# Chief Minister of Koshi Province

The chief minister of the Koshi Province is the head of government of Koshi Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal. The chief minister remains in office for five years or until the provincial assembly is dissolved, and is subject to no term limits, given that they have the confidence of the assembly.
The current chief minister is CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)' Hikmat Kumar Karki, in office since 9 May 2024.

## Qualification

The Constitution of Nepal sets the qualifications required to become eligible for the office of chief minister. A chief minister must meet the qualifications to become a member of the provincial assembly.
A member of the provincial assembly must be:
* a citizen of Nepal
* a voter of the concerned province
* of 25 years of age or more
* not convicted of any criminal offense
* not disqualified by any law
* not holding any office of profit
In addition to this, the chief minister must be the parliamentary party leader of the party with the majority seats in the provincial assembly. If no party has a majority, the chief minister must have a majority in the assembly with the support from other parties. If within thirty days of the election, a chief minister is not appointed as such, or fails to obtain a vote of confidence from the assembly, the parliamentary party leader of the party with the most seats in the assembly is appointed chief minister. If the chief minister such appointed fails to obtain a vote of confidence in the assembly, any assembly member who can command a majority in the floor, irrespective of party allegiance, is appointed chief minister. If this chief minister also fails to obtain a vote of confidence, the governor dissolves the assembly and fresh elections are called.

## List of chief ministers of Koshi province

| No. | No. | Portrait | Name Constituency (lifespan) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Assembly (election) | Political party | Cabinet | Ref. |
| No. | No. | Portrait | Name Constituency (lifespan) | Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | Assembly (election) | Political party | Cabinet | Ref. |
| | 1 | | Sher Dhan Rai MPA for Bhojpur 1 (B) (born 1971) | 14 February 2018 | 26 August 2021 | 3 years, 193 days | 1st (2017) | CPN (UML) | S. D. Rai | |
| | 2 | | Bhim Acharya MPA for Sunsari 1 (B) (born 1959) | 26 August 2021 | 1 November 2021 | 67 days | 1st (2017) | CPN (UML) | Acharya | |
| | 3 | | R. K. Rai MPA for Bhojpur 1 (A) (born 1970) | 2 November 2021 | 9 January 2023 | 1 year, 68 days | 1st (2017) | CPN (Unified Socialist) | R. Rai | |
| | 4 | | Hikmat Kumar Karki MPA for Jhapa 5 (A) (born 1964) | 9 January 2023 | 7 July 2023 | 179 days | 2nd (2022) | CPN (UML) | H. K. Karki I | |
| | 5 | | Uddhav Thapa List MPA (born 1958) | 7 July 2023 | 2 August 2023 | 26 days | 2nd (2022) | Nepali Congress | Thapa I | |
| | 5 | | Uddhav Thapa List MPA (born 1958) | 2 August 2023 | 8 September 2023 | 37 days | 2nd (2022) | Nepali Congress | Thapa II | |
| | (4) | | Hikmat Kumar Karki MPA for Jhapa 5 (A) (born 1964) | 8 September 2023 | 15 October 2023 | 37 days | 2nd (2022) | CPN (UML) | H. K. Karki II | |
| | 6 | | Kedar Karki MPA for Morang 6 (B) (born 1974) | 15 October 2023 | 9 May 2024 | 207 days | 2nd (2022) | Nepali Congress | K. Karki | |
| | (4) | | Hikmat Kumar Karki MPA for Jhapa 5 (A) (born 1964) | 9 May 2024 | Incumbent | 300 days | 2nd (2022) | CPN (UML) | H. K. Karki III | |