List of Prime Ministers of Nepal

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The position of Prime Minister of Nepal was created in 1799. Few of Nepal's Prime Ministers have carried a democratic mandate. The first elected Prime Minister was Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, in 1959. After he was deposed and imprisoned, Nepal did not have free elections again until 1990, when the country became a constitutional monarchy. The monarchy was abolished on 28 May 2008 by the Nepalese Constituent Assembly.

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[edit] Prime Ministers of Nepal (1799-Present)

[edit] Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Nepal

(Where a Prime Minister served more than a term, the number of separate terms served is given in parentheses)

Name Term start Term end Political Party
Damodar Pande 1799 1804
Rana Bahadur Shah Deva 1804 25 April 1806
Bhimsen Thapa April 1806 1837
Rana Jang Pande (1/2) 1837 1837
Ranga Nath Poudyal (1/2) 1837 1838
Puskar Shah 1838 1839
Rana Jang Pande (2/2) 1839 1840
Ranga Nath Poudyal (2/2) 1840 1840
Fateh Jang Chautaria (1/2) November 1840 January 1843
Madhabar Singh Thapa 28 November 1843 17 May 1845
Fateh Jang Chautaria (2/2) September 1845 14 September 1846
Jang Bahadur Kunwar (from 5 May 1848, Jang Bahadur Rana) (1/2) 15 September 1846 1 August 1856
Bam Bahadur Kunwar Rana 1 August 1856 25 May 1857
Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana (acting) 25 May 1857 28 June 1857
Jang Bahadur Rana (2/2) 28 June 1857 25 February 1877
Ranaudip Singh 27 February 1877 22 November 1885
Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana 22 November 1885 5 March 1901
Deva Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana 5 March 1901 27 June 1901
Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana 27 June 1901 26 November 1929
Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana November 1929 1 September 1932
Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana 1 September 1932 29 November 1945
Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana 29 November 1945 30 April 1948
Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana 30 April 1948 12 November 1951
Matrika Prasad Koirala (1/2) 16 November 1951 14 August 1952 Nepali Congress
Direct rule by King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah 14 August 1952 15 June 1953 -
Matrika Prasad Koirala (2/2) 15 June 1953 14 April 1955 Rastriya Parishad Party
Direct rule by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah 14 April 1955 27 January 1956 -
Tanka Prasad Acharya 27 January 1956 26 July 1957 Praja Parishad
Kunwar Indrajit Singh 26 July 1957 15 May 1958 United Democratic Party
Subarna Shamsher Rana 15 May 1958 27 May 1959 Nepali Congress
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (First elected PM of Nepal) 27 May 1959 26 December 1960 Nepali Congress
Tulsi Giri (1/3) 26 December 1960 23 December 1963 None
Surya Bahadur Thapa (1/5) 23 December 1963 26 February 1964 None
Tulsi Giri (2/3) 26 February 1964 26 January 1965 None
Surya Bahadur Thapa (2/5) 26 January 1965 7 April 1969 None
Kirti Nidhi Bista (1/3) 7 April 1969 13 April 1970 None
Direct rule by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah 13 April 1970 14 April 1971 -
Kirti Nidhi Bista (2/3) 14 April 1971 16 July 1973 None
Nagendra Prasad Rijal (1/2) 16 July 1973 1 December 1975 None
Tulsi Giri (3/3) 1 December 1975 12 September 1977 None
Kirti Nidhi Bista (3/3) 12 September 1977 30 May 1979 None
Surya Bahadur Thapa (3/5) 30 May 1979 12 July 1983 None
Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1/4) 12 July 1983 21 March 1986 None
Nagendra Prasad Rijal (2/2) 21 March 1986 15 June 1986 None
Marich Man Singh Shrestha 15 June 1986 6 April 1990 None
Lokendra Bahadur Chand (2/4) 6 April 1990 19 April 1990 None
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1/2) 19 April 1990 26 May 1991 Nepali Congress
Girija Prasad Koirala (1/4) 26 May 1991 30 November 1994 Nepali Congress
Man Mohan Adhikari 30 November 1994 12 September 1995 Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Sher Bahadur Deuba (1/3) 12 September 1995 12 March 1997 Nepali Congress
Lokendra Bahadur Chand (3/4) 12 March 1997 7 October 1997 Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)
Surya Bahadur Thapa (4/5) 7 October 1997 15 April 1998 Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa)
Girija Prasad Koirala (2/4) 15 April 1998 31 May 1999 Nepali Congress
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (2/2) 31 May 1999 22 March 2000 Nepali Congress
Girija Prasad Koirala (3/4) 22 March 2000 26 July 2001 Nepali Congress
Sher Bahadur Deuba (2/3) 26 July 2001 4 October 2002 Nepali Congress
Direct rule by King Gyanendra Shah 4 October 2002 11 October 2002 -
Lokendra Bahadur Chand (4/4) 11 October 2002 5 June 2003 Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)
Surya Bahadur Thapa (5/5) 5 June 2003 3 June 2004 Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa)
Sher Bahadur Deuba (3/3) 3 June 2004 1 February 2005 Nepali Congress (Democratic)
Direct rule by King Gyanendra Shahi 1 February 2005 25 April 2006 -
Girija Prasad Koirala (4/4) 25 April 2006 28 May 2008 Nepali Congress

[edit] Prime Ministers of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

Name Term start Term end Political Party
Girija Prasad Koirala (Acting) 28 May 2008 Present Nepali Congress

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