Pradeep Kumar Gyawali

Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
प्रदीप कुमार ज्ञवाली
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
14 March 2018 – 4 June 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded byKrishna Bahadur Mahara
Succeeded byRaghubir Mahaseth
Minister for Culture, Tourism and
Civil Aviation
In office
May 2006 – April 2007
MonarchKing Gyanendra
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Member of the Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Preceded byKrishna Bahadur Chhantyal Thapa
ConstituencyGulmi 1
In office
May 1999 – May 2002
Preceded byKamal Raj Shrestha
ConstituencyGulmi 2
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office
28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Succeeded byChandra Kant Bhandari
ConstituencyGulmi 2
Personal details
Born (1962-09-13) September 13, 1962 (age 62)
Gulmi, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN (UML) (before 2018; 2021-present)
Other political
affiliations
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018-2021)
SpouseSaraswati Aryal Gyawali
Children3

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.