Balendra Shah sworn in as Prime Minister; forms 15-member cabinet

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Balendra Shah has taken the oath of office and secrecy.

At a ceremony organized at the Office of the President on Friday, President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Shah.

Before the oath ceremony, 108 Brahmins recited Shanti Paath and 107 Buddhist monks recited Mangal Bachan.

President Paudel then administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers recommended by Prime Minister Shah.

Balen’s Cabinet

1. Balendra Shah — Prime Minister /Minister for Defence; and Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies
2. Swarnim Wagle — Minister for Finance
3. Sudan Gurung — Minister for Home Affairs
4. Shishir Khanal — Minister for Foreign Affairs
5. Sunil Lamsal — Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport
6. Sobita Gautam — Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
7. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha — Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
8. Pratibha Rawal — Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration/Minister for Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation
9. Khadga Raj Paudel — Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
10. Gita Chaudhary — Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development/Minister for Forest
11. Bikram Timilsina — Minister for Communication and Information Technology
12. Deepak Sah — Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security
13. Sashmit Pokharel — Minister for Education, Science and Technology
14. Sita Badi — Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens
15. Nisha Mehta — Minister for Health and Population and Minister for Water Supply