The Krishna Prasad Bhattarai cabinet was formed on 31 May 1999 after Nepali Congress leader Krishna Prasad Bhattarai was appointed as the prime minister by King Birendra following the 1999 election. The cabinet was reshuffled on 30 June 1999.
After Bhattarai was removed as parliamentary party leader by the Nepali Congress he resigned and was replaced by Girija Prasad Koirala on 20 March 2000.
Cabinet
May–June 1999
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officePrime Minister of NepalMinister for Palace AffairsMinister for DefenceMinister for Home AffairsMinister for Foreign AffairsMinister for Women and Social WelfareKrishna Prasad Bhattarai31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for EducationYog Prasad Upadhaya31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for Law and JusticeMinister for Parliamentary AffairsTaranath Ranabhat31 May 199920 June 1999Minister for Land Reform and Management Minister for CommerceChiranjibi Wagle31 May 199930 June 1999Minister for Housing and Physical PlanningMinister for Local DevelopmentKhum Bahadur Khadka31 May 199930 June 1999Minister for Water SupplyGovinda Raj Joshi31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for AgricultureChakra Prasad Bastola31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for Tourism and Civil AviationBijay Kumar Gachhadar31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for General AdministrationBal Bahadur K.C.31 May 199930 June 1999Minister for Labour31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for SuppliesPrakash Man Singh31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for Youth, Sports and CultureSharat Singh Bhandari31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for Forests and Soil ConservationMahantha Thakur31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for Population and EnvironmentMinister for Science and TechnologyMinister for Construction and TransportationOmkar Prasad Shrestha31 May 199930 June 1999Minister for Law and JusticeMinister for Parliamentary Affairs22 June 199930 June 1999Minister for Information and CommunicationsPurna Bahadur Khadka31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for Industry31 May 199930 June 1999Minister for HealthRam Baran Yadav31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for FinanceMahesh Acharya31 May 199920 March 2000
June 1999
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officePrime Minister of NepalMinister for Palace AffairsMinister for DefenceKrishna Prasad Bhattarai31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for EducationYog Prasad Upadhaya31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for Local DevelopmentMinister for Women and Social WelfareChiranjibi Wagle30 June 199920 March 2000Minister for Construction and TransportationKhum Bahadur Khadka30 June 199920 March 2000Minister for Water SupplyGovinda Raj Joshi31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for AgricultureChakra Prasad Bastola31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for Foreign AffairsRam Sharan Mahat30 June 199920 March 2000Minister for Tourism and Civil AviationBijay Kumar Gachhadar31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for Housing and Physical PlanningBal Bahadur K.C.30 June 199920 March 2000Minister for Labour31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for SuppliesPrakash Man Singh31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for Youth, Sports and CultureSharat Singh Bhandari31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for Forests and Soil ConservationMahantha Thakur31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for General AdministrationSiddha Raj Ojha30 June 199920 March 2000Minister for IndustryOmkar Prasad Shrestha30 June 199920 March 2000Minister for Home AffairsPurna Bahadur Khadka30 June 199920 March 2000Minister for Information and Communications31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for HealthRam Baran Yadav31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for FinanceMahesh Acharya31 May 199920 March 2000Minister for CommerceRam Krishna Tamrakar30 June 199920 March 2000Minister for Law and JusticeMinister for Parliamentary AffairsTarinee Datt Chataut30 June 199920 March 2000Ministers of StateMinister of State for Science and TechnologySurendra Prasad Chaudhary30 June 199920 March 2000Minister of State for LabourRam Bahadur Gurung30 June 199920 March 2000Minister of State for Population and EnvironmentBhakta Bahadur Balayar30 June 199920 March 2000Minister of State for Local DevelopmentMohammad Aftab Alam30 June 199920 March 2000Minister of State for Women and Social WelfareKamala Panta30 June 199920 March 2000Minister of State for EducationRajendra Kharel30 June 199920 March 2000Minister of State for Land Reform and ManagementGangadhar Lamsal30 June 199920 March 2000Minister of State for Information and CommunicationsGobinda Bahadur Shah30 June 199920 March 2000Assistant MinistersAssistant Minister for Land Reform and ManagementSurendra Hamal30 June 199920 March 2000Assistant Minister for Foreign AffairsArjun Jang Bahadur Singh30 June 199920 March 2000Assistant Minister for CommerceNarendra Bikram Nembang30 June 199920 March 2000Assistant Minister for IndustrySarbadhan Rai30 June 199920 March 2000Assistant Minister for Tourism and Civil AviationNarayan Singh Pun30 June 199920 March 2000
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