Umesh Shrestha
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Umesh Shrestha | |
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| उमेश श्रेष्ठ | |
| Minister of State for Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers of Nepal | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2021 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| State Minister of Health and Population | |
| In office 25 July 2021 – 8 October 2021 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Nawaraj Rawat |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for Nepali Congress party list | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Member of Constituent Assembly for Nepali Congress party list | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1956[1] Lalitpur District, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Parents |
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Umesh Shrestha is a Nepali politician and businessman, currently serving as State Minister for Health and Population since 25 July 2021.[2] He is also a member of the House of Representatives. In the 2017 Nepalese general election he was elected as a proportional representative from Indigenous peoples category from the Nepali Congress.[3]
Controversies
Shrestha was allegedly involved in conflict of interest when he became a committee member to probe the wrongdoings of the medical colleges although he himself had investment in multiple schools and colleges. [4]
References
- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ "Umesh Shrestha appointed state minister for health". Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Election Commission of Nepal
- ^ "Lawmakers' impartiality questioned as they recommend increase in MBBS quotas for medical colleges". Retrieved 2021-05-15.
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