Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana formed the first government of Nepal after the 1951 democracy movement. The government was formed by the proclamation of King Tribhuvan on 17 February 1951 and incorporated members of the Rana regime and the Nepali Congress. The king retained the right to dissolve the cabinet at any time and the cabinet would be responsible to him and the prime minister was to inform the king of all decisions.[1][2]
Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana cabinet | |
|---|---|
.svg) Cabinet of Nepal | |
| February 1951–November 1951 | |
 Mohan SJB Rana | |
| Date formed | 17 February 1951 |
| Date dissolved | 12 November 1951 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | King Tribhuvan |
| Prime Minister | Mohan SJB Rana |
| Total no. of members | 13 appointments |
| Member party | Rana regime |
| History | |
| Successor | M. P. Koirala cabinet, 1951 |
Mohan Shumsher resigned on 12 November 1951 after Nepali Congress ministers in the cabinet resigned after calling the alliance between the two groups "unnatural".[3]
Cabinet
editFebruary 1951–May 1951
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Affiliation | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir Mohan SJB Rana | Rana regime | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister of Defence | Babar Shamsher J.B.R. | Rana regime | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala | Nepali Congress | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister of Finance | Subarna Shamsher J.B.R. | Nepali Congress | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister for Forest Department | Chuda Raj Shamsher J.B.R. | Rana regime | 17 February 1951 | 10 June 1951 |
| Minister for Industry and Commerce | Ganesh Man Singh | Nepali Congress | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister for Education | Nrip Jang Rana | Rana regime | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister for Transportation | Bhadrakali Mishra | Nepali Congress | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister for Health | Yagya Bahadur Basnyat | Rana regime | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister for Local Autonomous Administration | 10 June 1951 | |||
| Minister of Food and Agriculture | Bharat Mani Sharma | Nepali Congress | 17 February 1951 | 10 June 1951 |
May 1951–November 1951
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Affiliation | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Mohan Shamsher J.B.R. | Rana regime | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala | Nepali Congress | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister of Finance | Subarna Shamsher J.B.R. | Nepali Congress | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister for Local Autonomous Administration | Chuda Raj Shamsher J.B.R. | Rana regime | 10 June 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister for Industry and Commerce | Ganesh Man Singh | Nepali Congress | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister for Education | Nrip Jang Rana | Rana regime | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister for Transportation | Bhadrakali Mishra | Nepali Congress | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister for Health | Yagya Bahadur Basnyat | Rana regime | 17 February 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister for Forest Department | Singh Shamsher J.B.R | Rana regime | 10 June 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
| Minister of Food and Agriculture | Surya Prasad Upadhyaya | Nepali Congress | 10 June 1951 | 12 November 1951 |
References
edit- ^ Levi, Werner (1952). "Government and Politics in Nepal: I". Far Eastern Survey. 21 (18): 185–191. doi:10.2307/3023867. ISSN 0362-8949. JSTOR 3023867.
- ^ Levi, Werner (1953). "Government and Politics in Nepal: II". Far Eastern Survey. 22 (1): 5–10. doi:10.2307/3024691. ISSN 0362-8949. JSTOR 3024691.
- ^ Joshi, Bhuwan Lal; Rose, Leo E. (2004). Democratic Innovations In Nepal: A Case Study Of Political Acculturation. Mandala Publications. ISBN 978-99933-1-023-5.