Nepal Prime Minister

The governance of Nepal takes place in the framework of a republic whereby the Prime Minister is the head of the government. The post of Prime Minister of Nepal was created in the year 1959.

Some of the powers and responsibilities of the Prime Minister of Nepal are:

The Prime Minister can recommend the name of the Deputy Prime Minister to the King of Nepal if required in the council of Ministers The Prime Minster would be responsible along with the other ministers to the House of Representatives The Prime Minister along with his deputy and the other ministers would take the oath of office and secrecy before His Majesty

Following is the list of the Prime Ministers of the country:

• Damodar Pande (1799 - 1804)
• Bhimsen Thapa (1805 - 1837)
• Rana Jang Pande (1837 - 1837)
• Ranga Nath Poudyal (1837 - 1838)
• Chautariya Puskhar Shah (1838 - 1839)
• Rana Jang Pande (1839 - 1840)
• Ranga Nath Poudyal (1840 - 1840)
• Mathabar Singh Thapa (November 1840 - January 1845)
• Fatte Jang Chautaria (September 1845 - September 1846)
• Jang Bahadur Kunwar (September 15, 1846 - August 1, 1856)
• Bam Bahadur Kunwar Rana (August 1, 1856 - May 25, 1857)
• Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana (acting) (May 25, 1857 - June 28, 1857)
• Jang Bahadur Rana (June 28, 1857 - February 25, 1877)
• Renaudip Singh Bahadur (February 27, 1857 - November 22, 1885)
• Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (November 22, 1885 - March 5, 1901)
• Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (March 5, 1901 - June 27, 1901)
• Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (June 27, 1901 - November 26, 1929)
• Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (November 26, 1929 - September 1, 1932)
• Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (September 1, 1932 - November 29, 1945)
• Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (November 29, 1945 - April 30, 1948)
• Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (April 30, 1948 - November 12, 1951)
• Matrika Prasad Koirala (November 16, 1951 - August 14, 1942)
• Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (August 14, 1952 - June 15, 1953)
• Matrika Prasad Koirala (June 15, 1953 - April 14, 1955)
• Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (April 14, 1955 - January 27, 1956)
• Tanka Prasad Acharya (January 27, 1956 - July 26, 1957)
• Kunwar Inderjit Singh (July 26, 1957 - May 15, 1958)
• Subarna Shamsher Rana (May 15, 1958 - May 27, 1959)
• Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (First elected PM of Nepal) (May 27, 1959 - December 26, 1960)
• Tulsi Giri (December 26, 1960 - December 23, 1963)
• Surya Bahadur Thapa (December 23, 1963 - February 26, 1964)
• Tulsi Giri (February 26, 1964 - January 26, 1965)
• Surya Bahadur Thapa (January 26, 1965 - April 7, 1969)
• Kirti Nidhi Bista (April 7, 1969 - April 13, 1970)
• Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (April 13, 1970 - April 14, 1971)
• Kirti Nidhi Bista (April 14, 1971 - July 16, 1973)
• Nagendra Prasad Rijal (July 16, 1973 - December 1, 1975)
• Tulsi Giri (December 1, 1975 - September 12, 1977)
• Kirti Nidhi Bista (September 12, 1977 - May 30, 1979)
• Surya Bahadur Thapa (May 30, 1979 - July 12, 1983)
• Lokendra Bahadur Chand (July 12, 1983 - March 21, 1986)
• Nagendra Prasad Rijal (March 21, 1986 - June 15, 1986)
• Marich Man Singh Shrestha (June 15, 1986 - April 6, 1990)
• Lokendra Bahadur Chand (April 6, 1990 - April 19, 1990)
• Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (April 19, 1990 - May 26, 1991)
• Girija Prasad Koirala (May 26, 1991- November 30, 1994)
• Man Mohan Adhikari (November 30, 1994 - September 12, 1995)
• Sher Bahadur Deuba (September 12, 1995 - March 12, 1997)
• Lokendra Bahadur Chand (March 12, 1997 - October 7, 1997)
• Surya Bahadur Thapa (October 7, 1997 - April 15, 1998)
• Girija Prasad Koirala (April 15, 1998 - May 31, 1999)
• Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (May 31, 1999 - March 22, 2000)
• Girija Prasad Koirala (March 22, 2000 - July 26, 2001)
• Sher Bahadur Deuba (July 26, 2001 - October 4, 2002)
• Gyanendra of Nepal (October 4, 2002 - October 11, 2002)
• Lokendra Bahadur Chand (October 11, 2002 - June 5, 2003)
• Surya Bahadur Thapa (June 5, 2003 - June 3, 2004)
• Sher Bahadur Deuba (June 3, 2004 - February 1, 2005)
• Gyanendra of Nepal (February 1, 2005 - April 25, 2006)
• Girija Prasad Koirala (April 25, 2006 - May 28, 2008)
• Prachanda (August 18, 2008 - May 25, 2009)
• Madhav Kumar Nepal (May 25, 2009 - February 6, 2011)
• Jhala Nath Khanal (February 6, 2011- August 29, 2011)
• Dr.Baburam Bhattarai (August 29, 2011- present)

Dr. Baburam Bhattarai party of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) is the thirty-fifth Prime Minister of Nepal. He assumed office on August 29, 2011.

Last updated on February 13, 2012