Amik Sherchan

Amik Sherchan
अमिक शेरचन
3rd Governor of Lumbini Pradesh
Assumed office
27 July 2021
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
Chief MinisterShankar Pokharel
2nd Governor of Gandaki Province
In office
5 November 2019 – 3 May 2021
Preceded byBaburam Kunwar
Succeeded bySita Kumari Poudel
Deputy Prime Minister & Health and Population Minister of Nepal[1]
In office
12 June 2006[2] – 31 March 2007[3]
Member of Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
1991 - 1994
ConstituencyChitwan-3
Member of 1st Constituent Assembly
In office
28 May 2008 - 28 May 2012
ConstituencyChitwan-5
Personal details
Born1944[4]
Okharbot, Myagdi, Nepal[4]
Parent(s)Badi Bahadur Sherchan (father)
Umadevi Sherchan (mother)[4]
Residence(s)Bharatpur, Nepal
Alma materI.A.[5]

Amik Sherchan (born 1944) is a Nepalese politician and current Governor of Lumbini Province of Nepal. He is former chairman of Janamorcha Nepal. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister & Health and Population Minister of Nepal in the interim government under Girija Prasad Koirala cabinet.[6] He also served as the 2nd Governor of Gandaki Province of Nepal.[7][8] He is active as a politician and prominent leader since 1967. He was elected as a member of the Pratinidhi Sabha (1991 - 1994) and Member of 1st Constituent Assembly (2008 - 2012) from Chitwan.[5]

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  2. ^ "Nepal Gazette Cabinet expanded". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Government of Nepal. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  3. ^ "Nepal Gazette, New cabinet formed". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Government of Nepal. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  4. ^ a b c रातोपाटी. "को हुन् अमिक शेरचन ?" [Who is Amik Shrechan?]. RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  5. ^ a b "Amik Sherchan". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  6. ^ Pati, Seto. "Oli, Dahal share seven provincial chiefs; Nepal shunned". Setopati. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  7. ^ "Government picks new governors after sacking Deuba-period appointees". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  8. ^ "All seven provinces get new heads". The Himalayan Times. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2020-06-04.