Cabinet reshuffled
KOL Report
KATHMANDU, July 14 - King Gyanendra Thursday re-constituted the existing cabinet under his chairmanship.
The King reshuffled the Cabinet with two vice-chairmen and 14 ministers and eight assistant ministers.
The new composition of the Council of Ministers is as follows:
Council of Ministers Portfolios
Dr. Tulsi Giri Vice Chairman Land Reform and Water Resources
Kirtinidhi Bista Vice Chairman Physical Planning and Works
Badri Prasad Mandal Minister Agriculture and Co-operatives
Ramesh Nath Pandey Minister Foreign Affairs
Radha Krishna Mainali Minister Education and Sports
Salim Miya Ansari Minister Forest and Soil Conservation
Prakash Koirala Minister Environment, Science and Technology
Krishna Lal Thakali Minister General Administration
Buddhiraj Bajracharya Minister Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
Durga Shrestha Minister Women, Children and Social Welfare
Tanka Dhakal Minister Information and Communications
Dan Bahadur Shahi Minister Home
Khadga Bahadur G.C Minister Local Development
Ram Narayan Singh Minister Labour and Transport Management
Madhukar Shumsher Rana Minister Finance
Niranjan Thapa Minister Law and Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Dr. Rup Jyot Assistant Minister Finance
Yangkila Sherpa Assistant Minister Tourism and Civil Aviation
Binod Kumar Shah Assistant Minister Water Resources
Chhakka Bahadur Lama Assistant Minister Local Development
Golchhe Sharki Assistant Minister Labour and Transport Management
Jagat Gauchan Assistant Minister Physical Planning and Works
Nichhya Shumsher Rana Assistant Minister Health and Environment
Cinet Shrestha Assistant Minister Education and Sports
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