The fourth Chand cabinet was formed on 11 October 2002 after Lokendra Bahadur Chand was appointed as prime minister by King Gyanendra, The cabinet only had representatives from two political parties of the dissolved House of Representatives. The cabinet was expanded on 18 November 2002. The cabinet was reshuffled on 11 April 2003.
The cabinet was dissolved on 4 June 1993 after Chand resigned 5 days prior and was replaced by Surya Bahadur Thapa.
Cabinet
October 2002–April 2003 PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft officePrime Minister of NepalMinister for Palace AffairsLokendra Bahadur Chand11 October 20024 June 2003Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Agriculture and CooperativesMinister for Local DevelopmentBadri Prasad Mandal11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Education and SportsDevi Prasad Ojha18 November 200211 April 2003Minister for FinanceBadri Prasad Shrestha11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Education and Sports11 October 200218 November 2002Minister for Foreign AffairsNarendra Bikram Shah11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Home AffairsMinister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsDharma Bahadur Thapa11 October 200211 April 2003Minister for Women, Children and Social WelfareGore Bahadur Khapangi11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for HealthMinister for Science and TechnologyUpendra Devkota11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Physical Planning and ConstructionNarayan Singh Pun11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Land Reform and ManagementMinister for Forests and Soil ConservationBadri Narayan Basnet11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Labour and Transportation ManagementMinister for Population and EnvironmentKamal Prasad Chaulagai11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationKuber Prasad Sharma11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Industry, Commerce and SuppliesMahesh Lal Pradhan11 October 200211 April 2003Minister for Water SupplyDeepak Gyawali11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant MinistersAssistant Minister for Women, Children and Social WelfareAnuradha Koirala11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant Minister for Population and EnvironmentGopal Dahit11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationRavi Bhakta Shrestha11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant Minister for Industry, Commerce and SuppliesJagat Bahadur Gurung11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant Minister for Education and SportsRabindra Khanal11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant Minister for Local DevelopmentAsarphi Shah11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant Minister for Land Reform and ManagementPrakash Chitrakar Pariyar11 October 20024 June 2003
April–June 2003 PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft officePrime Minister of NepalMinister for Palace AffairsLokendra Bahadur Chand11 October 20024 June 2003Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Agriculture and CooperativesMinister for Local DevelopmentBadri Prasad Mandal11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Home Affairs11 April 20034 June 2003Minister for Information and CommunicationsMinister for General AdministrationRamesh Nath Pandey11 April 20034 June 2003Minister for Education and SportsDevi Prasad Ojha18 November 20024 June 2003Minister for FinanceBadri Prasad Shrestha11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Foreign AffairsNarendra Bikram Shah11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Women, Children and Social WelfareGore Bahadur Khapangi11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for HealthMinister for Science and TechnologyUpendra Devkota11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Physical Planning and ConstructionNarayan Singh Pun11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Land Reform and ManagementMinister for Forests and Soil ConservationBadri Narayan Basnet11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Labour and Transportation ManagementMinister for Population and EnvironmentKamal Prasad Chaulagai11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationKuber Prasad Sharma11 October 20024 June 2003Minister for Water SupplyDeepak Gyawali11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant MinistersAssistant Minister for Women, Children and Social WelfareAnuradha Koirala11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant Minister for Population and EnvironmentGopal Dahit11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil AviationRavi Bhakta Shrestha11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant Minister for Industry, Commerce and SuppliesJagat Bahadur Gurung11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant Minister for Education and SportsRabindra Khanal11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant Minister for Local DevelopmentAsarphi Shah11 October 20024 June 2003Assistant Minister for Land Reform and ManagementPrakash Chitrakar Pariyar11 October 20024 June 2003
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