Minendra Rijal

Minendra Rijal is a Nepali politician and current member of the House of Representatives. He is a member of Nepali Congress where he is also a member of the Central Working Committee.[1] He served as Minister of Information and Communications during the prime minister-ship of the Sushil Koirala.

Minendra Rijal
मिनेन्द्र रिजाल
Minister of Information and Communications
In office
25 February 2014  12 October 2015
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterSushil Koirala
Minister for Constituent Assembly, Parliamentary Affairs and Culture
In office
25 May 2009  6 February 2011
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterMadhav Kumar Nepal
Personal details
Born (1957-10-01) 1 October 1957
Dharan, Sunsari
Political partyNepali Congress
Spouse(s)Durga Rijal
Alma materPh. D[Political Science], Masters in International Development, Rural Development

He was elected to parliament from Morang-2 in the 2017 elections. Morang-2 is the constituency from where Late PM Girija Prasad Koirala used to contest the election.[2][3]

He was also one of the architects of the mixed electoral system that ensured better social and gender diversity in the Constituent Assembly.[1]

References

  1. "MINENDRA RIJAL". www.c-r.org. CONCILIATION RESOURCES. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. "The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.