List of Prime Ministers of Nepal

Prime Minister of Nepal
Coat of Arms of Nepal
Incumbent Baburam Bhattarai since 29 August 2011
Residence	Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
Appointer	Ram Baran Yadav as President of Nepal
Inaugural holder	Damodar Pande
Formation	1799

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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 a democratic government until 1990, when the country became a constitutional monarchy. The monarchy was abolished on 28 May 2008 by the Constituent Assembly.

The current Prime Minister is Baburam Bhattarai, since 29 August 2011.

Prime Ministers of Nepal (1799–Present)

Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Nepal (1799–2008)

Prime Ministers during the Absolute monarchy (1799–1990)

#	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term of Office		Political Party
			Took Office	Left Office
1		Damodar Pande (?–1804)	1799	1804	Nonpartisan
2		Bhimsen Thapa (1775–1839)	1805	1837	Nonpartisan
3		Rana Jang Pande (1/2) (?–1843)	1837	1837	Nonpartisan
4		Ranga Nath Poudyal (1/2) (?–?)	1837	1838	Nonpartisan
5		Puskar Shah (?–?)	1838	1839	Nonpartisan
(3)		Rana Jang Pande (2/2) (?–1843)	1839	1840	Nonpartisan
(4)		Ranga Nath Poudyal (2/2) (?–?)	1840	1840	Nonpartisan
6		Fatte Jang Chautaria (1/2) (1805–1846)	November 1840	January 1843	Nonpartisan
7		Madhabar Singh Thapa (1798–1845)	28 November 1843	17 May 1845	Nonpartisan
(6)		Fatte Jang Chautaria (2/2) (1805–1846)	September 1845	14 September 1846	Nonpartisan
8		Jang Bahadur Rana (1/2) (1817–1877)	15 September 1846	1 August 1856	Nonpartisan
9		Bam Bahadur Kunwar Rana (1818–1857)	1 August 1856	25 May 1857	Nonpartisan
–		Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana (acting) (1823–1863)	25 May 1857	28 June 1857	Nonpartisan
(8)		Jang Bahadur Rana (2/2) (1817–1877)	28 June 1857	25 February 1877	Nonpartisan
10		Renaudip Singh Bahadur (1825–1885)	27 February 1877	22 November 1885	Nonpartisan
11		Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1852–1901)	22 November 1885	5 March 1901	Nonpartisan
12		Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1862–1914)	5 March 1901	27 June 1901	Nonpartisan
13		Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1863–1929)	27 June 1901	26 November 1929	Nonpartisan
14		Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1865–1932)	26 November 1929	1 September 1932	Nonpartisan
15		Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1875–1952)	1 September 1932	29 November 1945	Nonpartisan
16		Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1882–1961)	29 November 1945	30 April 1948	Nonpartisan
17		Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1885–1967)	30 April 1948	12 November 1951	Nonpartisan
18		Matrika Prasad Koirala (1/2) (1912–1997)	16 November 1951	14 August 1952	Nepali Congress
–		Direct rule by King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1906–1955)	14 August 1952	15 June 1953	–
(18)		Matrika Prasad Koirala (2/2) (1912–1997)	15 June 1953	14 April 1955	Nepali Congress
–		Direct rule by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1920–1972)	14 April 1955	27 January 1956	–
19		Tanka Prasad Acharya (1912–1992)	27 January 1956	26 July 1957	Nepal Praja Parishad
20		Kunwar Inderjit Singh (1906–1977)	26 July 1957	15 May 1958	United Democratic Party
21		Subarna Shamsher Rana (1910–1977)	15 May 1958	27 May 1959	Nepali Congress
22		Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (1914–1982)	27 May 1959	26 December 1960	Nepali Congress
23		Tulsi Giri (1/3) (1926– )	26 December 1960	23 December 1963	Nonpartisan
24		Surya Bahadur Thapa (1/5) (1928– )	23 December 1963	26 February 1964	Nonpartisan
(23)		Tulsi Giri (2/3) (1926– )	26 February 1964	26 January 1965	Nonpartisan
(24)		Surya Bahadur Thapa (2/5) (1928– )	26 January 1965	7 April 1969	Nonpartisan
25		Kirti Nidhi Bista (1/3) (1927– )	7 April 1969	13 April 1970	Nonpartisan
–		Direct rule by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1920–1972)	13 April 1970	14 April 1971	–
(25)		Kirti Nidhi Bista (2/3) (1927– )	14 April 1971	16 July 1973	Nonpartisan
26		Nagendra Prasad Rijal (1/2) (1927–1994)	16 July 1973	1 December 1975	Nonpartisan
(23)		Tulsi Giri (3/3) (1926– )	1 December 1975	12 September 1977	Nonpartisan
(25)		Kirti Nidhi Bista (3/3) (1927– )	12 September 1977	30 May 1979	Nonpartisan
(24)		Surya Bahadur Thapa (3/5) (1928– )	30 May 1979	12 July 1983	Nonpartisan
27		Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1/4) (1940– )	12 July 1983	21 March 1986	Nonpartisan
(26)		Nagendra Prasad Rijal (2/2) (1927–1994)	21 March 1986	15 June 1986	Nonpartisan
28		Marich Man Singh Shrestha (1942– )	15 June 1986	6 April 1990	Nonpartisan
(27)		Lokendra Bahadur Chand (2/4) (1940– )	6 April 1990	19 April 1990	Nonpartisan

