Bishnu Prasad Paudel
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Bishnu Prasad Paudel | |
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विष्णुप्रसाद पौडेल | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal | |
In office 4 June 2021 – 22 June 2021 | |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
Preceded by | Ishwar Pokhrel |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 14 October 2020 – 12 July 2021 | |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
Preceded by | Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada |
Succeeded by | Janardan Sharma |
In office 5 November 2015 – 1 August 2016 | |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
Preceded by | Dr. Ram Saran Mahat |
Succeeded by | Krishna Bahadur Mahara |
Ministry of Home Affairs | |
In office 24 June 2021 – 12 July 2021 | |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | KP Oli |
Preceded by | Khagaraj Adhikari |
Succeeded by | Bal Krishna Khand |
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies | |
In office 24 June 2021 – 12 July 2021 | |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | KP Oli |
Preceded by | Raj Kishor Yadav |
Ministrer of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | |
In office 24 June 2021 – 12 July 2021 | |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | KP Oli |
Preceded by | Sharat Singh Bhandari |
Succeeded by | Pampha Bhusal |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 6 February 2011 – 29 August 2011 | |
President | Ram Baran Yadav |
Prime Minister | Jhala Nath Khanal |
Preceded by | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Succeeded by | Sharat Singh Bhandari |
Minister for Water Resources | |
In office 18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009 | |
President | Ram Baran Yadav |
Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
Preceded by | Yubaraj Giri |
Constituency | Rupandehi–2 |
In office 1994–1999 | |
Preceded by | Hari Nepal |
Constituency | Palpa–3 |
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament | |
In office 2008–2017 | |
Preceded by | Surya Prasad Pradhan (as member of the House of Representatives) |
Constituency | Rupandehi–4 |
Personal details | |
Born | Syangja, Nepal | November 20, 1959
Nationality | Nepali |
Political party | Communist Party of Nepal (UML) (before 2018; 2021-present) |
Other political affiliations | Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018-2021) |
Bishnu Prasad Paudel (Nepali: विष्णुप्रसाद पौडेल) is a Nepalese politician, who is the vice chairman of Nepal Communist Party (UML).He was the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Nepal. He is the leader of main opposition party of Nepal CPN(UML).[1]
He was elected Member of Parliament from Rupandehi 2. He won the election with a margin of 22,000 votes in the parliamentary election of 2017. During the second Constituent Assembly Election in 2013, he defeated the former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai from Rupendehi 4.[2]
Paudel previously served as the Minister of Finance from 5 November 2015 to 1 August 2016 in the first cabinet of prime minister KP Sharma Oli’. He also served as Minister of Defence from 6 February 2011 to 29 August 2011, under prime minister Jhala Nath Khanal and as the Minister for Water Resources from 18 August 2008 to 25 May 2009 under prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. He also served as the Minister for Youth, Sports and Culture in 1997 under prime minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand’.
Early life[]
Bishnu Prasad Paudel was born to Devilal Paudel and Devaki Paudel on 20 November 1959 in Syangja Nepal. He joined politics in 1976. During the Panchayat System in Nepal, he faced jail time.[3] In 1977, he passed the SLC examination and moved to Rupendehi from Syangja to start the career as a Primary School teacher and he influenced by the communist activists. He resigned from the teaching profession and joined the Communist Party at the age of 18. Paudel broke the Bhairahawa Jail and went back to people's movement. Paudel was taken to Bhairahawa jail with three thousand rupees fine in charge of state of affairs after facing the case for 3 years. He revolted in the jail after 45 days comprehensive preparation.
Political life[]
- Chief, Organization Department Communist Party of Nepal (UML) since April 2021
- General Secretary, Communist Party of Nepal (NCP) since 2018
- Deputy General Secretary, Communist Party of Nepal (UML), 2014 - 2018
- Secretary of Central Committee, Communist Party of Nepal (UML), 2009 - 2014
- Member of Standing Committee, Communist Party of Nepal (UML), 2003 - 2019
- Member of Central Committee, Communist Party of Nepal (UML) Since 1990
- Party Member of CPN (ML/UML) since 1977
Electoral history[]
Paudel is a four time parliamentarian. He was an elected member in the 2nd Constituent Assembly from Rupandehi when he competed against former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai who came third.[3]
1994 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Palpa-3
Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
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CPN-UML | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | 15,766 | Elected |
Nepali Congress | Hari Prasad Nepal | 12,697 | Lost |
1999 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Rupendehi-3
Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Nepali Congress | Surya Prasad Pradhan | 23,697 | Elected |
CPN-UML | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | 23,033 | Lost |
2008 Constituent Assembly Election Rupandehi-4
Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
---|---|---|---|
CPN-UML | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | 15,880 | Elected |
CPN (Maoist) | Bhakti Prasad Pandey | 13,421 | Lost |
2013 Constituent Assembly Election Rupandehi-4
Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
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CPN-UML | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | 19,577 | Elected |
Nepali Congress | Surya Prasad Pradhan | 13,632 | Lost |
2017 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Rupandehi-2
Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
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CPN-UML | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | 44,009 | Elected |
Nepali Congress | Yubaraj Giri | 21,946 | Lost |
References[]
- ^ Online, T. H. T. (2021-06-24). "Ministerial portfolios divided among remaining five cabinet members". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "bishnu-poudel-wins-baburam-bhattarai". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Nepal Election 2013". Ujjyalo Online. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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