Arjun Narasingha K.C. | |
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| अर्जुन नरसिंह केसी | |
| 2nd Minister of Urban Development | |
| In office 26 August 2016 – 31 May 2017 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Narayan Khadka |
| Succeeded by | Prabhu Sah |
| Minister of Education and Minister of Housing & Physical Planning | |
| In office 15 April 1998 – 31 May 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| Minister of Health and Population | |
| In office 22 September 1995 – 12 March 1997[1] | |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Padma Ratna Tuladhar |
| Succeeded by | Radha Krishna Mainali |
| State Minister of Health and Population | |
| In office 10 October 1982 – 3 July 1983[1] | |
| Prime Minister | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Preceded by | Birendra Bahadur Singh |
| Succeeded by | Omkar Prasad Gauchan |
| Member of Legislature Parliament of Nepal from Nuwakot Constituency No. 1 | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 06 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Bimala Subedi |
| Succeeded by | Hit Bahadur Tamang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1947 Nuwakot, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse | Pratima KC |
| Parent(s) | Bhagwan Narasingha (father) Yasoda Devi KC (mother) |
| Alma mater | Tribhuwan University (M.A.) |
| Website | arjunnarasinghakc |
Arjun Narasingha K.C. (Nepali: अर्जुन नरसिंह केसी) (born 27 September 1947), also known as ANKC, is a Nepali politician and former professor, currently serving as a Member of Parliament (MP) from Nuwakot representing the Nepali Congress Party.[2] KC has served as minister five times in different coalition governments holding Education, Health, Housing & Physical Planning and Urban Development portfolios.[3] He most recently served as the Minister of Urban Development in the Second Dahal Cabinet from 2016 to 2017.[4] KC has been elected to the national legislature a total of four times from his constituency of Nuwakot.
He has served in the capacity of Joint General Secretary of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the spokesperson of the party.[2]
In the 14th General Convention of the Nepali Congress, KC put forward his candidacy for the Central Committee citing the need for youth leadership in the party. He is now a Senior Leader in the Central Executive Committee advocating for anti-corruption laws, transparency and accountability in the parliament and within the party.[5]