21 newly-appointed ministers in Oli-led cabinet (With list )

KATHMANDU, July 15: Newly-appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and 21 newly-appointed ministers took the oath of office and secrecy on Monday.

President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. NC has sent its members to the Oli-led Cabinet under the leadership of Prakash Man Singh, who has been appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister and Urban Development Minister.

The Oli-led cabinet now includes ministers from NC, UML, Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP). Since the NC and UML have set aside four ministries for other parties, other fringe parties in the federal parliament are also expected to join his cabinet.

The names of ministers joining Oli’s government have also been finalized. The ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy and office today.

21 ministers who took the oath (Name list):

Prakash Man Singh (NC)- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development

Bishnu Paudel (UML)- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance

Manbir Rai (UML)- Minister for Defence

Prithvi Subba Gurung (UML)- Minister for Communications and Information Technology

Bidya Bhattarai (UML)- Minister for Education

Damodar Bhandari (UML)- Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies

Raj Kumar Gupta (UML) – Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration

Balaram Adhikari (UML)- Minister for Land Management and Cooperatives

Devendra Dahal (UML)- Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport

Ramesh Lekhak (NC)- Minister for Home Affairs