Prithvi Subba Gurung

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Prithvi Subba Gurung[1] (Nepali: पृथ्वी सुब्बा गुरुङ) was

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Prithvi Subba Gurung
पृथ्वी सुब्बा गुरुङ
Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Nepal
Assumed office
15 July 2024
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Preceded byRekha Sharma
1st Chief Minister of Gandaki Province
In office
16 February 2018  12 June 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
GovernorBaburam Kunwar
Amik Sherchan
Sita Kumari Poudel
Preceded byProvince established
Succeeded byKrishna Chandra Nepali
Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal
In office
1 April 2007  12 August 2008
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Preceded byPradeep Kumar Gyawali
Succeeded byHisila Yami
Leader of the Opposition in the
Gandaki Provincial Assembly
In office
12 June 2021  9 January 2023
GovernorSita Kumari Poudel
Prithvi Man Gurung
Chief MinisterKrishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel
Preceded byKrishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel
Succeeded bySurendra Raj Pandey
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
22 December 2022
Preceded byDev Prasad Gurung
ConstituencyLamjung 1
Member of the Gandaki Provincial Assembly
In office
1 February 2018  2 September 2022
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byBhesh Prasad Poudel
ConstituencyLamjung 1(B)
Member of 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly
In office
28 May 2008  28 May 2012
Preceded byHari Bhakta Adhikari
Succeeded byChandra Bahadur Kunwar
ConstituencyLamjung 2
Personal details
Born (1958-02-13) February 13, 1958 (age 67)
Lamjung District
NationalityNepalese
Political partyCPN (UML)
SpouseKumari Muni Gurung
Children1 (Son - Mr. Bigyan Gurung) and 4 (Daughter - Ms. Smriti Gurung, Ishwori Gurung, Alina Gurung, Ritie Gurung)
Parent(s)Ganga Prasad Gurung and Chini Gurung
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He was appointed as the chief minister, according to Article 168 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal and tookwashe oath of his office and secrecy as a chief minister on 16 February 2018.[2] As of 9 May 2021, he resigned from the post after losing majority and hence his resignation was approved by the governor.

Early life

Prithvi Subba Gurung was born in Gilung (now Kwhlosothar) Lamjung, Nepal to Ganga Prasad Gurung and Chini Gurung.[1]

He studied in Amrit Science Campus (ASCOL), Kathmandu, Nepal.

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