Ishwar Pokhrel

Ishwor Pokhrel (Nepali: ईश्वर पोखरेलListen^ⓘ) is the current senior Vice-president of CPN (UML). Pokhrel has also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. He was also Minister of Defence in the Second Oli cabinet.^[2][3]

PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari

Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Sharma Oli

Preceded by

• Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
  Krishna Bahadur Mahara
  Gopal Man Shrestha
  (June 2017)
• Kamal Thapa
  (October 2017 )

Succeeded byBishnu Prasad PaudelRaghubir Mahaseth
Rajendra Mahato

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Ishwor Pokharel
ईश्वर पोखरेल
Ishwar, 2021
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office 1 June 2018 – 4 June 2021 Serving with Upendra Yadav (2018–19)
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded by	Bijay Kumar Gachhadar Krishna Bahadur Mahara Gopal Man Shrestha (June 2017) Kamal Thapa (October 2017 )
Succeeded by	Bishnu Prasad PaudelRaghubir Mahaseth Rajendra Mahato
In office 16 May 2012 – 29 May 20012 Serving with Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Krishna Prasad Sitaula
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Baburam Gautam
Succeeded by	Prakash Man Singh (2014)[a] Bam Dev Gautam (2014)[a]
Ministerial offices Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers of Nepal In office 14 October 2020 – 4 June 2021 President Bidhya Devi Bhandari Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Position abolished Minister of Defence of Nepal In office 26 February 2018 – 14 October 2020 President Bidhya Devi Bhandari Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Preceded by Bhimsen Das Pradhan Succeeded by Minendra Rijal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal In office 16 May 2012 – 29 May 2012 President Ram Baran Yadav Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Preceded by Narayan Kaji Shrestha Succeeded by Narayan Kaji Shrestha Minister of Agriculture Development of Nepal In office 16 May 2012 – 29 May 2012 President Ram Baran Yadav Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Preceded by Nandan Kumar Dutta Succeeded by Tek Bahadur Thapa Ministry of Youth and Sports of Nepal In office 16 May 2012 – 29 May 2012 President Ram Baran Yadav Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Preceded by Kamala Roka Succeeded by Ram Kumar Shrestha Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of Nepal In office 5 July 2004 – 1 February 2005 Monarch Gyanendra of Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba Preceded by Bimalendra Nidhi
Other senior positions Senior Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Incumbent Assumed office 30 November 2021 Preceded by Position established General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) In office 8 March 2021 – 30 November 2021 Preceded by Position established (Party revived as per a Supreme Court verdict)[1] Succeeded by Shankar Pokharel In office 2 March 2009 – 17 May 2018 Preceded by Jhala Nath Khanal Succeeded by Position abolished
Parliamentary offices Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 Preceded by Narahari Acharya Succeeded by Pradip Paudel Constituency Kathmandu 5 In office 18 June 1999 – April 2008 Preceded by Man Mohan Adhikari Succeeded by Chakra Bahadur Thakuri (as member of the 1st Constituent Assembly) Constituency Kathmandu 3 Member of Parliament, Rastriya Sabha In office 27 June 1997 – 3 June 1999
Personal details
Born	(1954-02-04) 4 February 1954 (age 72) Mamkha, Okhaldhunga
Party	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (before 1990; 2021–present)
Other political affiliations	Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021))
Alma mater	Tribhuvan University
Website	www.ishwarpokhrel.com

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He also served as Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies.^{[citation needed]} He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 May 2012 to 28 May 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Pokhrel, publicly supported former President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s decision to return to active politics. Speaking at an event commemorating her late husband Madan Bhandari, he praised her reengagement and criticized the current party leadership for resisting her return.^[4] Pokhrel described Bhandari’s activism as unsurprising, given her longstanding role within the party, and encouraged moving beyond debates over her suitability for reentry.^[5] At a separate event covered by a national news agency, Pokhrel emphasized that her return should not be narrowly theorized, arguing that her political background and faith in politics warranted a broader and more inclusive view.^[6]