Mohan Bahadur Basnet (Nepali: मोहन बहादुर बस्नेत) is a Nepalese politician. He served as a member of the Pratinidhi Sabha and the 2nd Constituent Assembly from Sindhupalchok-1, having been elected in the 1999 and 2013 elections, representing Nepali Congress.[1][2]

Mohan Bahadur Basnet
मोहन बहादुर बस्नेत
Mohan Bahadur Basnet
Minister of Health and Population
In office
3 May 2023 – 4 March 2024
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded byPadam Giri
Succeeded byUpendra Yadav
Minister of Information and Communications
In office
26 July 2017 – 15 February 2018
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byRam Karki
Succeeded byGokul Prasad Baskota
Minister of State for Health
In office
18 October 2001 – 4 October 2002
MonarchGyanendra
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
MinisterSharat Singh Bhandari
Member of the Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
22 December 2022
Preceded bySher Bahadur Tamang
ConstituencySindhupalchok 2
In office
May 1999 – May 2002
Preceded byAmrit Kumar Bohora
Succeeded byRaj Kumar Shrestha
{(as member of the Constituent Assembly)
ConstituencySindhupalchok-1
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byRaj Kumar Shrestha
Succeeded byAgni Prasad Sapkota
(as MP)
ConstituencySindhupalchok 1
Personal details
Born (1958-09-09) 9 September 1958 (age 65)
Sindhupalchok, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Political partyNepali Congress

He served as the Minister for Information and Communication from 2017–2018 in the fourth Deuba cabinet, having previously served as the State Minister of Health under Deuba from 2001–2002.

References edit

  1. ^ "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.