Friday, March 27th, 2026

Swarnim Wagle ranks second in Balendra Shah-led federal cabinet, Sudhan Gurung gets third



KATHMANDU: In the newly formed federal government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has been assigned the second rank.

Similarly, newly appointed Home Minister Sudhan Gurung has received the third rank, while Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has also been assigned the third rank.

Law Minister Sobita Gautam was given the thirteenth rank. Meanwhile, Geeta Chaudhary, Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, and Forests and Environment, received the fourth rank, and Sita Wadi, Minister for Women and Children, was assigned the last rank.

Cabinet ranking list:

  1. Balendra Shah – Prime Minister
  2. Swarnim Wagle – Finance Minister
  3. Sudhan Gurung – Home Minister
  4. Shishir Khanal – Foreign Minister
  5. Sunil Lamsal – Physical Infrastructure, Transport, and Urban Development Minister
  6. Birajbhakta Shrestha – Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Minister
  7. Khadkaraj Paudel (Ganesh) – Tourism Minister
  8. Sasmit Pokharel – Education, Science, Technology, Youth, and Sports Minister
  9. Nisha Mehta – Health and Population Minister
  10. Vikram Timilsina – Communication Minister
  11. Pratibha Rawal – General Administration Minister
  12. Deepak Sah – Labor and Employment Minister
  13. Sobita Gautam – Law Minister
  14. Geeta Chaudhary – Agriculture, Livestock, and Forests & Environment Minister
  15. Sita Badi – Women and Children Minister

Publish Date : 27 March 2026 13:28 PM

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