Shakti Bahadur Basnet (Nepali: शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत; born 11 May 1969) is a Nepalese politician and former Minister of Forest and Environment.[5] He is a Central Committee Member of Nepal Communist Party.[6][7][8] He served as Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.
Shakti Bahadur Basnet | |
|---|---|
| शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत | |
| Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Nepal | |
| In office 6 March 2024 – 15 July 2024 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Vice President | Ram Sahaya Yadav |
| Preceded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Succeeded by | Deepak Khadka |
| In office 31 March 2023 – 4 March 2024 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Vice President | Ram Sahaya Yadav |
| Preceded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Succeeded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Minister of Forest and Environment of Nepal | |
| In office 16 March 2018 – 25 December 2020 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Oli |
| Preceded by | Bikram Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Prem Ale |
| Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal[1] | |
| In office 19 October 2015 – 4 August 2016 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Oli[2] |
| Preceded by | Bam Dev Gautam |
| Succeeded by | Bimalendra Nidhi |
| Minister of Health and Population of Nepal[3] | |
| In office 6 February 2011 – 29 August 2011 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Jhala Nath Khanal |
| Preceded by | Umakanta Chaudhari |
| Succeeded by | Rajendra Mahato |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as member of the Legislature Parliament) |
| Constituency | Jajarkot 1 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kali Bahadur Malla |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as member of the House of Representatives) |
| Constituency | Jajarkot 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1969[4] Kalegaun, Bheri, Jajarkot, Nepal |
| Political party | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Other political affiliations | CPN (Mashal) CPN (Unity Centre) |
| Spouse | Satya Pahadi |
| Parents |
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| Nickname | Suresh Singh (Maoist guerrilla name) |
He served as Minister of Home Affairs.[9] He inaugurated the campaign "Police My Friend".[1] In December 2015, he had taken actions against the protesters hurling petrol bombs towards President Bidhya Bhandari at Janakpur, Nepal.[10] PM KP Oli expressed discontent with him after he acted against the PM's instruction to stop the transfer of CDOs.[2][11] He served as Minister of Health and Population under the prime minister Jhala Nath Khanal. He was elected in the 2017 Nepalese legislative election from Jajarkot district constituency number 1.[3][12][13]
Early years
editIn 1990, he began his active career into politics with alias Suresh Singh. In 1998, he was selected as Central Committee Member of UCPN Maoist.[3]
Family
editHe was born in Kalegaun, Jajarkot, Nepal to father Danda Bir Basnet and mother Dharma Kumari Basnet. He is married to fellow politician Satya Pahadi.[3][14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "'Police My Friend' campaign begins". thehimalayantimes.com. July 11, 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ a b "thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/basnet-pun-dropped-cabinet/". thehimalayantimes.com. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ a b c d "Shakti Bahadur Basnet 'Suresh Singh'". election.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Shakti Bahadur Basnet 'Suresh Singh'". संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Members of Parliament, 2014 Introductory Handbook] (in Hindi). Federal Parliament Secretariat. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Minister Basnet stresses tourism promotion for country's prosperity". The Himalayan Times. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "एकीकृत नेकपा (माओवादी) केन्द्रीय समिति सदस्यहरुको नामावलीः- | एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी)". ucpnmaoist.org. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Forest Minister off to London". Setopati. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Former Home Minister Shakti Basnet wins in Jajarkot". My Republica. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Current problems would be resolved soon: Minister Basnet". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "People behind Janakpur incident booked: Basnet – National – The Kathmandu Post". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Maoists-Nepal PM rift deepens; home minister likely to be sacked | The Indian Express". The Indian Express. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "वन तथा वातावरणमन्त्री शक्ति बस्नेतले ल्याए १०० बुँदे कार्ययोजना :वनबाट एक बर्षमा एक लाख रोजगारी". RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "५ लाखको रोजगारी श्रृजनामा वन मन्त्रालयले २० प्रतिशत योगदान दिने". Setopati. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "उम्मेदवार - शक्ति बहादुर वस्नेत". Ujyaalo Online Election. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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