Chief Minister of Madhesh Province

chief minister

The Chief Minister of Madhesh is the head of government of Madhesh Province. The Chief Minister is appointed by the governor of according to Article 167 of the constitution[1] of Nepal. The chief minister is the head of the council ministers of province. He/she is also the chief adviser to the governor of Madhesh Province.

Chief Minister of Madhesh Province
मधेस प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री
Incumbent
Saroj Kumar Yadav

since 2023
Chief Minister's office
StyleThe Honourable(Informal), Mrs./Mr. Chief Minister
(Formal)
StatusHead of goverment
AbbreviationCM
Member of
AppointerGovernor of Madhesh Province
Term lengthDuring the Life of the Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province (Five Years Maximum)
Inaugural holderMohammad Lalbabu Raut Gaddhi
Formation2018
DeputyDeputy Chief Minister of Madhesh Province
Salaryरु.

Madhesh Province was formed after the adoption of the constitution of Nepal. On 17 January 2022, the meeting of provincial assembly declared Janakpur as Capital of Province no. 2 while the Province was rename to Madhesh Province.

The current chief minister is Mohammad Lalbabu Raut Gaddhi [2][3]from 4 February 2018.

List of chief ministers

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Key
  • Assassinated or died in office
  • § Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
  • RES Resigned
No. Portrait Name
Constituency (lifespan)
Term of office Assembly (election) Party cabinet
1
Lalbabu Raut MPA from Parsa 1(B)
(b. 1966)
14 February 2018 13 January 2023 4 years, 333 days 1st
(2017)
PSP-N Raut
2   Saroj Kumar Yadav
MPA from Bara 1(B)
(b. 1972)
13 January 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 342 days 2nd
(2022)
PSP-N Yadav

Statistics

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List of chief ministers by length of term
No. Name Party Length of term
Longest continuous term Total years of premiership
1 Mohammad Lalbabu Raut Mohammad PSP-N 6 years, 310 days 6 years, 309 days
List by party
Political parties by total time-span of their member holding CMO (20 December 2024)
No. Political party Number of Deputy chief ministers Total days of holding Deputy CMO
1 PSP-N 1 6 years, 310 days
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References

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  1. "Constitution of Nepal", Wikipedia, 2022-05-27, retrieved 2022-07-31
  2. "You are being redirected..." thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  3. "Raut elected FSFN PP leader in Province 2". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.