Sujata Koirala

Sujata Koirala
सुजाता कोइराला
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office
12 October 2009[1][2] – 6 February 2011
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterMadhav Kumar Nepal
Preceded byBam Dev Gautam
Succeeded byBharat Mohan Adhikari
Narayan Kaji Shrestha
Krishna Bahadur Mahara
Upendra Yadav
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
In office
4 June 2009[3][4] – 6 February 2011
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterMadhav Kumar Nepal
Preceded byUpendra Yadav
Succeeded byNarayan Kaji Shrestha
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
PR groupKhas Arya (Women)
ConstituencyNepali Congress PR list
Member of the Legislature Parliament
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
PR groupKhas Arya (Women)
ConstituencyNepali Congress PR list
Personal details
Born (1954-02-09) 9 February 1954[5]
Biratnagar, Kingdom of Nepal
PartyNepali Congress
SpouseNorbert Jost
Children2
Parent
Relatives

Sujata Koirala (Nepali: सुजाता कोइराला; born 9 February 1954)[6][7] is a Nepalese politician and the only daughter of former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. She was made Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. Sujata was promoted to Deputy Prime Minister on 12 October 2009.[2] She has a daughter named Melanie Koirala Jost.[8]

Career

Koirala is the Immediate Chief of the International Relations Department of Nepali Congress and a member of the party's Central Working Committee.[9] She is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal. She is the second woman to become deputy prime minister in Nepal. The first, Shailaja Acharya, was Koirala's cousin.[10]

International affiliations

Koirala is an active member of several international committees including the following:[11][12]

  • Head of International Relations Department, Nepali Congress Party
  • Central Committee Member, Nepali Congress Party
  • Member, Parliamentary Board, Nepali Congress Party
  • Standing Committee Member, ICAPP (International Conference of Asian Political Parties)
  • Member, Governing Council, CAPDI (Centrist Asia Pacific Democratic International)
  • Vice-Chairperson, ICAPP Women's Wing
  • Chairperson, the Global Parties Climate and Ecological Alliance (GPCEA) Women's Wing
  • Member, International Advisory Board, China Center for Overseas Investment, Beijing, China
  • Member, International Advisory Council, Economic Club of China, Beijing, China
  • Honorary Chairperson, Institute of Himalayan Studies, Chongqing, China

References

  1. ↑ Marasini, Prerana (12 October 2009). "Sujata Koirala appointed Deputy Prime Minister". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09.
  2. 1 2 Chapagain, Kiran (12 October 2009). "Sujata is DPM at last". MyRepublica. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ मन्त्रिपरिषद् हेरफेर गरि कार्यविभाजन गरेकाे [Council of Ministers reshuffled and portfolio assigned] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 24 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Gachhadar made DPM, Sujata given FM". The Himalayan Times. 4 June 2009.
  5. ↑ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
  6. ↑ "Sujata Koirala - Central Committee Member, Nepali Congress Party". sujatakoirala.com.np. Archived from the original on 2014-01-29.
  7. ↑ "Index Kl-Ky".
  8. ↑ "Case filed against rubel chaudhary". xnepali. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "International Relations Department". Nepali Congress. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  10. ↑ koirala, Girija. "Koirala's daughter to become Nepal's deputy PM". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "The Hon. Ms. Sujata Koirala". Parliamentary Network for Conflict Prevention. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Sujata Koirala | About". Retrieved 2016-09-06.
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