The second Girija Prasad Koirala cabinet was formed on 15 April 1998 after the appointment of Nepali Congress leader Girija Prasad Koirala as prime minister by King Birendra. Girja was supported by CPN (Marxist–Leninist). The cabinet was expanded on 21 April 1998. On 26 August 1998, the cabinet was reshuffled and ministers from CPN (Marxist–Leninist) where included. After CPN (Marxist–Leninist) withdrew their support for the government on 11 December 1998, Girija resigned as prime minister ten days later.
Cabinet
April–August 1998 +PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft officePrime Minister of NepalMinister for Palace AffairsMinister for DefenceMinister for Foreign AffairsGirija Prasad Koirala15 April 199823 December 1998Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Water SupplyShailaja Acharya15 April 199823 December 1998Minister for Industry Minister for LabourDhundi Raj Shastri21 April 199826 August 1998Minister for Land Reform and ManagementChiranjibi Wagle 21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for Commerce21 April 199826 August 1998Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation Minister for SuppliesKhum Bahadur Khadka21 April199824 April 1998Minister for Home AffairsGovinda Raj Joshi21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for AgricultureChakra Prasad Bastola21 April 199826 August 1998Minister for FinanceRam Sharan Mahat15 April 199823 December 1998Minister for Construction and TransportationBijay Kumar Gachhadar21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for EducationArjun Narasingha K.C. 21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for Housing and Physical Planning21 April 199826 August 1998Minister for General AdministrationBimalendra Nidhi21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for Local DevelopmentPrakash Man Singh21 April 199826 August 1998Minister for Information and CommunicationsMahantha Thakur21 April 199826 August 1998Minister for Law and JusticeSiddha Raj Ojha 21 April 199826 August 1998Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation5 May 199826 August 1998Minister for HealthKul Bahadur Gurung21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for Parliamentary AffairsOmkar Shrestha 21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for Science and Technology21 April 199826 August 1998Minister for Tourism and Civil AviationAnanda Prasad Dhungana 21 April 199826 August 1998Minister for Supplies5 May 199826 August 1998Minister for Youth, Sports and CulturePurna Bahadur Khadka 21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for Population and Environment21 April 199826 August 1998Ministers of StateMinister of State for Women and Social WelfareMina Pandey21 April 199823 December 1998Minister of State for Forests and Soil ConservationBhakta Bahadur Rokaya21 April 199826 August 1998Minister of State for SuppliesRam Bahadur Gurung21 April 199826 August 1998Minister of State for FinanceDip Kumar Upadhaya21 April 199826 August 1998Minister of State for Home AffairsDevendra Kandel21 April 199826 August 1998Minister of State for Local DevelopmentRajdev Goit21 April 199826 August 1998Minister of State for HealthBhakta Bahadur Balayar21 April 199826 August 1998Minister of State for Industry Minister of State for LabourAmar Raj Kaini21 April 199826 August 1998Assistant MinistersAssistant Minister for Women and Social WelfareKamala Panta21 April 199826 August 1998
August–December 1998 PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft officePrime Minister of NepalMinister for Palace AffairsMinister for DefenceMinister for Foreign AffairsGirija Prasad Koirala15 April 199823 December 1998Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Water SupplyShailaja Acharya15 April 199823 December 1998Minister for Information and CommunicationsRadha Krishna Mainali26 August 199811 December 1998Minister for Land Reform and ManagementChiranjibi Wagle21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for SuppliesKhum Bahadur Khadka26 August 199823 December 1998Minister for Home AffairsGovinda Raj Joshi21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for FinanceRam Sharan Mahat15 April 199823 December 1998Minister for Construction and TransportationBijay Kumar Gachhadar21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for EducationArjun Narasingha K.C.21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for Law and JusticeSita Nandan Raya26 August 199811 December 1998Minister for General AdministrationBimalendra Nidhi21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for HealthKul Bahadur Gurung21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for AgricultureTrilochan Dhakal26 August 199811 December 1998Minister for Local DevelopmentKeshav Lal Shrestha26 August 199811 December 1998Minister for Parliamentary AffairsOmkar Shrestha21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for Forests and Soil ConservationAnanda Prasad Dhungana26 August 199823 December 1998Minister for Housing and Physical PlanningRajendra Prasad Shrestha26 August 199811 December 1998Minister for Youth, Sports and CulturePurna Bahadur Khadka21 April 199823 December 1998Minister for Tourism and Civil AviationYam Lal Kandel26 August 199811 December 1998Minister for IndustryHemraj Rai26 August 199811 December 1998Minister for Population and EnvironmentAmbika Sawa26 August 199811 December 1998Ministers of StateMinister of State for Women and Social WelfareMina Pandey21 April 1998Minister of State for LabourGovinda Nath Upreti26 August 199811 December 1998Minister of State for Science and TechnologyRajdev Goit26 August 199823 December 1998Minister of State for CommerceJagat Bahadur Bogati26 August 199811 December 1998Assistant MinistersAssistant Minister for HealthRam Chandra Adhikari26 August 19988 December 1998Assistant Minister for EducationRam Janam Chaudhary26 August 199823 December 1998Assistant Minister for Forests and Soil ConservationMohammad Aftab Alam26 August 199823 December 1998Assistant Minister for Local DevelopmentDev Bahadur Poudel26 August 199811 December 1998Assistant Minister for Information and CommunicationsYagyaraj Neupane26 August 199811 December 1998Assistant Minister for Land Reform and ManagementJhalak Nath Wagle26 August 199823 December 1998Assistant Minister for IndustryLaxmi Narayan Chaudhary26 August 199811 December 1998
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