Leader of the Opposition (Nepal)

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The Leader of the Opposition (Nepali: विपक्षी नेता) is an elected member of the House of Representatives, who leads the official opposition in the lower house of the federal parliament. The leader of the opposition is the parliamentary party leader of the political party with the largest number of seats in the house but not in government.[1] The position is currently held by Sher Bahadur Deuba, since March 2024.[2]

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

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Leaders of Opposition in the Pratinidhi Sabha
No. Name Party Assumed office Left office Prime Minister Term
1 Mrigendra SJB Rana NRGP 27 May 1959 15 December 1960 Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala 1st House of Representatives
2 Man Mohan Adhikari CPN (UML) 26 May 1991 30 November 1994 Girija Prasad Koirala 2nd House of Representatives
3 Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress 30 November 1994 12 September 1995 Man Mohan Adhikari 3rd House of Representatives
(2) Man Mohan Adhikari CPN (UML) 12 September 1995 12 March 1997 Sher Bahadur Deuba
(3) Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress 12 March 1997 7 October 1997 Lokendra Bahadur Chand
(2) Man Mohan Adhikari CPN (UML) 7 October 1997 15 April 1998 Surya Bahadur Thapa
4 Bam Dev Gautam CPN (ML) 15 April 1998 31 May 1999 Girija Prasad Koirala
5 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
6 Girija Prasad Koirala Nepali Congress 18 August 2008 25 May 2009 Pushpa Kamal Dahal 1st Constituent Assembly
7 Pushpa Kamal Dahal UCPN (Maoist) 25 May 2009 6 February 2011 Madhav Kumar Nepal
8 Ram Chandra Paudel[3] Nepali Congress 6 February 2011 14 March 2013 Jhala Nath Khanal
Baburam Bhattarai
(7) Pushpa Kamal Dahal UCPN (Maoist) 11 February 2014 11 October 2015 Sushil Koirala 2nd Constituent Assembly
9 Sushil Koirala Nepali Congress 11 October 2015 9 February 2016 KP Sharma Oli
(3) Sher Bahadur Deuba 7 March 2016[4] 4 August 2016
10 KP Sharma Oli CPN (UML) 4 August 2016 15 February 2018 Pushpa Kamal Dahal Legislature Parliament
Sher Bahadur Deuba
(3) Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress 15 February 2018 13 July 2021 KP Sharma Oli 5th House of Representatives
(10) KP Sharma Oli CPN (UML) 13 July 2021 26 December 2022 Sher Bahadur Deuba
(3) Sher Bahadur Deuba[5] Nepali Congress 26 December 2022 27 February 2023 Pushpa Kamal Dahal 6th House of Representatives
(10) KP Sharma Oli[6] CPN (UML) 27 February 2023 4 March 2024
(3) Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress 4 March 2024 Incumbent

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kamat, Ram Kumar (2023-01-23). "Who is the leader of opposition in HoR?". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  2. ^ "Nepal PM 'Prachanda' forges new alliance with ex-premier Oli's party after splitting with Nepali Congress".
  3. ^ Gurubacharya, Binaj (2023-03-09). "Nepal elects new president amid political uncertainty". AP News. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  4. ^ "Deuba is the new Nepali Congress President".
  5. ^ "NC recognised as main opposition party".
  6. ^ "UML pulls out of government".
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