Pradeep Kumar Gyawali | |
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प्रदीप कुमार ज्ञवाली | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 14 March 2018 – 4 June 2021 | |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
Preceded by | Krishna Bahadur Mahara |
Succeeded by | Raghubir Mahaseth |
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | |
In office May 2006 – April 2007 | |
Monarch | King Gyanendra |
Prime Minister | Girija Prasad Koirala |
Member of the Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
Preceded by | Krishna Bahadur Chhantyal Thapa |
Constituency | Gulmi 1 |
In office May 1999 – May 2002 | |
Preceded by | Kamal Raj Shrestha |
Constituency | Gulmi 2 |
Member of Constituent Assembly | |
In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
Succeeded by | Chandra Kant Bhandari |
Constituency | Gulmi 2 |
Personal details | |
Born | Gulmi, Nepal | September 13, 1962
Nationality | Nepali |
Political party | CPN (UML) (before 2018; 2021-present) |
Other political affiliations | Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018-2021) |
Spouse | Saraswati Aryal Gyawali |
Children | 3 |
Pradeep Kumar Gyawali (Nepali: प्रदीप कुमार ज्ञवाली) is a Nepalese politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 14 March 2018 to 4 June 2021 under prime minister KP Sharma Oli. He is a central committee member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He currently serves as the Member of Parliament from Gulmi–1, having been elected in the 2017 general election with a majority of over 7,000 votes. He previously served as the member of parliament from Gulmi–2 from 1999 to 2013. Gyawali also served as the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation from May 2006 to April 2007 under prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala.