Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) senior leader Balendra Shah has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal today.
President Ram Chandra Poudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly elected Prime Minister of Nepal amid a function at Sheetal Niwas today. Earlier, President Paudel had appointed Shah as the Prime Minister.
A 15-member cabinet has been formed under the leadership of Shah. There are 5 women ministers.
- Balen: Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Industry
- Swarnim Wagle’s Finance Minister
- Sovita Gautam Law Minister
- Shishir Khanal: Foreign Minister
- Sudhan Gurung: Home Minister
- Viraj Bhakta Shrestha Urja Mantri
- Pratibha Rawal: Minister of General Administration
- Vikram Timilsina Communications Minister
- Deepak Sah Labor Minister
- Sasmit Pokharel: Minister of Education
- Khadka (Ganesh) Paudel: Minister of Tourism
- Plaintiffs: Women and Children
- Nisha Mehta: Minister of Health and Population
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The newly appointed ministers were also sworn in.
