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NEPAL
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The King dissolved Nepal's Parliament on 22 May 2002, and on 11 October 2002 he appointed an interim government that will be in place until elections are held.
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| CURRENT GOVERNMENT |
| King |
Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev |
| Prime Minister |
Koirala, Girija Prasad |
| Dep. Prime Min. |
Poudel, Ram Chandra |
| Min. of Agriculture and Cooperatives |
Bastola, Chakra Prasad |
| Min. of Culture, Tourism, & Civil Aviation |
Chataut, Tarini Dutta |
| Min. of Defense |
Koirala, Girija Prasad |
| Min. of Education and Sports |
Chataut, Tarini Dutta |
| Min. of Finance |
Acharya, Mahesh |
| Min. of Foreign Affairs |
Bastola, Chakara Prasad |
| Min. of Forest & Soil Conservation |
Thakur, Mahantha |
| Min. of General Administration |
Koirala, Girija Prasad |
| Min. of Health |
Yadav, Ram Baran |
| Min. of Home Affairs |
Joshi, Govinda Raj |
| Min. of Industries, Commerce, & Supplies |
Tamrakar, Ram Krishna |
| Min. of Information & Communications |
Gupta, Jaya Prakash |
| Min. of Labor & Transport Management |
Koirala, Gigija Prasad |
| Min. of Land Reform & Management |
Ojha, Siddha Raj |
| Min. of Law, Justice, & Parliamentary Affairs |
Thakur, Mahanta |
| Min. of Local Development |
Poudel, Ram Chandra |
| Min. of Physical Planning & Works |
Khadka, Khum Bahadur |
| Min. of Population & Environment |
Shrestha, Omkar Prasad |
| Min. of Science and Technology |
Chaudhari, Surendra Prasad |
| Min. of Water Resources |
Khadka, Khum Bahadur |
| Min. of Women, Children, & Social Welfare |
Koirala, Girija Prasad |
| Governor, Central Bank |
Shrestha, Satyendra Ryara |
| Ambassador to the US |
Thapa, Bekh Bahadur |
| Permanent Representative to the UN, New York |
Shah, Narendra M. |
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