Balen Shah cabinet

Balen Shah cabinet

38th Council of Ministers of Nepal
2026–present
Date formed27 March 2026
People and organisations
Ram Chandra Paudel
Balen Shah
No. of ministers
17 (including Prime Minister)
Ministers removed
1 dismissed
Total no. of members
17
Member parties
  •   Rastriya Swatantra Party
      Independent
Status in legislature
Majority
Opposition cabinet
Parliamentary Monitoring Committee
Opposition party
  Nepali Congress
Opposition leader
Bhishma Raj Angdembe
History
Incoming formation
7th House of Representatives
Election2026
Legislature term157 days
Budget2026
PredecessorKarki interim cabinet

The Balen Shah cabinet is the incumbent council of ministers of Nepal since 27 March 2026. It is headed by Prime Minister Balendra Shah and was formed following the 2026 general election that saw his Rastriya Swatantra Party win in a landslide victory. The election results were announced and submitted to the president on 19 March 2026, leading to the formation of the 7th House of Representatives. The cabinet, along with the prime minister, was sworn in on 27 March 2026, eight days after the results were submitted.

History

On April 9 2026, Minister Dipak Kumar Sah was sacked for disciplinary breach.[1]

Cabinet ministers

S.N. Portfolio Minister Portrait Tenure Party
Cabinet Ministers
1 Prime Minister
Minister of Defence
 Balen Shah
27 March 2026[2] Incumbent 156 days RSP
2 Minister of Finance Swarnim Wagle
27 March 2026[3]
3 Minister of Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal
4 Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha
5 Minister of Home Affairs Sudan Gurung 22 April 2026[4] 26 days
9 June 2026[5] Incumbent 82 days
6 Minister of Infrastructure Development Sunil Lamsal 27 March 2026[3] 156 days
7 Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sobita Gautam
8 Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Mahabir Pun
9 June 2026[6] 82 days Independent
9 Minister of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security Sita Badi 27 March 2026[3] 156 days RSP
10 Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration Pratibha Rawal
11 Minister of Health and Food Hygiene Nisha Mehta
12 Minister of Education and Sports Sasmit Pokharel
13 Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Khadak Raj Paudel
14 Minister of Information and Communication Bikram Timilsina
15 Minister of Agriculture, Forests and Environment Geeta Chaudhary
16 Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies Gauri Kumari Yadav
10 April 2026[7] 142 days
17 Minister of Youth, Labour and Employment Ramjee Yadav
Former Ministers
— Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Dipak Kumar Sah 27 March 2026[3] 9 April 2026[8] 13 days RSP

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Labour minister Sah sacked over disciplinary breach".
  2. ↑ "Balen Shah sworn in as Prime Minister, forms Cabinet". The Himalayan Times. 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Balen Shah forms 15-member cabinet". OnlineKhabar English News. 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Home Minister Sudhan Gurung Resigns Amid Controversy". Ratopati. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Darshandhari (9 June 2026). "Sudan Gurung returns as home minister, Pun appointed technology minister". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Pun inducted as Innovation Minister, Gurung as Home Minister". The Rising Nepal. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Prime Minister Shah recommends Ramjee Yadav and Gauri Kumari Yadav as ministers". The Kathmandu Post. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Labour minister Sah sacked over disciplinary breach". The Kathmandu Post. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
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