Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana cabinet

Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana formed the first government of Nepal after the 1951 democracy movement. The government was formed by the proclamation of King Tribhuvan on 17 February 1951 and incorporated members of the Rana regime and the Nepali Congress. The king retained the right to dissolve the cabinet at any time and the cabinet would be responsible to him and the prime minister was to inform the king of all decisions.^[1][2]

Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana cabinet
Cabinet of Nepal
February 1951–November 1951
Mohan SJB Rana
Date formed	17 February 1951 (1951-02-17)
Date dissolved	12 November 1951 (1951-11-12)
People and organisations
Monarch	King Tribhuvan
Prime Minister	Mohan SJB Rana
Total no. of members	13 appointments
Member party	Rana regime
History
Successor	M. P. Koirala cabinet, 1951

Mohan Shumsher resigned on 12 November 1951 after Nepali Congress ministers in the cabinet resigned after calling the alliance between the two groups "unnatural".^[3]

Original copy of the royal proclamation made by King Tribhuvan on 17 February 1951

Cabinet

February 1951–May 1951

Portfolio	Minister	Affiliation	Took office	Left office
Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs	Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir Mohan SJB Rana	Rana regime	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister of Defence	Babar Shamsher J.B.R.	Rana regime	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister of Home Affairs	Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala	Nepali Congress	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister of Finance	Subarna Shamsher J.B.R.	Nepali Congress	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister for Forest Department	Chuda Raj Shamsher J.B.R.	Rana regime	17 February 1951	10 June 1951
Minister for Industry and Commerce	Ganesh Man Singh	Nepali Congress	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister for Education	Nrip Jang Rana	Rana regime	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister for Transportation	Bhadrakali Mishra	Nepali Congress	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister for Health	Yagya Bahadur Basnyat	Rana regime	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister for Local Autonomous Administration				10 June 1951
Minister of Food and Agriculture	Bharat Mani Sharma	Nepali Congress	17 February 1951	10 June 1951

May 1951–November 1951

Portfolio	Minister	Affiliation	Took office	Left office
Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs	Mohan Shamsher J.B.R.	Rana regime	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister of Home Affairs	Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala	Nepali Congress	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister of Finance	Subarna Shamsher J.B.R.	Nepali Congress	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister for Local Autonomous Administration	Chuda Raj Shamsher J.B.R.	Rana regime	10 June 1951	12 November 1951
Minister for Industry and Commerce	Ganesh Man Singh	Nepali Congress	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister for Education	Nrip Jang Rana	Rana regime	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister for Transportation	Bhadrakali Mishra	Nepali Congress	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister for Health	Yagya Bahadur Basnyat	Rana regime	17 February 1951	12 November 1951
Minister for Forest Department	Singh Shamsher J.B.R	Rana regime	10 June 1951	12 November 1951
Minister of Food and Agriculture	Surya Prasad Upadhyaya	Nepali Congress	10 June 1951	12 November 1951