| HonourableMinendra Rijal | |
|---|---|
| मिनेन्द्र रिजाल | |
| Defence Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 8 October 2021 – 16 December 2021 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Ishwor Pokhrel |
| Succeeded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Minister of Information and Communications | |
| In office 25 February 2014 – 12 October 2015 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Sushil Koirala |
| Succeeded by | Sher Dhan Rai |
| Minister for Constituent Assembly, Parliamentary Affairs and Culture | |
| In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Madhav Kumar Nepal |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Chandi Prasad Rai |
| Constituency | Morang 2 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly for Nepali Congress party list | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1957-10-01) 1 October 1957 (age 67) Dharan, Sunsari |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse | Durga Rijal |
| Alma mater | New York University |
Minendra Rijal (Nepali: मिनेन्द्र रिजाल) is a Nepali politician and former Defence Minister of Nepal. He is also member of the House of Representatives.
Political career
He is a former member of Nepali Congress party Central Working Committee. He served as Minister of Information and Communications during the prime minister-ship of the Sushil Koirala.
Recently, Rijal resigned as Defence minister after he was unable to win internal election of party for general secretary.
He was elected to parliament from Morang-2 in the 2017 elections. Morang-2 is the constituency from where Late PM Girija Prasad Koirala used to contest the election.
He was also one of the architects of the mixed electoral system that ensured better social and gender diversity in the Constituent Assembly.
Electoral history
2017 legislative elections
| Morang 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Minendra Prasad Rijal | 35,819 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rishikesh Pokharel | 34,014 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Yuvraj Karki | 2,595 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Mahendra Lal Das Kevrat | 2,082 | |
| Others | 1,279 | ||
| Invalid votes | 4,460 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
References
- "Defence Minister Rijal to resign amid apparent loss in NC's general secy".
- संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
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- Ratopati. "Defence Minister Rijal to resign amid apparent loss in NC's general secy". Ratopati. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- "The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.