Governor of Koshi Province

The governor of Koshi Province is the nominal head of state of the Koshi Province of Nepal and a representative of the President of Nepal. The governor is appointed by the President for a term of five years. The governor's powers are mostly ceremonial and the executive powers of the governor are exercised by the chief minister of Koshi Province, who is the head of the executive of the state government of Koshi Province.^[3][4][5]

Governor of Koshi Province
कोशी प्रदेश प्रमुख
Incumbent Parshuram Khapung since 20 August 2021
Governor's Office Government of Koshi Province
Style	His Excellency
Status	Head of state
Reports to	President of Nepal
Residence	Bhainsepati[1]
Appointer	President of Nepal
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Govinda Subba
Formation	2018 (7 years ago) (2018)
Salary	76,240 Nepalese rupees (NPR)[2]

The incumbent, Parshuram Khapung, is serving as the governor of Koshi Province since 11 November 2021.^[6][7]

List of governors

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure
1	Govinda Subba	19 January 2018[8][9]	3 November 2019[10]	288 days
2	Somnath Adhikari	5 November 2019[11][12]	9 November 2021	2 years, 4 days
3	Parshuram Khapung	11 November 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 274 days

Selection process

Article 164 of the Constitution of Nepal states that:

1. being qualified for being a member of the Federal Parliament,
2. having completed the age of thirty five years, and
3. not being disqualified by any law.