Gopal Man Shrestha

Honourable
Gopal Man Shrestha
गोपालमान श्रेष्ठ
Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister of Nepal[1]
In office
7 June 2017[2] – 15 February 2018
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byDhaniram Paudel
Succeeded byGiriraj Mani Pokharel
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
PR groupIndigenous
ConstituencyNepali Congress PR list
In office
28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Preceded byhimself (as Member of Parliament)
Succeeded byKamal Prasad Pangeni
ConstituencySyangja 2
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
15 January 2007 – 18 January 2008
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
ConstituencySyangja 2
In office
31 May 1999[3] – 21 May 2002
Prime MinisterKrishna Prasad Bhattarai, Girija Prasad Koirala, Sher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byDhruba Raj Lamsal
Succeeded byhimself
ConstituencySyangja 2
Member of House of Representatives
In office
20 June 1991 – 11 July 1994
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byTrilochan Sharma Dhakal
ConstituencySyangja 1
Personal details
Born(1947-07-15)15 July 1947[4]
Putalibazar, Syangja, Nepal
Died28 July 2026(2026-07-28) (aged 79)
Jawalakhel, Nepal
PartyNepali Congress (before 2002; 2007–2026)
Other political
affiliations
Nepali Congress (Democratic) (2002–2007)
EducationTribhuvan University (Bachelor of Economics)[4]

Gopal Man Shrestha (Nepali/Nepal Bhasa: गोपालमान श्रेष्ठ; 15 July 1947 – 28 July 2026) was a Nepali politician. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress.[3] Shrestha served as Acting President of Nepali Congress (Democratic). He was a senior CWC member. Shrestha previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education under Sher Bahadur Deuba led government.[5] He hailed from Syangja District.

Shrestha died on 28 July 2026, at the age of 83, having been ill with pancreatic cancer for a year.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Sher Bahadur Deuba sworn in as Prime Minister". thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  2. ↑ मन्त्रीपिरषद् गठन र कार्यविभाजन सम्बन्धी सूचना [Notice regarding the formation of the Council of Ministers and division of work] (in Nepali). Vol. 67. Nepal Gazette. 7 July 2017. p. 2. Archived from the original on 2017-07-07.
  3. 1 2 Election Commission of Nepal Archived 2006-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 Pokharel, Prashanna (2026-07-29). "गोपालमान चाहन्थे– देउवाले आफ्नो काँधमा पार्टीको भारी बिसाऊन्!" [Gopalman wanted Deuba to shoulder the burden of the party!]. setopati (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2026-07-29.
  5. ↑ "Deuba sworn in as 40th PM, forms Cabinet by inducting 7 ministers - National - The Kathmandu Post". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  6. ↑ Senior Nepali Congress leader Gopal Man Shrestha passes away
  7. ↑ "Senior Nepali Congress leader Gopal Man Shrestha passes away at 83". Nepal News. 28 July 2026. Archived from the original on 28 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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