Minister for Social Development (Koshi Province)

The Minister for Social Development is the head of the Ministry of Social Development of the Government of Koshi Province. One of the senior-most officers in the Provincial Cabinet, the minister is responsible for the management and promotion of labor and employment and the province's education, youth sports, women, children, senior citizens, disabilities and social security, program implementation, and regulating and managing non-plans.^[1][2]

Minister for Social Development
सामाजिक विकास मन्त्री
Incumbent Panch Karna Rai since 17 May 2024
Ministry of Social Development
Style	Honourable Mr. Minister
Member of	Koshi Provincial Cabinet
Reports to	Chief Minister Koshi Provincial
Nominator	Chief Minister
Appointer	Governor
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Nepal
Inaugural holder	Jivan Ghimire
Formation	15 February 2018 (7 years ago) (15 February 2018)

The Incumbent, minister is Panch Karna Rai, who took office on 17 May 2024.^[3][4]

List of former ministers

Parties

  Nepali Congress   CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
  CPN (Maoist Centre)
  People's Socialist Party, Nepal

Status

  Denotes as Chief Minister

No.		Name Constituency	Took of office			Party	Chief Minister(s)
Minister for Social Development
	1	Jivan Ghimire MPA for Morang 4 (B) [5][6]	15 February 2018	26 December 2020	1,042	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)		Sher Dhan Rai
	–	Sher Dhan Rai MPA for Bhojpur 1 (B) [7][8]	26 December 2020	26 March 2021	90	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	2	Usha Kala Rai List MPA [9][10]	26 March 2021	26 August 2021	153	CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
	3	Bal Bahadur Samsohang MPA for Taplejung 1 (A) [11][12]	26 August 2021	1 November 2021	67	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)		Bhim Acharya
	4	Jayram Yadav MPA for Morang 5 (B) [13][14]	2 November 2021	6 February 2022	96	PSP-N		Rajendra Kumar Rai
	5	Rajan Rai MPA for Khotang 1 (A) [15][16]	6 February 2022	9 January 2023	337	CPN (Unified Socialist)
	6	Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari MPA for Solukhumbu 1 (B) [17][18]	13 January 2023	7 July 2023	175	CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)		Hikmat Kumar Karki
	–	Uddhav Thapa List MPA [19][20]	7 July 2023	2 August 2023	63	Nepali Congress		himself
			2 August 2023	8 September 2023
	–	Hikmat Kumar Karki MPA for Jhapa 5 (A) [21][22]	8 September 2023	14 October 2023	37	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)		himself
	–	Kedar Karki MPA for Morang 6 (B) [23][24]	15 October 2023	9 February 2024	117	Nepali Congress		himself
	7	Rajendra Karki MPA for Sankhuwasabha 1 (A) [25][4]	9 February 2024	8 April 2024	59	CPN (Maoist Centre)		Kedar Karki
	8	Panch Karna Rai MPA for Khotang 1 (A) [3][26]	17 May 2024	Incumbent	519	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)		Hikmat Kumar Karki