Chanda Chaudhary
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PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterK. P. Sharma Oli
Vice PresidentNanda Kishor Pun
Preceded byJulie Kumari Mahato
Chanda Chaudhary | |
|---|---|
| चन्दा चौधरी | |
| 43th Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens of Nepal | |
| In office 6 June 2021 – 22 June 2021 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | K. P. Sharma Oli |
| Vice President | Nanda Kishor Pun |
| Preceded by | Julie Kumari Mahato |
| Succeeded by | Lilanath Shrestha |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for Rastriya Janata Party list | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1974 |
| Party | Nepali Congress |
| Other political affiliations | TMLP RJPN PSP-N Loktantrik Samajwadi (before 2022) |
| Alma mater | Anuragh Narayan College, Patna |
| Cabinet | Oli cabinet, 2018 |
Chanda Chaudhary is a Nepali politician and was Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens since 4 June 2021 but was removed from the post by Supreme Court on 22 June 2021 making the tenure of just 18 days and shortest till date.[1] She was a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[2] She was elected to the parliament representing Rastriya Janata Party Nepal.[3][4][5][6] In an interview, Chanda said that she is in favour of the death penalty for those convicted of rape.[7]
