Sharat Singh Bhandari (Nepali: शरतसिंह भण्डारी) is a Nepalese politician and a former Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Government of Nepal. HIs ministerial tenure began on 4 June 2021 but he was removed from the post by the Supreme Court on 22 June 2021, making his tenure of just 18 days one of the shortest for ministers in Nepal till date (the shortest being that of Raj Kishor Yadav).[2][3] He also assumed the post of Ministry of Defence in the Baburam Bhattarai cabinet. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress.[4] He is one of the most time entries as a minister in cabinet of Nepal.
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शरतसिंह भण्डारी | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security of Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 15 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Ram Chandra Paudel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Dol Prasad Aryal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 31 March 2023 – 4 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Ram Chandra Paudel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Dol Prasad Aryal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Dol Prasad Aryal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 4 June 2021 – 22 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Top Bahadur Rayamajhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Pampha Bhusal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of Defence of Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 4 September 2011 – 14 March 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Ram Baran Yadav | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Baburam Bhattarai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Khil Raj Regmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] | 8 October 1954||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Nepalese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | People's Socialist Party (2020–2021) Rastriya Janata Party (2017–2020) Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi (2013–2020) Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) (2009–2013) Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (2008–2009) Nepali Congress (Democratic) (2002–2007) Nepali Congress (1992–2002, 2007-2008) Rastriya Prajatantra Party (? –1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ "PM Oli reshuffles cabinet; inducts 8 new faces".
- ^ "मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ)". मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ Election Commission of Nepal Archived October 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine