Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal

Deputy Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Deputy Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
नेपालको उप-प्रधानमन्त्री
	Emblem of Nepal
	Flag of Nepal
	Incumbent; Prakash Man Singh; Bishnu Prasad Paudel; since 15 July 2024
Style	The Right Honourable
Status	Deputy head of government
Abbreviation	DPM
Member of	Council of Ministers; Pratinidhi Sabha;
Reports to	Prime Minister of Nepal; Pratinidhi Sabha;
Nominator	Prime Minister of Nepal
Appointer	President of Nepal
Term length	At the president's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Subarna Shamsher Rana
Formation	27 May 1959; 65 years ago
Salary	रु77,640

The deputy prime minister of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको उप-प्रधानमन्त्री) is the deputy head of government of Nepal. The deputy prime minister is second in seniority in the Council of Ministers of Nepal. The deputy prime minister is the senior-most member of cabinet after prime minister in the Government of Nepal. The deputy prime minister presides and chairs the cabinet in the absence of prime minister.

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