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Minister of Health and Population
स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्री
Emblem of Nepal
Flag of Nepal
Incumbent
Pradip Paudel
since 15 July 2024
Ministry of Health and Population
StyleHonourable
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
Reports toPrime Minister, Parliament
SeatSingha Durbar, Nepal
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerPresident
Term lengthNo fixed term
DeputyMinister of State for Health and Population

The Minister of Health and Population (Nepali: स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Health and Population.[1][2][3] One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility for overall policy formulation, planning, organisation and coordination of the health sector at national, province, district and community levels. The Minister is assisted by the Minister of State for Health and Population and the junior Deputy Minister of Health and Population.[4][5]

The current minister is Pradip Paudel,[6][7] who took office on 15 July 2024.[8]

List of former ministers

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# Name Took of office Prime Minister Minister's Party
1 Upendra Yadav
[9][10] 		1 June 2018 20 November 2019 537 KP Sharma Oli FSFN
SPN
2 Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal
[11][12] 		20 November 2019 25 December 2020 401 CPN (UML)
3 Hridayesh Tripathi
[13][14] 		25 December 2020 4 June 2021 161 PPP
4 Sher Bahadur Tamang
[15][16] 		4 June 2021 22 June 2021 18 CPN (UML)
5 Krishna Gopal Shrestha
[17][18] 		24 June 2021 12 July 2021 18
– Sher Bahadur Deuba
[19][20] 		13 July 2021 8 October 2021 87 Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress
6 Birodh Khatiwada
[21][22] 		8 October 2021 27 June 2022 262 CPN (Unified Socialist)
7 Bhawani Prasad Khapung
[23][24] 		27 June 2022 26 December 2022 182
– Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[25][26] 		26 December 2022 17 January 2023 22 Puspha Kamal Dahal CPN (Maoist Centre)
8 Padam Giri
[27][28] 		17 January 2023 27 February 2023 41 CPN (UML)
– Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[29][30] 		27 February 2023 3 May 2023 65 CPN (Maoist Centre)
9 Mohan Bahadur Basnet
[31][32] 		3 May 2023 4 March 2024 306 Nepali Congress
– Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[33][34] 		4 March 2024 10 March 2024 2 CPN (Maoist Centre)
10 Upendra Yadav
[35][36] 		10 March 2024 13 May 2024 64 PSP-N
11 Pradeep Yadav
[37][38] 		13 May 2024 8 July 2024 56 PSP
– Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[39][40] 		8 July 2024 15 July 2024 7 CPN (Maoist Centre)
12 Pradip Paudel
[6][7] 		15 July 2024 Incumbent 119 KP Sharma Oli Nepali Congress

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