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Padma Kumari Aryal
पद्मा कुमारी अर्याल
Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development
In office
3 August 2018 – 25 December 2020
President Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister KP Oli
Preceded by Ghanashyam Bhusal
Succeeded by Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe
Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
In office
3 August 2018 – 25 December 2020
President Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister KP Oli
State Minister of Health and Population
In office
16 March 2018 – 3 August 2018
President Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister KP Oli
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Preceded byKamal Prasad Pangeni
Constituency Syangja 2
Member of Constituent Assembly for
CPN (UML) party list
In office
28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Personal details
Born (1969-01-01) 1 January 1969 (age 55) [1]
Nationality Nepalese
Political party CPN (UML)
Website padmaaryal.com

Padma Kumari Aryal is a Nepali communist politician, a former member of the House of Representatives, [2] former cabinet minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation and current Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development. [3] [4] She was also previously the Minister of State for Health and Population. [5]

CPN UML career

As of 2017, she was the central committee member of CPN UML and district chairperson of Syangja district for the party. [6]

2017 legislative election

In the federal legislative election of 2017, she was the CPN UML candidate for Syangja-2 constituency under the first-past-the-post system. [6] She won the election, defeating her nearest rival Gopal Man Shrestha of Nepali Congress by more than 3,500 votes. She received 35,142 votes while Shrestha received 31,436. [7] She was one of only eight women to be elected to parliament by a direct vote of the people in the 2017 election. [6]

Personal life

Aryal has four brothers and three sisters. Her mother died in October 2018. [8]

References

  1. ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
  2. ^ "Padma Kumari Aryal". na.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ^ "After widespread condemnation, government backtracks on Guthi Bill". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. ^ "'New system will help govt find excess land'". The Himalayan Times. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  5. ^ "'Act will be developed to protect women's reproductive right'". The Himalayan Times. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Republica. "I deliver whatever I promise: Padma Kumari Aryal". My Republica. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Syangja : Province 4 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Minister Aryal's mother passes away". The Himalayan Times. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 6 November 2019.


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