan 16 Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1875–1952)1 September 1932 29 November 1945 Nonpartisan 17 Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1882–1961)29 November 1945 30 April 1948 Nonpartisan 18 Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1885–1967)30 April 1948 12 November 1951 Nonpartisan 19 Matrika Prasad Koirala (1/2)
(1912–1997)16 November 1951 14 August 1952 Nepali Congress – Direct rule by King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
(1906–1955)14 August 1952 15 June 1953 – (19) Matrika Prasad Koirala (2/2)
(1912–1997)15 June 1953 14 April 1955 Nepali Congress – Direct rule by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
(1920–1972)14 April 1955 27 January 1956 – 20 Tanka Prasad Acharya
(1912–1992)27 January 1956 26 July 1957 Nepal Praja Parishad 21 Kunwar Inderjit Singh
(1906–1977)26 July 1957 15 May 1958 United Democratic Party 22 Subarna Shamsher Rana
(1910–1977)15 May 1958 27 May 1959 Nepali Congress 23 Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
(1914–1982)
(First elected PM of Nepal)27 May 1959 26 December 1960 Nepali Congress 24 Tulsi Giri (1/3)
(1926– )26 December 1960 23 December 1963 Nonpartisan 25 Surya Bahadur Thapa (1/5)
(1928– )23 December 1963 26 February 1964 Nonpartisan (24) Tulsi Giri (2/3)
(1926– )26 February 1964 26 January 1965 Nonpartisan (25) Surya Bahadur Thapa (2/5)
(1928– )26 January 1965 7 April 1969 Nonpartisan 26 Kirti Nidhi Bista (1/3)
(1927– )7 April 1969 13 April 1970 Nonpartisan – Direct rule by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
(1920–1972)13 April 1970 14 April 1971 – (26) Kirti Nidhi Bista (2/3)
(1927– )14 April 1971 16 July 1973 Nonpartisan 27 Nagendra Prasad Rijal (1/2)
(1927–1994)16 July 1973 1 December 1975 Nonpartisan (24) Tulsi Giri (3/3)
(1926– )1 December 1975 12 September 1977 Nonpartisan (26) Kirti Nidhi Bista (3/3)
(1927– )12 September 1977 30 May 1979 Nonpartisan (25) Surya Bahadur Thapa (3/5)
(1928– )30 May 1979 12 July 1983 Nonpartisan 28 Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1/4)
(1940– )12 July 1983 21 March 1986 Nonpartisan (27) Nagendra Prasad Rijal (2/2)
(1927–1994)21 March 1986 15 June 1986 Nonpartisan 29 Marich Man Singh Shrestha
(1942– )15 June 1986 6 April 1990 Nonpartisan (28) Lokendra Bahadur Chand (2/4)
(1940– )6 April 1990 19 April 1990 Nonpartisan Prime Ministers during the Constitutional monarchy (1990–2008)
(Where a Prime Minister served more than a term, the number of separate terms served is given in parentheses)
# Portrait Name
(Born-Died)Took Office Left Office Political Party 30 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1/2)
(1924–2011)19 April 1990 26 May 1991 Nepali Congress 31 Girija Prasad Koirala (1/5)
(1925–2010)26 May 1991 30 November 1994 Nepali Congress 32 Man Mohan Adhikari (1/1)
(1920–1999)30 November 1994 12 September 1995 Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 33 Sher Bahadur Deuba (1/3)
(1946– )12 September 1995 12 March 1997 Nepali Congress (28) Lokendra Bahadur Chand (3/4)
(1940– )12 March 1997 7 October 1997 Rastriya Prajatantra Party(Chand) (25) Surya Bahadur Thapa (4/5)
(1928– )7 October 1997 15 April 1998 Rastriya Prajatantra Party (31) Girija Prasad Koirala (2/5)
(1925–2010)15 April 1998 31 May 1999 Nepali Congress (30) Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (2/2)
(1924–2011)31 May 1999 22 March 2000 Nepali Congress (31) Girija Prasad Koirala (3/5)
(1925–2010)22 March 2000 26 July 2001 Nepali Congress (33) Sher Bahadur Deuba (2/3)
(1946– )26 July 2001 4 October 2002 Nepali Congress – Direct rule by King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
(1947– )4 October 2002 11 October 2002 – (28) Lokendra Bahadur Chand (4/4)
(1940– )11 October 2002 5 June 2003 Rastriya Prajatantra Party (25) Surya Bahadur Thapa (5/5)
(1928– )5 June 2003 3 June 2004 Rastriya Prajatantra Party (33) Sher Bahadur Deuba (3/3)
(1946– )3 June 2004 1 February 2005 Nepali Congress (Democratic) – Direct rule by King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
(1947– )1 February 2005 25 April 2006 – (31) Girija Prasad Koirala (4/5)
(1925–2010)25 April 2006 28 May 2008 Nepali Congress Prime Ministers of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008–Present)
(Where a Prime Minister served more than a term, the number of separate terms served is given in parentheses)
# Portrait Name
(Born-Died)Took Office Left Office Political Party (31) Girija Prasad Koirala (5/5)
(1925–2010)28 May 2008 18 August 2008 Nepali Congress 34 Prachanda
(1954– )18 August 2008 25 May 2009 Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) 35 Madhav Kumar Nepal
(1953– )25 May 2009 6 February 2011 Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 36 Jhala Nath Khanal
(1950– )6 February 2011 29 August 2011 Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 37 Baburam Bhattarai
(1954– )29 August 2011 Incumbent Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) See also
- List of monarchs of Nepal
- President of Nepal
Prime Ministers of Nepal Kingdom of Nepal
(19th century-1990)Damodar Pande · Rana Bahadur Shah Deva · Bhimsen Thapa · Rana Jang Pande · Ranga Nath Poudyal · Puskar Shah · Rana Jang Pande · Ranga Nath Poudyal · Fateh Jang Chautaria · Madhabar Singh Thapa · Fateh Jang Chautaria · Jang Bahadur · Bam Bahadur Kunwar Rana · Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana · Jang Bahadur · Renaudip Singh Bahadur · Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana · Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana · Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana · Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana · Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana · Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana · Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana · Matrika Prasad Koirala · vacant (1952–1953) · Matrika Prasad Koirala · vacant (1955–1956) · Tanka Prasad Acharya · Kunwar Inderjit Singh · Subarna Shamsher Rana · Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala · Tulsi Giri · Surya Bahadur Thapa · Tulsi Giri · Surya Bahadur Thapa · Kirti Nidhi Bista · vacant (1970–1971) · Kirti Nidhi Bista · Nagendra Prasad Rijal · Tulsi Giri · Kirti Nidhi Bista · Surya Bahadur Thapa · Lokendra Bahadur Chand · Nagendra Prasad Rijal · Marich Man Singh Shrestha · Lokendra Bahadur ChandKingdom of Nepal
(1990-2008)Krishna Prasad Bhattarai · Girija Prasad Koirala · Man Mohan Adhikari · Sher Bahadur Deuba · Lokendra Bahadur Chand · Surya Bahadur Thapa · Girija Prasad Koirala · Krishna Prasad Bhattarai · Sher Bahadur Deuba · vacant (2002) · Lokendra Bahadur Chand · Surya Bahadur Thapa · Sher Bahadur Deuba · vacant (2005–2006) · Girija Prasad KoiralaFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
(2008-present)Categories:- Lists of prime ministers
- Nepal-related lists
- Prime ministers of Nepal
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