Chief Ministerमुख्यमन्त्रीसुरेन्द्रराज पाण्डे
Surendra Raj Pandey*as of 2026-10-11Photo: ocmcm.gandaki.gov.np
Surendra Raj Pandey*as of 2026-10-11Photo: ocmcm.gandaki.gov.np
- Office
- Chief Ministerमुख्यमन्त्री
- Name in English
- Surendra Raj Pandey PolicyNepal transliteration of the Nepali name; no official English spelling found.
- Source
- ocmcm.gandaki.gov.np/ministries Checked 2026-10-11
Short biography
- Passed the SLC in 2037 BS from Amarjyoti Janata Secondary School and studied up to B.Sc. at Tri-Chandra Campus.वि.सं. २०३७ मा अमरज्योति जनता मा.वि.बाट एसएलसी र त्रिचन्द्र क्याम्पसबाट बी.एससी.सम्म अध्ययन गर्नुभएको। Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Gandaki Province left column, third item
- Nepali Congress central committee member three times (2067, 2072 and 2078 BS) and leader of the party's parliamentary party in the Gandaki Provincial Assembly; general secretary of Nepal Tarun Dal from 2059 BS.नेपाली कांग्रेसको तीन पटक (वि.सं. २०६७, २०७२, २०७८) केन्द्रीय सदस्य तथा गण्डकी प्रदेश संसदीय दलका नेता; वि.सं. २०५९ मा नेपाल तरुण दलको महासचिव हुनुभएको। Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Gandaki Province left column first and last items; right column first item
- Member of the National Assembly from 2074 BS, where he was leader of the main opposition party (Nepali Congress) for two years.वि.सं. २०७४ देखि राष्ट्रिय सभा सदस्य; त्यहाँ दुई वर्ष नेपाली कांग्रेसतर्फबाट प्रमुख प्रतिपक्षी दलका नेता हुनुभएको। Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Gandaki Province right column, first and second items
- Chief Minister of Gandaki Province twice: from 2080/09/15 to 2080/12/25 BS (31 December 2023 to 7 April 2024) and again from 2081/02/16 BS (29 May 2024).दुई पटक गण्डकी प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री: पहिलो पटक वि.सं. २०८०/०९/१५ देखि २०८०/१२/२५ सम्म र दोस्रो पटक वि.सं. २०८१/०२/१६ देखि हालसम्म। Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Gandaki Province right column, last item
Record in office
- 2026-04-15 On his recommendation the Province Head reshuffled the cabinet on 2083 Baishakh 2 BS (15 April 2026), forming a nine-member Council of Ministers with four new UML and four new Nepali Congress ministers.उहाँको सिफारिसमा प्रदेश प्रमुखले वि.सं. २०८३ वैशाख २ मा मन्त्रिपरिषद् हेरफेर गरी एमाले र नेपाली कांग्रेसका चार–चार नयाँ मन्त्रीसहित नौ सदस्यीय मन्त्रिपरिषद् बनाउनुभयो। Office of the Province Head, Gandaki Provinceप्रदेश प्रमुखको कार्यालय, गण्डकी प्रदेश PDF table rows १-९ (party split from pb-gandaki-ek-2083-01-02)
- 2026-08-27 Answered members' questions in the direct question-and-answer session with the Chief Minister and tabled the Auditor General's eighth annual report, 2083, in the Provincial Assembly on 2083 Bhadra 11 BS (27 August 2026).वि.सं. २०८३ भदौ ११ को प्रदेश सभा बैठकमा मुख्यमन्त्रीसँग प्रत्यक्ष प्रश्नोत्तर कार्यक्रममा सदस्यहरूका प्रश्नको जवाफ दिनुभयो र महालेखापरीक्षकको आठौँ वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन, २०८३ पेस गर्नुभयो। Provincial Assembly Secretariat, Gandaki Provinceप्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, गण्डकी प्रदेश PDF paragraphs 4-6
- 2026-09-02 After the UML ministers left the cabinet, recommended reshuffles on 2083 Bhadra 10 and 17 BS; under the 17 Bhadra (2 September 2026) allocation he keeps the Office of the Chief Minister, Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives, and Industry and Tourism.एमालेका मन्त्रीहरू बाहिरिएपछि वि.सं. २०८३ भदौ १० र १७ मा उहाँको सिफारिसमा मन्त्रिपरिषद् हेरफेर भयो; भदौ १७ को कार्यविभाजनअनुसार मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय, कृषि, भूमि व्यवस्था तथा सहकारी र उद्योग तथा पर्यटन मन्त्रालय उहाँसँग छन्। Office of the Province Head, Gandaki Provinceप्रदेश प्रमुखको कार्यालय, गण्डकी प्रदेश PDF table row १; compare pb-gandaki-oph-2083-05-10 row १
Controversies and legal matters
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