# Fourth Surya Bahadur Thapa cabinet

The fourth Surya Bahadur Thapa cabinet was formed on 7 October 1997. Surya Bahadur Thapa of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party was appointed as the prime minister by King Birendra after he was supported by Nepali Congress, Nepal Sadbhawana Party and some independents. The cabinet was expanded on 27 October 1997 and was reshuffled on 3 December 1997.
After losing a no-confidence motion, his government was disbanded on 12 April 1998 after the appointment of Girija Prasad Koirala as prime minister.

## Cabinet
### October–December 1997

| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office |
| Prime Minister of Nepal Minister for Palace Affairs | Surya Bahadur Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 7 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Construction and Transportation | Balaram Gharti Magar | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27 October 1997 | 3 December 1997 |
| Minister for Industry | Fateh Singh Tharu | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27 October 1997 | 3 December 1997 |
| Minister for Finance | Rabindra Nath Sharma | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 7 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Water Supply | Pashupati S.J.B. Rana | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 7 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Housing and Physical Planning Minister for Land Reform and Management Minister for Commerce Minister for Science and Technology | Prakash Chandra Lohani | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 7 October 1997 | 3 December 1997 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kamal Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 7 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Agriculture | Kamal Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 7 October 1997 | 3 December 1997 |
| Minister for Local Development | Gajendra Narayan Singh | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | 7 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation | Gajendra Narayan Singh | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | 7 October 1997 | 27 October 1997 |
| Minister for Home Affairs | Budhhiman Tamang | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27 October 1997 | 3 December 1997 |
| Minister without portfolio | Ram Krishna Acharya | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Youth, Sports and Culture | Sharat Singh Bhandari | Nepali Congress | 27 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Supplies | Moti Prasad Pahadi | Nepali Congress | 27 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Information and Communications | Sarbendra Nath Shukla | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27 October 1997 | 3 December 1997 |
| Minister without portfolio | Rajiv Parajuli | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27 October 1997 | 3 December 1997 |
| Minister without portfolio | Ram Vilas Yadav | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27 October 1997 | 3 December 1997 |
| Minister for Health | Shanti Shamsher Rana | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27 October 1997 | 3 December 1997 |
| Minister without portfolio | Mahendra Raya | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation | Hridayesh Tripathi | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | 27 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Ministers of State |||||
| Minister of State for Population and Environment | Palten Gurung | Nepali Congress | 27 October 1997 | 3 December 1997 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Bishnu Bikram Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27 October 1997 | 3 December 1997 |
| Minister of State for Forests and Soil Conservation | Bhakta Bahadur Rokaya | Nepali Congress | 27 October 1997 | 3 December 1997 |
| Minister of State for Commerce | Mirza Dilshad Beg | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27 October 1997 | 3 December 1997 |
| Minister of State for Youth, Sports and Culture | Naresh Bahadur Singh | Nepali Congress | 27 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |

### December 1997–April 1998

| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Party | Took office | Left office |
| Prime Minister of Nepal Minister for Palace Affairs | Surya Bahadur Thapa | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 7 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Home Affairs | Khum Bahadur Khadka | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Finance | Rabindra Nath Sharma | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 7 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Housing and Physical Planning | Balaram Gharti Magar | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Water Supply | Pashupati S.J.B. Rana | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 7 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Agriculture | Prakash Chandra Lohani | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Construction and Transportation | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Defence | Fateh Singh Tharu | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kamal Thapa | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 7 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Local Development | Gajendra Narayan Singh | | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | 7 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Land Reform and Management | Budhhiman Tamang | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Population and Environment | Prakash Man Singh | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister without portfolio | Ram Krishna Acharya | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Youth, Sports and Culture | Sharat Singh Bhandari | | Nepali Congress | 27 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Supplies | Moti Prasad Pahadi | | Nepali Congress | 27 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for the Office of the Prime Minister | Sarbendra Nath Shukla | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister without portfolio | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Science and Technology | Rajiv Parajuli | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Commerce | Ram Vilas Yadav | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister without portfolio | Shanti Shamsher Rana | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister without portfolio | Mahendra Raya | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation | Hridayesh Tripathi | | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | 27 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Information and Communications | Mahantha Thakur | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Law and Justice | Siddha Raj Ojha | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Labour | Palten Gurung | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Education | Kul Bahadur Gurung | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Health | Bipin Koirala | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Ministers of State |||||
| Minister of State for Industry | Padma Narayan Chaudhary | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister of State for General Administrtation | Shiva Raj Subedi | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister of State for Women and Social Welfare | Meena Pandey | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | Mani Lama | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister of State for Agriculture | Bishnu Bikram Thapa | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister of State for Forests and Soil Conservation | Bhakta Bahadur Rokaya | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister of State for Housing and Physical Planning | Mirza Dilshad Beg | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister of State for Youth, Sports and Culture | Naresh Bahadur Singh | | Nepali Congress | 27 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Education | Rajendra Bahadur Shah | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Mahendra Yadav | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Construction and Transportation | Kamlesh Sharma | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Supplies | Ram Bahadur Gurung | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Health | Bajra Kishor Singh | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Minister for Information and Communications | Jay Prakash Gupta | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister | Assistant Minister | |
| Assistant Minister for General Administrtation | Ram Janam Chaudhary | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Assistant Minister for Industry | Surendra Hamal | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Assistant Minister for Labour | Mohammad Aftab Alam | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Assistant Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sushil Man Sherchan | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |
| Assistant Minister for Women and Social Welfare | Keshav Bahadur Chand | | Nepali Congress | 3 December 1997 | 12 April 1998 |