The Minister of Health and Food Hygiene (Nepali: स्वास्थ्य तथा खाद्य स्वच्छता मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene. One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility for overall policy formulation, planning, organisation and coordination of the health sector at national, province, district and community levels.
Nisha Mehta is the current Minister of Health and Food Hygiene, assuming office from 27 March 2026.
List of ministers #NameTook of officePrime MinisterMinister's PartyMinister of Health and Population1Upendra Yadav1 June 201820 November 2019KP Sharma OliFSFNSPN2Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal20 November 201925 December 2020CPN (UML)3Hridayesh Tripathi25 December 20204 June 2021PPP4Sher Bahadur Tamang4 June 202122 June 2021CPN (UML)5Krishna Gopal Shrestha24 June 202112 July 2021–Sher Bahadur Deuba13 July 20218 October 2021Sher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress6Birodh Khatiwada8 October 202127 June 2022CPN (Unified Socialist)7Bhawani Prasad Khapung27 June 202226 December 2022–Pushpa Kamal Dahal26 December 202217 January 2023Puspha Kamal DahalCPN (Maoist Centre)8Padam Giri17 January 202327 February 2023CPN (UML)–Pushpa Kamal Dahal27 February 20233 May 2023CPN (Maoist Centre)9Mohan Bahadur Basnet3 May 20234 March 2024Nepali Congress–Pushpa Kamal Dahal4 March 202410 March 2024CPN (Maoist Centre)10Upendra Yadav10 March 202413 May 2024PSP-N11Pradeep Yadav13 May 20248 July 2024PSP–Pushpa Kamal Dahal8 July 202415 July 2024CPN (Maoist Centre)12Pradip Paudel15 July 20249 September 2025 KP Sharma OliNepali Congress–Sushila Karki12 September 202526 October 2025 Sushila KarkiInterim13Sudha Sharma Gautam26 October 202527 March 202614Nisha Mehta27 March 202614 May 2026 Balendra ShahRSPMinister of Health and Food Hygiene (14)Nisha Mehta14 May 2026Incumbent Balendra ShahRSP
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External links Minister of Health and Food Hygiene of Nepal