Bhim Acharya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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भिम आचार्य | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd Chief Minister of Province No. 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 26 August 2021 – 1 November 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | Somnath Adhikari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sher Dhan Rai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Rajendra Kumar Rai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 27, 1959 Toliya–6, Dhankuta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nepali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | CPN (UML) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Nira Devi Khanal Acharya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Bala Prasad Acharya (Father) Laxmi Devi Acharya (Mother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bhim Acharya (Nepali: भिम आचार्य) secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), is the former Chief minister of Province No. 1.[1] Governor Somnath Adhikari appointed Bhim Acharya as the chief minister as per Article 168 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal after He was unanimously elected parliamentary party leader of the CPN (UML) on 26 August 2021,[2] following the resignation of outgoing chief minister Sher Dhan Rai as both the parliamentary party leader and chief minister. He assumed the post of the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal on 25 February 2014 under Sushil Koirala-led government.[3][4]
He is a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Sunsari–6 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).[5][6][7]