Sher Dhan Rai

Sher Dhan Rai
शेरधन राई
Official portrait, 2017
1st Chief Minister of Koshi Province
In office
14 February 2018 – 26 August 2021
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
GovernorGovinda Subba
Somnath Adhikari
Preceded byProvince established
Succeeded byBhim Acharya
Other senior positions
Leader of the Opposition in the
Koshi Provincial Assembly
In office
2 November 2021 – 2 September 2022
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
GovernorSomnath Adhikari
Preceded byRajiv Koirala
Succeeded byUddhav Thapa
Leader of the House in the
Koshi Provincial Assembly
In office
15 January 2018 – 26 August 2021
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Preceded byProvince established
Succeeded byBhim Acharya
Ministry of Information and Communications (Nepal)
In office
5 November 2015 – 14 August 2016
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Preceded byMinendra Rijal
Succeeded byRam Karki
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
May 1999 – May 2002
Preceded byDhan Harka Rai
Succeeded byhimself (as member of reinstated Hor)
ConstituencyBhojpur 2
Member of Interim legislature
In office
28 April 2006 – 16 January 2008
Preceded byHimself (as member of Hor)
Succeeded bySudan Kirati (as member of CA)
ConstituencyBhojpur 2
Member of Legislature Parliament
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Preceded bySudan Kirati
Succeeded byConstituency disestablished
ConstituencyBhojpur 2
Member of the Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly
In office
5 February 2018 – 2 September 2022
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byBinod Rai
ConstituencyBhojpur 1(B)
Personal details
Born (1971-02-23) February 23, 1971 (age 53)
Bhojpur, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
Political partyCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (before 2018: since 2021)
Other political
affiliations		Nepal Communist Party (2018 - 2021)
Spouse(s)
Jangmu Enn Sherpa
​
(m. 2021)​
EducationMaster's in Sociology


Sher Dhan Rai (Nepali: शेरधन राई; born 23 February 1971) is a Nepalese politician and Former Chief Minister of Koshi Province, a province in eastern part of Nepal. He was elected parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML), the largest party in the provincial assembly, on 9 February 2018.[1] Rai was subsequently appointed as chief minister on 14 February 2018.[2]

He was previously elected to the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly, winning the Bhojpur–2 seat for the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).[3][4][5] Rai also served as a cabinet minister in the Government of Nepal, and was appointed Minister of Information and Communications in the first Oli cabinet.

References

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  1. ↑ "Sherdhan Rai was elected as CPN-UML PP leader". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sherdhan Rai elected CM of Province 1". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Election Candidate - Sher Dhan Rai". Ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2014.