Bam Dev Gautam

Bamdev Gautam
बाम देव गौतम
Gautam in 2015
Deputy Prime Minister
and
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
2014–2015
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterSushil Koirala
Preceded byPrakash Man Singh
Succeeded byBijay Kumar Gachhadar
In office
2008–2009
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded byKrishna Prasad Sitaula
Succeeded byBijay Kumar Gachhadar
In office
1997–1998
MonarchBirendra of Nepal
Prime MinisterLokendra Bahadur Chand
Member of National Assembly
Assumed office
2021
Preceded byYubraj Khatiwada
ConstituencyNominated
Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyBardiya 1
In office
2013–2017
ConstituencyBardiya 1
Personal details
BornPyuthan District
NationalityNepalese
Political partyCPN (Unity National Campaign)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) (1998) (1998-2002)
CPN (UML) (until 1998, 2002-2018)
Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021)
SpouseTulsa Thapa
EducationSLC

Bam Dev Gautam (Nepali: बाम देव गौतम) is a Nepalese politician and the former Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.[1][2] A member of CPN (Unified Socialist), Gautam is a former Senior vice Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He is currently a member of the National Assembly nominated by the President.[3]

Gautam left Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) on 4 September 2021 and has not joined any party yet. It was reported that he may join CPN (Unified Socialist) or float a new party of his own soon.[4][5] Later Gautam wrote an election song for CPN (Unified Socialist) after which he was thought to have joined that party. Gautam announced his own party on 28 June 2022, named Communist Party of Nepal (Unity National Campaign).[6]

  1. ^ "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Bamdev Gautam sworn in as a member of National Assembly".
  4. ^ "Bam Dev Gautam quits CPN-UML". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ^ Setopati, Setopati. "Bam Dev Gautam to form new party". Setopati. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Bamdev Gautam announcing a new party today". Khabarhub. Retrieved 28 June 2022.