Mahesh Basnet | |
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| महेश बस्नेत | |
| Minister of Industry | |
| In office 14 September 2014 – 12 October 2015 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Sushil Koirala |
| Preceded by | Karna Bahadur Thapa |
| Succeeded by | Nabindra Raj Joshi |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rameshwor Prasad Dhungel |
| Constituency | Bhaktapur 2 |
| Chairman of Youth Association Nepal | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1975[1] Suryabinayak-7, Gundu Bhaktapur district |
| Political party | CPN - UML |
| Spouse | Ambika Basnyat |
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Mahesh Basnet (Nepali: महेश बस्नेत) is a Nepalese Communist politician.[2] He is a member of the House of Representatives elected from Bhaktapur district in the election of the Federal Parliament held in 2017. He served as Minister of Industry under Prime Minister Sushil Koirala.[3][4] He served as Chief of Youth Force Nepal in 2008 and is serving as Chairman of Youth Association Nepal since 2009. He contested the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Bhaktapur district constituency number 2.[2] While serving as Minister of Industry, Basnet waived off the loans provided to industrialists affected by earthquake.[4]