# Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Nepal)

The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Nepali: कानून, न्याय तथा संसदीय मामिला मन्त्रालय) is a governmental body of Nepal dealing with the management of the judicial administration, legal affairs and legislative activities. The minister is one of the most-senior officers in the Federal Cabinet.

## History

The Department of Law (कानून विभाग) was established in 1950 before being developed into a ministry in 1956. Two years later, the ministry's portfolio was adjusted for the first time, making it the Ministry of Government and Law (कानून तथा संसदीय प्रबन्ध मन्त्रालय). In 1961, it was again renamed to the Ministry of Law and Justice (कानून तथा न्याय मन्त्रालय). The term Parliamentary Affairs was added and dropped several times throughout the history of the ministry.

## Ministers of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Former and Current)
### Ministers of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

Some individuals were known as the Minister of Law, Power and Irrigation, Minister of Home and Law, Minister of State for Law and Justice or the Minister of Agriculture, Law and Justice.
| Name | Assumed office | Left office |
| Suryanath Das Yadav | 1953 | 1954 |
| Bhadrakali Mishra | 1954 | 1955 |
| Ananda Shamsher | 1955 | 1956 |
| Aniruddha Prasad Singh | 1956 | 1957 |
| Damar Bahadur Singh | 1957 | 1958 |
| Ranadhir Subba | 1958 | 1959 |
| Surya Prasad Upadhyaya | 1959 | 1960 |
| Aniruddha Prasad Singh | 1960 | 1962 |
| Surya Bahadur Thapa | 1963 | 1964 |
| Bhuwan Lai Pradham | 1965 | 1966 |
| Surendra Bahadur Basnyat | 1967 | 1968 |
| Basudev Prasad Dhungana | 1968 | 1970 |
| Shambhu Prasad Gewali | 1971 | 1972 |
| Rabindra Nath Sharma | 1973 | 1974 |
| Hom Bahadur Shrestha | 1974 | 1978 |
| S.J.B. Rana Damador | 1979 | 1979 |
| Marich Man Singh | 1980 | 1980 |
| Nain Bahadar Swanr | 1980 | 1981 |
| Teodato Hunguana | 1982 | 1983 |
| Bakhan Singh Gurung | 1983 | 1984 |
| Radhye Shyam Kamaro | 1984 | 1986 |
| Hari Narayan Rajauriya | 1987 | 1988 |
| Badri Prasad Mandal | 1989 | 1990 |
| Nilamber Acharya | 1990 | 1990 |
| Tara Bhat | 1990 | 1991 |
| Maheshwar Prasad Singh | 1992 | 1994 |
| Subash Chandra Nemwang | 1995 | 1996 |
| Bhim Bahadur Tamang | 1996 | 1997 |
| Surya Bahadur Thapa | 1997 | 1998 |
| Siddhi Raj Ojha | 1998 | 1999 |
| Taranath Ranabhat | 1999 | 1999 |
| Mahanth Thakur | 2000 | 2002 |
| Hari Bahadur Basnet | 2003 | 2004 |
| Dharma Bahapur Thapa | 2004 | 2006 |
| Narendra Bikram Nembang | 2006 | 2008 |
| Dev Gurung | 2008 | 2009 |
| Prem Bahadur Singh | 2009 | 2010 |
| Krishna Bahadur Mahara | 2011 | 2011 |
| Prabhu Shah | 2011 | 2011 |
| Hridayesh Tripathi | 2011 | 2013 |
| Hari Prasad Neupane | 2013 | 2014 |

### Ministers of Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs (since 2013)

The minister's responsibility is to render opinions on, and to formulate and examine draft of, Bills, Ordinance, Rules and Formation Order, to render necessary opinions as required by the Government of Nepal on national and international legal disputes, to perform acts relating to unification and codification of laws, research, review, reform of Nepal law, international law, judicial system and administration of justice.
| | Name | Party | Assumed office | Left office |
| 1 | Narahari Acharya | Nepali Congress | 25 February 2014 | c. 12 October 2015 |
| 2 | Agni Kharel | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 12 October 2015 | 14 August 2016 |
| 3 | Ajaya Shankar Nayak | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 14 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| 4 | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
| 5 | Sher Bahadur Tamang | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 16 March 2018 | 17 May 2018 |
| 5 | Sher Bahadur Tamang | Nepal Communist Party | 17 May 2018 | 24 July 2018 |
| 6 | Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal | Nepal Communist Party | 3 August 2018 | 20 November 2019 |
| 7 | Upendra Yadav | Samajbadi Party, Nepal | 25 November 2019 | 24 December 2019 |
| 8 | Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal | Nepal Communist Party | 10 January 2020 | 17 February 2020 |
| 9 | Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe | Nepal Communist Party | 17 February 2020 | 25 December 2020 |
| 10 | Lila Nath Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party | 25 December 2020 | 8 March 2021 |
| 10 | Lila Nath Shrestha | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 8 March 2021 | 12 July 2021 |
| 11 | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | Nepali Congress | 13 July 2021 | 8 October 2021 |
| 12 | Dilendra Prasad Badu | Nepali Congress | 8 October 2021 | 7 April 2022 |
| 13 | Gobinda Prasad Sharma (Koirala) | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) | 7 April 2022 | 9 October 2022 |
| 14 | Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 17 January 2023 | 25 February 2023 |
| 15 | Dhanraj Gurung | Nepali Congress | 3 May 2023 | |
| 16 | Padam Giri | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 4 March 2024 | Incumbent |