The fifth Surya Bahadur Thapa cabinet was formed on 11 June 2003 after King Gyanendra appointed Surya Bahadur Thapa as prime minister.[1] The ministers were assigned extra portfolios on 1 August 2003.[2]
Fifth Surya Bahadur Thapa cabinet | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Nepal | |
| October 2002–June 2003 | |
| Date formed | 11 June 2003 |
| Date dissolved | 10 June 2004 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | King Gyanendra |
| Prime Minister | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Total no. of members | 10 appointments |
| Member party | |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Fourth Chand cabinet |
| Successor | Third Deuba cabinet |
Surya Bahadur Thapa tendered his resignation to the king on 7 May 2004.[3] The cabinet was dissolved on 10 June 2004, following the appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister.
Cabinet
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Nepal Minister for Palace Affairs |
Surya Bahadur Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 June 2003 | 10 June 2004 | |
| Minister for Finance | Prakash Chandra Lohani | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 June 2003 | 10 June 2004 | |
| Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister for Labour and Transportation Management |
1 August 2003 | 10 June 2004 | |||
| Minister for Information and Communications | Kamal Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 June 2003 | 10 June 2004 | |
| Minister for Local Development | 1 August 2003 | 10 June 2004 | |||
| Minister for Health | 1 August 2003 | 3 March 2004[4] | |||
| Minister for Home Affairs | 3 March 2004[4] | 10 June 2004 | |||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Health |
Bhesh Bahadur Thapa | Independent | 3 March 2004[4] | 10 June 2004 | |
| Minister for Education and Sports | Hari Bahadur Basnet | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 June 2003 | 10 June 2004 | |
| Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs |
1 August 2003 | 10 June 2004 | |||
| Minister for Physical Planning and Construction | Budhhiman Tamang | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 June 2003 | 10 June 2004 | |
| Minister for Population and Environment Minister for General Administration |
1 August 2003 | 10 June 2004 | |||
| Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sarbendra Nath Shukla | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 June 2003 | 7 April 2004[5] | |
| Minister for Land Reform and Management Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation |
1 August 2003 | 7 April 2004[5] | |||
| Ministers of State | |||||
| Minister of State for Women, Children and Social Welfare | Renu Kumari Yadav | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 June 2003 | 10 June 2004 | |
| Minister of State for Science and Technology | 1 August 2003 | 10 June 2004 | |||
References
edit- ^ सूर्यबहादूर थापाको सिफारीसमा मन्त्रीपरिषद् गठन गरेको [Council of Ministers formed under the recommendation of Surya Bahadur Thapa] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 11 June 2003.
- ^ प्रधानमन्त्री सर्य बहादुर थापाको अध्यक्षतामा मन्त्रीपरिषद् गठन र कार्यविभाजन गरिएको [Council of ministers formed and portfolio assigned under the chairmanship of prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 1 August 2003.
- ^ प्रधानमन्त्री श्री सूर्य ब. थापाले राजिनामा दिनु भएको [Prime minister Surya B. Thapa resigns] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 7 May 2004.
- ^ a b c राजदरबारको बिज्ञप्ति [Notice from the Royal Palace] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 3 March 2004.
- ^ a b पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन मन्त्रालयको कार्यभार सूर्यबहादूर थापाले सम्हाल्नू भएको [Surya Bahadur Thapa to take responsibility of ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 7 April 2004.