Janardan Sharma Prabhakar जनार्दन शर्मा प्रभाकर | |
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Finance Minister of Nepal | |
In office 13 July 2022 – 26 December 2022 | |
President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Succeeded by | Bishnu Poudel |
Minister for Home Affairs | |
In office 7 June 2017 – 17 October 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
Preceded by | Bimalendra Nidhi |
Succeeded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
Minister for Energy | |
In office 14 August 2016 – 31 May 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Succeeded by | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi |
Minister for Peace and Reconstruction | |
In office 31 August 2008 – May 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Member of Parliament, Pranitidhi Sabha | |
Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Constituency | Western Rukum 1 |
Member of Constituent Assembly | |
In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Tirtha Gautam |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Constituency | Rukum 2 |
Personal details | |
Born | Rukum, Nepal[citation needed] | April 25, 1963
Political party | CPN (Maoist Centre) (1995-2018, 2021 - present) |
Other political affiliations | Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021) |
Janardan Sharma (Nepali: जनार्दन शर्मा 'प्रभाकर') is a Nepalese politician and former Finance Minister of Nepal.[1] A three-time parliamentarian, Sharma is the single leader to have been elected from same constituency for four consecutive terms within CPN (Maoist Centre).
Sharma has previously served as Minister of Home Affairs, Energy and Peace and Reconstruction of Nepal.[2][3][4] He is well known for his successful tenure of Energy minister when he removed brunt of loadshedding up to 18 hours under his leadership.[5]