Posted by: Chip_of_the_OldBlock February 2, 2005
cabinet formed!
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KATHMANDU, Feb. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Nepal's King Gyanendra announced the lineup of a new Council of Ministers, or cabinet, Wednesday morning, a day after he sacked the government and imposed a state of emergency. Members of the new cabinet are listed as follows: Minister for Foreign Affairs: Ramesh Nath Pandey; Minister for Education and Sports: Radha Krishna Mainali; Minister for General Administration: Krishna Lal Thakali; Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation: Buddhi Raj Bajracharya; Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare: Mrs. Durga Shrestha; Minister for Information and Communications: Tanka Dhakal; Minister for Home and Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs: Dan Bahadur Shahi; Minister for Local Development: Khadga Bahadur GC; Minister for Labor and Transport Management: Ram Narayan Singh; Minister for Finance: Madhukar Shumsher JB Rana. I read in another news wire story that Finance Minister was Pravakar Rana, not sure which one is true.
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