Prithvi Subba Gurung

Prithvi Subba Gurung^[1] (Nepali: पृथ्वी सुब्बा गुरुङ) is a Nepalese politician and former Chief Minister^[2][3] of Gandaki Province, a province in western Nepal. He is presently the leader of the opposition in Gandaki. He was a member of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly^[4] and Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Nepal. He was unanimously selected as Parliamentary Party leader of the CPN (UML) for Gandaki Province on 11 February 2018.^[5]

Prithvi Subba Gurung
पृथ्वी सुब्बा गुरुङ
Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Nepal
In office 15 July 2024 – 9 September 2025
President	Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister	KP Sharma Oli
Preceded by	Rekha Sharma
Succeeded by	Jagdish Kharel
1st Chief Minister of Gandaki Province
In office 16 February 2018 – 12 June 2021
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Governor	Baburam Kunwar Amik Sherchan Sita Kumari Poudel
Preceded by	Province established
Succeeded by	Krishna Chandra Nepali
Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal
In office 1 April 2007 – 12 August 2008
Prime Minister	Girija Prasad Koirala
Preceded by	Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
Succeeded by	Hisila Yami
Leader of the Opposition in the Gandaki Provincial Assembly
In office 12 June 2021 – 9 January 2023
Governor	Sita Kumari Poudel Prithvi Man Gurung
Chief Minister	Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel
Preceded by	Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel
Succeeded by	Surendra Raj Pandey
Parliamentary offices Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha In office 22 December 2022 – 12 September 2025 Preceded by Dev Prasad Gurung Constituency Lamjung 1 Member of the Gandaki Provincial Assembly In office 1 February 2018 – 2 September 2022 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Bhesh Prasad Poudel Constituency Lamjung 1(B) Member of 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 Preceded by Hari Bhakta Adhikari Succeeded by Chandra Bahadur Kunwar Constituency Lamjung 2
Personal details
Born	(1958-02-13) February 13, 1958 (age 67) Lamjung District
Nationality	Nepalese
Political party	CPN (UML)
Parent(s)	Ganga Prasad Gurung and Chini Gurung

He was appointed as the chief minister, according to Article 168 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal, and took the oath of his office and secrecy as a chief minister on 16 February 2018.^[6] 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.