2017 Deuba cabinet | |
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Cabinet of Nepal | |
2017-2018 | |
Date formed | 7 June 2017 |
Date dissolved | 15 February 2018 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
Head of government | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
Deputy head of government | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar Gopal Man Shrestha |
Member party | Nepali Congress Minor parties Nepal Loktantrik Forum Rastriya Prajatantra Party (from 17 October 2017) Former members Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (until 17 October 2017) |
History | |
Election | 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election |
Legislature term | 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly |
Predecessor | Second Dahal cabinet |
Successor | Second Oli cabinet |
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On 7 June 2017, Sher Bahadur Deuba got elected as the new prime minister of Nepal and therefore formed the new Governmental Cabinet of Nepal Deuba's candidacy was supported by the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal, the Nepal Loktantrik Forum, the Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal and several small parties represented in the Nepalese Parliament after a power-sharing deal with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), who also supported Deuba's candidacy.[1] After being sworn in, Deuba formed a new government in a coalition with the parties that supported his election.[2] On 17 October 2017, in preparation for the Nepalese legislative election, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) decided to cooperate with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). For this, all of their ministers left the cabinet after Prime Minister Deuba was prepared to dismiss them.[3][4]