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The Leader of the Opposition (Nepali: विपक्षी नेता) is an elected member of the House of Representatives who is leads the official opposition in the house of representatives . The Leader of the Opposition in Nepal is the head of the political party that holds the second-largest number of seats in the House of Representatives but is not in the government. The post is held by Sher Bahadur Deuba.[1]

Leader of Opposition
Emblem of Nepal
since 4 March 2024
StyleLeader of the Opposition
(informal)
The Right Honourable
(formal)
Member ofHouse of Representatives
AppointerLargest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government
Term lengthWhile leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government

List

Leader of Opposition in Pratinidhi Sabha
Name Party Assumed office Left office Prime Minister Term
Mrigendra SJB Rana NRGP 27 May 1959 15 December 1960 Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala 1st House of Representatives
Man Mohan Adhikari CPN (UML) 26 May 1991 30 November 1994 Girija Prasad Koirala 2nd House of Representatives
Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress 30 November 1994 12 September 1995 Man Mohan Adhikari 3rd House of Representatives
Man Mohan Adhikari CPN (UML) 12 September 1995 12 March 1997 Sher Bahadur Deuba
Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress 12 March 1997 7 October 1997 Lokendra Bahadur Chand
Man Mohan Adhikari CPN (UML) 7 October 1997 15 April 1998 Surya Bahadur Thapa
Bam Dev Gautam CPN (ML) 15 April 1998 31 May 1999 Girija Prasad Koirala
Madhav Kumar Nepal CPN (UML) 31 May 1999 23 May 2002 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai 4th House of Representatives
Girija Prasad Koirala
Sher Bahadur Deuba
28 April 2006 18 August 2008 Girija Prasad Koirala Interim Legislature
Girija Prasad Koirala Nepali Congress 18 August 2008 25 May 2009 Pushpa Kamal Dahal 1st Constituent Assembly
Pushpa Kamal Dahal UCPN (Maoist) 25 May 2009 6 February 2011 Madhav Kumar Nepal
Ram Chandra Paudel Nepali Congress 6 February 2011 14 March 2013 Jhala Nath Khanal
Baburam Bhattarai
Pushpa Kamal Dahal UCPN (Maoist) 11 February 2014 11 October 2015 Sushil Koirala 2nd Constituent Assembly
Sushil Koirala Nepali Congress 11 October 2015 9 February 2016 Khadga Prasad Oli
Sher Bahadur Deuba[2] 7 March 2016 4 August 2016
Khadga Prasad Oli CPN (UML) 4 August 2016 15 February 2018 Pushpa Kamal Dahal Legislature Parliament
Sher Bahadur Deuba
Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress 15 February 2018 13 July 2021 Khadga Prasad Oli 5th House of Representatives
Khadga Prasad Oli CPN (UML) 13 July 2021 26 December 2022 Sher Bahadur Deuba
Sher Bahadur Deuba[3] Nepali Congress 26 December 2022 27 February 2023 Pushpa Kamal Dahal 6th House of Representatives
Khadga Prasad Oli[4] CPN (UML) 27 February 2023 4 March 2024
Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress 4 March 2024 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ "Nepal PM 'Prachanda' forges new alliance with ex-premier Oli's party after splitting with Nepali Congress".
  2. ^ "Deuba is the new Nepali Congress President".
  3. ^ "NC recognised as main opposition party".
  4. ^ "UML pulls out of government".
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