| Native name | शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत |
|---|---|
| Office | Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Nepal |
| Term start | 6 March 2024 |
| Term end | 15 July 2024 |
| President | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Vice president | Ram Sahaya Yadav |
| Prime minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Predecessor | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Successor | Deepak Khadka |
| Term start 1 | 31 March 2023 |
| Term end 1 | 4 March 2024 |
| President 1 | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Vice president 1 | Ram Sahaya Yadav |
| Prime minister 1 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Predecessor 1 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Successor 1 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Office 2 | Minister of Forest and Environment of Nepal |
| Term start 2 | 16 March 2018 |
| Term end 2 | 25 December 2020 |
| Prime minister 2 | Khadga Prasad Oli |
| President 2 | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Predecessor 2 | Bikram Pandey |
| Successor 2 | Prem Ale |
| Office 3 | Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal[1] |
| Term start 3 | 19 October 2015 |
| Term end 3 | 4 August 2016 |
| Prime minister 4 | Khadga Prasad Oli[2] |
| President 4 | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Predecessor 4 | Bam Dev Gautam |
| Successor 4 | Bimalendra Nidhi |
| Office 5 | Minister of Health and Population of Nepal[3] |
| Term start 5 | 6 February 2011 |
| Term end 5 | 29 August 2011 |
| Prime minister 5 | Jhala Nath Khanal |
| President 5 | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Predecessor 5 | Umakanta Chaudhari |
| Successor 5 | Rajendra Mahato |
| Office 6 | Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha |
| Term start 6 | 4 March 2018 |
| Constituency 6 | Jajarkot 1 |
| Predecessor 6 | Himself (as member of the Legislature Parliament) |
| Office 7 | Member of Constituent Assembly |
| Term start 7 | 21 January 2014 |
| Term end 7 | 14 October 2017 |
| Constituency 7 | Jajarkot 1 |
| Predecessor 7 | Kali Bahadur Malla |
| Successor 7 | Himself (as member of the House of Representatives) |
| Party | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Other party | CPN (Mashal) CPN (Unity Centre) |
| Birth date | 11 May 1969 (age 57)[4] |
| Birth place | Kalegaun, Bheri, Jajarkot, Nepal |
| Father | Danda Bir Basnet |
| Mother | Dharma Kumari Basnet |
| Spouse | Satya Pahadi |
Shakti Bahadur Basnet (Nepali: शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत; born 11 May 1969) is a Nepalese politician and former Minister of Forest and Environment.[5] He is a Central Committee Member of Nepal Communist Party.[6][7][8] He served as Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.
He served as Minister of Home Affairs.[9] He inaugurated the campaign "Police My Friend".[1] In December 2015, he had taken actions against the protesters hurling petrol bombs towards President Bidhya Bhandari at Janakpur, Nepal.[10] PM KP Oli expressed discontent with him after he acted against the PM's instruction to stop the transfer of CDOs.[2][11] He served as Minister of Health and Population under the prime minister Jhala Nath Khanal. He was elected in the 2017 Nepalese legislative election from Jajarkot district constituency number 1.[3][12][13]
Early years
In 1990, he began his active career into politics with alias Suresh Singh. In 1998, he was selected as Central Committee Member of UCPN Maoist.[3]
Family
He was born in Kalegaun, Jajarkot, Nepal to father Danda Bir Basnet and mother Dharma Kumari Basnet. He is married to fellow politician Satya Pahadi.[3][14]
See also
References
- ^ "'Police My Friend' campaign begins". thehimalayantimes.com. July 11, 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/basnet-pun-dropped-cabinet/". thehimalayantimes.com. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Shakti Bahadur Basnet 'Suresh Singh'". election.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Shakti Bahadur Basnet 'Suresh Singh'" (in Hindi). Federal Parliament Secretariat. Archived 4 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Minister Basnet stresses tourism promotion for country's prosperity". The Himalayan Times. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "एकीकृत नेकपा (माओवादी) केन्द्रीय समिति सदस्यहरुको नामावलीः- | एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी)". ucpnmaoist.org. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Forest Minister off to London". Setopati. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Former Home Minister Shakti Basnet wins in Jajarkot". My Republica. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Current problems would be resolved soon: Minister Basnet". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "People behind Janakpur incident booked: Basnet – National – The Kathmandu Post". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Maoists-Nepal PM rift deepens; home minister likely to be sacked | The Indian Express". The Indian Express. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "वन तथा वातावरणमन्त्री शक्ति बस्नेतले ल्याए १०० बुँदे कार्ययोजना :वनबाट एक बर्षमा एक लाख रोजगारी" (in Nepali). RatoPati. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "५ लाखको रोजगारी श्रृजनामा वन मन्त्रालयले २० प्रतिशत योगदान दिने". Setopati. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "उम्मेदवार - शक्ति बहादुर वस्नेत". Ujyaalo Online Election. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
External links
- Shakti Bahadur Basnet on Facebook