Oli sworn in for his fourth term as Prime Minister

KATHMANDU: KP Sharma Oli was sworn in for his fourth term as the Prime Minister on Monday.

President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Oli amid a ceremony held at the Office of the President.

Oli has formed a 22-member cabinet, which includes two Deputy Prime Ministers and 17 ministers. Prakash Man Singh of Nepali Congress and Bishn Poudel have been appointed as Deputy Prime Ministers. The Deputy Prime Ministers and new ministers were sworn in on Monday itself.

Nepali Congress has 10 members in the cabinet, while UML has nine, including the Prime Minister. Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) has two, and Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP) has one.

Oli will assume office in Singhadurbar later today.

Oli’s Cabinet

1. KP Sharma Oli, Prime Minister
2. Prakashman Singh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development
3. Bishnu Poudel, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance
4. Prithvi Subba Gurung, Minister for Communication and Information Technology
5. Ramesh Lekhak, Minister for Home Affairs
6. Sharat Singh Bhandari, Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security
7. Arju Rana Deuba, Minister for Foreign Affairs
8. Pradip Yadav, Minister for Water Supply
9. Balaram Adhikari, Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Po erty Alleviation
10. Damdoar Bhandari, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies
11. Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi, Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens
12. Devendra Dahal, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport
13. Tejulal Chaudhary, Minister for Youth and Sports
14. Pradip Poudel, Minister for Health and Population
15. Ajay Chaurasiya, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
16. Badri Prasad Pandey, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Tourism
17. Ramnath Adhikari, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
18. Bidya Bhattarai, Minister for Education, Science and Technology
19. Manabir Rai, Minister for Defense
20. Deepak Khadka, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
21. Raj Kumar Gupta, Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration
22. Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri, Minister for Forests and Environment