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Chet Narayan Acharya*

Chief Ministerमुख्यमन्त्रीचेतनारायण आचार्य
Chet Narayan Acharya*as of 2026-10-18Photo: ocmcm.lumbini.gov.np

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Office
Chief Ministerमुख्यमन्त्री
Name in English
Chet Narayan Acharya PolicyNepal transliteration of the Nepali name; no official English spelling found.
Province
Lumbini Provinceलुम्बिनी प्रदेश Official website
Source
ocmcm.lumbini.gov.np/pages/minister-council Checked 2026-10-18

Short biography

  • He was CPN (UML) deputy parliamentary party leader in the Provincial Assembly when he was appointed Chief Minister on 22 July 2024 with the support of 56 members (29 UML, 27 Nepali Congress). He took the oath on 24 July 2024 as Lumbini's sixth Chief Minister.प्रदेश सभामा नेकपा (एमाले) संसदीय दलका उपनेता रहँदा वि.सं. २०८१ साउन ७ मा ५६ सदस्य (एमाले २९, नेपाली कांग्रेस २७) को समर्थनमा मुख्यमन्त्री नियुक्त हुनुभयो र २४ जुलाई २०२४ मा लुम्बिनीको छैटौँ मुख्यमन्त्रीका रूपमा शपथ लिनुभयो। The Himalayan Times Opening paragraphs
  • The OCMCM list of chief ministers shows him in office from 2081/04/09 BS to date. His two predecessors were Jokh Bahadur Mahara and, before him, Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary.मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालयको सूचीअनुसार वि.सं. २०८१/०४/०९ देखि हालसम्म मुख्यमन्त्री; उहाँअघि जोखबहादुर महरा र त्यसअघि डिल्ली बहादुर चौधरी मुख्यमन्त्री हुनुहुन्थ्यो। Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Lumbini Province Table rows ४-६
  • Elected unanimously as leader of the CPN (UML) Lumbini provincial parliamentary party on 17 August 2024.१७ अगस्ट २०२४ (वि.सं. २०८१ भदौ १) मा नेकपा (एमाले) लुम्बिनी प्रदेश संसदीय दलको नेतामा सर्वसम्मत चयन हुनुभयो। Kantipur Opening paragraphs

Record in office

  • 2026-07-29 The Council of Ministers approved the Provincial Government (Allocation of Business) Rules, 2083, proposed by the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers.मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालयको प्रस्तावमा मन्त्रिपरिषद्ले प्रदेश सरकार (कार्य विभाजन) नियमावली, २०८३ स्वीकृत गर्‍यो। Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Lumbini Province Decision item १ (बैठक २०८३ साउन १३, बुधबार)
  • 2026-08-24 On his recommendation under Article 168(9), the Province Head reconstituted the cabinet. Three new ministers took Health, Economic Affairs and Planning, and Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives, and three other ministers changed portfolios.उहाँको सिफारिसमा प्रदेश प्रमुखले संविधानको धारा १६८(९) बमोजिम मन्त्रिपरिषद् पुनर्गठन गर्नुभयो; स्वास्थ्य, आर्थिक मामिला तथा योजना र कृषि, भूमि व्यवस्था तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालयमा नयाँ मन्त्री नियुक्त भए र अन्य तीन मन्त्रीको जिम्मेवारी हेरफेर भयो। Office of the Province Head, Lumbini Provinceप्रदेश प्रमुखको कार्यालय, लुम्बिनी प्रदेश Notice body and table
  • 2026-08-25 After a Council of Ministers decision of 2083/05/09 BS, asked the Province Head to prorogue the eighth session of the Provincial Assembly. The session ended at midnight on 2083 Bhadra 11 BS.मन्त्रिपरिषद्को २०८३/०५/०९ को निर्णयबमोजिम प्रदेश सभाको चालु आठौँ अधिवेशन अन्त्य गर्न प्रदेश प्रमुखसमक्ष अनुरोध गर्नुभयो; अधिवेशन २०८३ भदौ ११ गते राति १२ बजेदेखि अन्त्य भयो। Office of the Province Head, Lumbini Provinceप्रदेश प्रमुखको कार्यालय, लुम्बिनी प्रदेश Notice body paragraph
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