Prime Ministers during the Constitutional monarchy (1990–2008)

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

#	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term of Office			Political Party
			Took Office	Left Office	Days
29		Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1/2) (1924–2011)	19 April 1990	26 May 1991	402	Nepali Congress
30		Girija Prasad Koirala (1/5) (1925–2010)	26 May 1991	30 November 1994	1284	Nepali Congress
31		Man Mohan Adhikari (1/1) (1920–1999)	30 November 1994	12 September 1995	286	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
32		Sher Bahadur Deuba (1/3) (1946– )	12 September 1995	12 March 1997	547	Nepali Congress
(27)		Lokendra Bahadur Chand (3/4) (1940– )	12 March 1997	7 October 1997	209	Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)
(24)		Surya Bahadur Thapa (4/5) (1928– )	7 October 1997	15 April 1998	190	Rastriya Prajatantra Party
(30)		Girija Prasad Koirala (2/5) (1925–2010)	15 April 1998	31 May 1999	411	Nepali Congress
(29)		Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (2/2) (1924–2011)	31 May 1999	22 March 2000	296	Nepali Congress
(30)		Girija Prasad Koirala (3/5) (1925–2010)	22 March 2000	26 July 2001	491	Nepali Congress
(32)		Sher Bahadur Deuba (2/3) (1946– )	26 July 2001	4 October 2002	435	Nepali Congress
–		Direct rule by King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1947– )	4 October 2002	11 October 2002	7	–
(27)		Lokendra Bahadur Chand (4/4) (1940– )	11 October 2002	5 June 2003	237	Rastriya Prajatantra Party
(24)		Surya Bahadur Thapa (5/5) (1928– )	5 June 2003	3 June 2004	364	Rastriya Prajatantra Party
(32)		Sher Bahadur Deuba (3/3) (1946– )	3 June 2004	1 February 2005	243	Nepali Congress (Democratic)
–		Direct rule by King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1947– )	1 February 2005	25 April 2006	448	–
(30)		Girija Prasad Koirala (4/5) (1925–2010)	25 April 2006	28 May 2008	764	Nepali Congress

Prime Ministers of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008–Present)

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

#	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term of Office			Political Party
			Took Office	Left Office	Days
(30)		Girija Prasad Koirala (5/5) (1925–2010)	28 May 2008	18 August 2008	83	Nepali Congress
33		Prachanda (1954– )	18 August 2008	25 May 2009	280	Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
34		Madhav Kumar Nepal (1953– )	25 May 2009	6 February 2011	622	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
35		Jhala Nath Khanal (1950– )	6 February 2011	29 August 2011	204	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
36		Baburam Bhattarai (1954– )	29 August 2011	Incumbent	269	Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)

See also

• List of monarchs of Nepal
• President of Nepal