Minister of Youth and Sports

Minister of Youth & Sports
युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्री
Emblem of Nepal
Flag of Nepal
Incumbent
Bablu Gupta
since 26 October 2025
StyleHis Excellency
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
Reports toPrime Minister
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerThe president
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation2009 (2009)

The minister of youth and sports (or simply, the sports minister, ( Nepali: युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्री ) is the head of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the youth and sports minister is responsible for the youth development and sports activities of the government.

List of ministers of youth and sports

This is a list of former Ministers of Youth and Sports since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

S. No Name Party Assumed office Left office
1 Purusottam Poudel[1] Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 25 February 2014 12 October 2015
2 Satya Narayan Mandal[2] 19 October 2015 4 August 2016
3 Daljit Shreepaili[3] Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 4 August 2016 31 May 2017
4 Rajendra Kumar KC Nepali Congress 26 July 2017 15 February 2018
5 Jagat Bahadur Sunar Bishwakarma Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) until 17 May 2018
Nepal Communist Party from 17 May 2018		 16 March 2018 25 December 2020
6 Dawa Lama Tamang Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) until 17 May 2018
CPN UML from 8 March 2021		 25 December 2020 20 May 2021
7 Ekbal Miya Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal 4 June 2021 22 May 2021
8 Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 8 October 2021 26 December 2022
9 Dig Bahadur Limbu Nepali Congress 3 May 2023 5 March 2024
10. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha Rastriya Swatantra Party 6 March 2024 15 July 2024
11. Teju Lal Chaudhary Nepali Congress 15 July 2024 9 September 2025
12. Bablu Gupta Independent (Gen-z) 26 October 2025 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ "Meet the new cabinet of ministers". Nepali Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ "3 more DPMs, 4 ministers sworn-in; total Cabinet strength is 26". The Himalayan Times. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. ^ "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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