Krishna Kumar Shrestha
Nepali politician
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Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Nepali: कृष्ण कुमार श्रेष्ठ) is a Nepali politician belonging to CPN (UML).
Krishna Kumar Shrestha | |
|---|---|
| कृष्ण कुमार श्रेष्ठ | |
| Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security | |
| In office 8 October 2021 – 27 June 2022 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Bimal Prasad Shrivastav |
| Succeeded by | Sher Bahadur Kunwor |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Shankar Bhandari |
| Succeeded by | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Constituency | Tanahun 1 |
| In office 22 December 2022 – 26 March 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Ekbal Miya |
| Succeeded by | Rahbar Ansari |
| Constituency | Bara 4 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1967[1] |
| Party | CPN (UML) |
| Other political affiliations | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Nickname | Kishan |
He most recently served for 8 months as Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security of Nepal in the ruling coalition government led by Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba. He was also a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[2]
Early life
Political career
Shrestha joined politics in 1985.[3] As of 2013, he was an advisor to CPN UML, Tanahun.[3]
He was a candidate for the CPN UML in Tanahun-2 constituency in the 2013 constituent assembly election but lost to senior leader of Nepali Congress,[3][4] Ram Chandra Paudel.[5][3]
He was elected from Tanahun-1 constituency in the 2017 legislative election under the first-past-the-post system, as a joint candidate of the left alliance.[6][4] He defeated incumbent Ram Chandra Paudel by more than 6,000 votes.[7] He received 34,492 votes to Paudel's 27,690.[6]
