Governor of Koshi Province

The governor of Koshi Province is the nominal head of state of the Koshi Province of Nepal and a representative of the President of Nepal. The governor is appointed by the President for a term of five years. The governor's powers are mostly ceremonial and the executive powers of the governor are exercised by the chief minister of Koshi Province, who is the head of the executive of the state government of Koshi Province.[2][3][4]

Governor of Koshi Province
कोशी प्रदेश प्रमुख
Seal of Koshi Province
Incumbent
Parshuram Khapung
since 20 August 2021
Governor's Office
Government of Koshi Province
StyleHis Excellency
StatusHead of state
Reports toPresident of Nepal
ResidenceVarious
AppointerPresident of Nepal
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderGovinda Subba
Formation2018 (2018)
Salary76,240 Nepalese rupees (NPR)[1]

The incumbent, Parshuram Khapung, is serving as the governor of Koshi Province since 11 November 2021.[5][6]

List of governors
No. Name Took office Left office Tenure
1 Govinda Subba 19 January 2018[7][8] 3 November 2019[9] 288 days
2 Somnath Adhikari 5 November 2019[10][11] 9 November 2021 2 years, 4 days
3 Parshuram Khapung 11 November 2021 Incumbent 1 year, 349 days

Selection process

Article 164 of the Constitution of Nepal states that:

  1. being qualified for being a member of the Federal Parliament,
  2. having completed the age of thirty five years, and
  3. not being disqualified by any law.

References
  1. "Know how much a minister, an MP and other high officials earn in Nepal". Online Khabar. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. "Part -13 State Executive – Nepal Law Commission". Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. Article Schedule 6 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
  4. Article Schedule 9 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
  5. abhinash (2021-08-20). "Yadav Chandra Sharma appointed as the Bagmati state chief". Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  6. "Yadav Chandra Sharma appointed Bagmati Governor". english.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  7. Republica. "Newly-appointed provincial governors sworn-in". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  8. "President to administer oath of office to newly appointed guvs at 4:00 pm". The Himalayan Times. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  9. "Governors of all seven provinces sacked". The Himalayan Times. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  10. Poudel, K. P. "प्रदेश प्रमुख पदको पद तथा गोपनियताको शपथग्रहण". www.presidentofnepal.gov.np (in Nepali). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  11. "President administers oath of office to newly-appointed governors". The Himalayan Times. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.


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