Kathmandu, June 7
Newly appointed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has taken the oath of office and secrecy from President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday.
He also formed an eight-member Cabinet inducting leaders from three parties in the first phase.
The newly appointed deputy prime ministers and ministers also took the oath at the same function.
The Cabinet formed by Deuba today has the following members:
1. Sher Bahadur Deuba: Prime Minister
2. Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development
3. Krishna Bahadur Mahara: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs
4. Gopal Man Shrestha: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education
5. Gyanendra Bahadur Karki: Minister for Finance
6. Farmullah Mansur: Minister for Labour and Employment
7. Janardan Sharma: Minister for Home Affairs
8. Prabhu Sah: Minister without portfolio
Gachchhadar belongs with the Nepal Democratic Forum Party whereas Shrestha, Karki and Mansur are from the Prime Minister’s Nepali Congress.
Likewise, Mahara, Sharma and Sah from the key coalition partner CPN-Maoist Centre.
