KATHMANDU: Newly appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has taken oath of office and secrecy. At Sheetal Niwas, President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Prime Minister Oli.
Oli, who resigned after receiving no vote of confidence from parliament on May 10, was appointed Prime Minister by President Bhandari on Thursday night in accordance with Article 76 (3) of the Constitution. Oli, who was sworn in by the President, is taking charge at Singha Durbar today.
Prime Minister Oli has given the responsibility of the old ministry to all the members of the Council of Ministers before his resignation. The ministers were also sworn in on Friday.
Re-appointed Ministers
- Ishwor Pokharel, Deputy Prime Minister and Prime Minister’s Office
- Ram Bahadur Thapa Badal, Home Affairs
- Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Energy and Water Resources
- Bishnu Poudel, Finance
- Pradeep Gyawali, Foreign Affairs
- Hridayesh Tripathi, Health and Population
- Lekhraj Bhatta, Industry, Commerce and Supplies
- Krishna Gopal Shrestha, Education
- Prabhu Sah, Urban Development
- Bhanbhukta Dhakal, Tourism
- Manichandra Thapa, Drinking Water
- Padma Aryal, Agriculture
- Basanta Nemwang, Physical Infrastructure and Transport
- Gaurishankar Chaudhary, Labor, Employment
- Parbat Gurung, Communication
- Shivamaya Tumbahangphe, Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
- Lilanath Shrestha, Law
- Ganesh Singh Thagunna, Federal Affairs and General Administration
- Prem Bahadur Ale, Forest
- Juli Kumari Mahato, Women, Children and Senior Citizens
- Dawa Lama Tamang, Youth and Sports
Ministers of State
- Nawaraj Raut, Health and Population
- Rambir Manandhar, Urban Development
- Bimala BK, Industry, Commerce and Supplies
