Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives (Koshi Province)

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Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives
उद्योग,कृषि तथा सहकारी मन्त्री
Emblem of Ministry of Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives
Incumbent
Hikmat Kumar Karki
since 9 May 2024
Ministry of Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives
StyleHonourable
Mr. Minister
Member of
Reports to
NominatorChief Minister
AppointerGovernor
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Nepal
Inaugural holderSher Dhan Rai
Formation15 February 2018
(6 years ago) (15 February 2018)
DeputyMinister of State for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives

The Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives (Nepali: उद्योग,कृषि तथा सहकारी मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Government of Koshi Province. One of the senior-most officers in the Provincial Cabinet, the minister is responsible for promoting the cooperative sector in national development and adopting policies related to agriculture and land reform, realising the need for land management, formulation implementation and regulation of land management in Koshi Province.[1][2]

The Incumbent, minister has been Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki, who took office on 9 May 2024.[3]

List of office-holders[edit]

N° Minister Party Term of office District of residence Chief Minister(s) Ref
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term
Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives
1
Sherdhan Rai.jpg
 Sher Dhan Rai CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) February 15, 2018 March 27, 2021 3 years, 40 days Bhojpur Sher Dhan Rai [4][5]
2 Ram Bahadur Ranamagar March 27, 2021 August 26, 2021 152 days Ilam [6][7]
3 Bhim Acharya August 26, 2021 September 15, 2021 20 days Sunsari Bhim Acharya [8]
4 Hira Kumar Thapa September 15, 2021 November 1, 2021 47 days Jhapa [9][10]
Minister for Agriculture
5 Jhalak Bahadur Magar CPN (Maoist Centre) February 6, 2021 January 9, 2023 1 year, 337 days Jhapa Rajendra Kumar Rai [11][12]
Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperative
6 Bhakti Prasad Sitaula Rastriya Prajatantra Party January 9, 2023 July 7, 2023 179 days Jhapa Hikmat Kumar Karki [13][14]
7 Uddhav Thapa Nepali Congress July 7, 2023 August 2, 2023 26 days Jhapa himself [15][16]
August 2, 2023 September 8, 2023 37 days [17][18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "गृहपृष्ठ | प्रदेश सरकार, उद्योग,कृषि तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय, , कोशी प्रदेश, नेपाल". moiac.koshi.gov.np. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  2. ^ "गृहपृष्ठ | प्रदेश सरकार, मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय, , कोशी प्रदेश, विराटनगर". ocmcm.koshi.gov.np. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  3. ^ "कोशी प्रदेश सरकारको आधिकारिक पोर्टल". koshi.gov.np. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  4. ^ "यस्ता छन् प्रदेश १ का मुख्यमन्त्री शेरधनका सारथीहरु". Khabar Purwanchal. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  5. ^ Sureis (2018-02-16). "Rai sworn in as Province 1 chief minister". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  6. ^ खनाल, उमाकान्त (2021-03-26). "मुख्यमन्त्री राईद्वारा मन्त्रिपरिषद् बिस्तार, थपिए चार मन्त्री". देशसञ्चार. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  7. ^ "प्रदेश १ को मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तार, सामाजिक विकास मन्त्रीमा उषाकला राई (नामावलीसहित)". Lokpath. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  8. ^ "Bhim Acharya takes oath as Chief Minister of Province 1". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  9. ^ "Province 1 CM Acharya preparing to expand cabinet". english.hamropatro.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  10. ^ "प्रदेश १ मा मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तार, दुई मन्त्री र तीन राज्यमन्त्री थपिए". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  11. ^ newsajako.com. "प्रदेश १ मा मन्त्रिपरिषद विस्तार, ८ मन्त्री नियुक्त, मन्त्रालयको संख्या १३ पुग्यो". Newsajako. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  12. ^ "Province 1 CM Rajendra Rai expands Cabinet". Nepal Press. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  13. ^ "प्रदेश १ का चार मन्त्रालय खारेज, मन्त्रीको जिम्मवारी तोक्ने तयारी". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  14. ^ "Portfolio division of cabinet members in Province 1". Radio Nepal. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  15. ^ "Uddhav Thapa appointed Koshi chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  16. ^ "NC PP leader Uddhav Thapa appointed Chief Minister of Koshi province". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  17. ^ again. "Uddhav Thapa appointed Koshi chief minister again". Uddhav Thapa appointed Koshi chief minister again. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  18. ^ "Thapa becomes Koshi chief minister twice within month". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

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