Sujata Koirala (Nepali: सुजाता कोइराला; born 9 February 1954)[2][3] is a Nepalese politician and the only daughter of former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. She was made Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. Sujata was promoted to Deputy Prime Minister on 12 October 2009.[4] She has a daughter named Melanie Koirala Jost.[5]
Sujata Koirala | |
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सुजाता कोइराला | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal | |
| In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Madhav Kumar Nepal |
| Preceded by | Upendra Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Narayan Kaji Shrestha |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for Nepali Congress Party List | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Member of Constituent Assembly for Nepali Congress Party List | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1954[1] Biratnagar, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse | Norbert Jost |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | See Koirala family |
Career
editKoirala is the Immediate Chief of the International Relations Department of Nepali Congress and a member of the party's Central Working Committee.[6] She is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal. She is the second woman to become deputy prime minister in Nepal. The first, Shailaja Acharya, was Koirala's niece.[7]
International affiliations
editKoirala is an active member of several international committees including the following:[8][9]
- Head of International Relations Department, Nepali Congress Party
- Central Committee Member, Nepali Congress Party
- Member, Parliamentary Board, Nepali Congress Party
- Standing Committee Member, ICAPP (International Conference of Asian Political Parties)
- Member, Governing Council, CAPDI (Centrist Asia Pacific Democratic International)
- Vice-Chairperson, ICAPP Women's Wing
- Chairperson, the Global Parties Climate and Ecological Alliance (GPCEA) Women's Wing
- Member, International Advisory Board, China Center for Overseas Investment, Beijing, China
- Member, International Advisory Council, Economic Club of China, Beijing, China
- Honorary Chairperson, Institute of Himalayan Studies, Chongqing, China
References
edit- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ "Sujata Koirala - Central Committee Member, Nepali Congress Party". sujatakoirala.com.np. Archived from the original on 2014-01-29.
- ^ "Index Kl-Ky".
- ^ Chapagain, Kiran (October 12, 2009). "Sujata is DPM at last". MyRepublica. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^ "Case filed against rubel chaudhary". xnepali. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "International Relations Department". Nepali Congress. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ koirala, Girija. "Koirala's daughter to become Nepal's deputy PM". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "The Hon. Ms. Sujata Koirala". Parliamentary Network for Conflict Prevention. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Sujata Koirala | About". Retrieved 2016-09-06.
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