Rajendra Prasad Shrestha

Rajendra Prasad Shrestha is a Senior Nepalese politician, belonging to the People's Socialist Party, Nepal (PSPN), and former Minister of The Federal Affairs and General Administration. He was elected in First Federal Parliament as a member of House of Representatives from Proportional Representation in 2017.^[2][3]

Rajendra Prasad Shrestha
राजेन्द्र प्रसाद श्रेष्ठ
Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration
In office 8 October 2021 – 14 October 2022
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded by	Ganesh Singh Thagunna
Succeeded by	Aman Lal Modi
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for Federal Socialist Forum party list
In office 4 March 2018 – 2022
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office October 1994 – May 1999
Preceded by	Krishna Gopal Shrestha
Succeeded by	Mangal Siddhi Manandhar
Constituency	Kathmandu 5
Personal details
Born	(1960-03-30) 30 March 1960 (age 65)[1]
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	People's Socialist Party
Other political affiliations	CPN (Fourth Convention) CPN (ML) CPN (UML) Federal Socialist Party Federal Socialist Forum

He is the renowned scholar who propounded the concept of Federal Socialism in 2012 with its key motto- "Federalism for the emancipation of oppressed nationalities and socialism for the emancipation of working class." This new political ideology served as the bedrock for unification with various political forces that founded People's Socialist Party, Nepal. The guiding principle of the PSPN is currently known as Enhanced Federal Socialism.