Madhav Kumar Nepal | |
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माधवकुमार नेपाल | |
34th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011 | |
President | Ram Baran Yadav |
Deputy | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar |
Preceded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Succeeded by | Jhala Nath Khanal |
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal | |
In office 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995 | |
Monarch | King Birendra |
Prime Minister | Man Mohan Adhikari |
Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
Assumed office 2021 | |
Preceded by | Position created |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995 | |
Monarch | King Birendra |
Prime Minister | Man Mohan Adhikari |
Preceded by | Girija Prasad Koirala |
Succeeded by | Prakash Chandra Lohani |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995 | |
Monarch | King Birendra |
Prime Minister | Man Mohan Adhikari |
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
Preceded by | Deepak Prasad Kuikel |
Constituency | Kathmandu 2 |
In office May 1999 – May 2002 | |
Preceded by | Braj Kishor Singh |
Succeeded by | Baban Singh |
Constituency | Rautahat 1 |
Member of Constituent Assembly | |
In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
Constituency | Nominated |
In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Baban Singh |
Succeeded by | Anil Kumar Jha |
Constituency | Rautahat 1 |
Member of Parliament, Rastriya Sabha | |
In office 26 June 1991 – 27 June 1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Gaur, Nepal | 6 March 1953
Political party | CPN (Unified Socialist) (2021-present) |
Other political affiliations | CPN (UML) (until 2018; 2021) Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021) |
Alma mater | Tribhuvan University |
Website | Official website |
Nickname(s) | माकुने |
Madhav Kumar Nepal (Nepali: माधवकुमार नेपाल, [madʱʌbˈkumar neˈpal] (listen); born 6 March 1953), is a Nepalese politician. He is a former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served as Prime Minister of Nepal from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011 for nearly two years.[2]
He served as the Deputy Prime Minister along with the ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence in the cabinet of Man Mohan Adhikari. He was the executive General Secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) for 15 years.[3]
Since 18 August 2021, he has been serving as the chairman of the CPN (Unified-Socialist), a new party formed through split in CPN (UML) citing issues of the party president KP Sharma Oli.[4]