Ashok Rai

Honourable Ashok Kumar Rai
अशोककुमार राई
chairman of People's Socialist Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 June 2024
Preceded by	position established
Minister of Education, Science and Technology
In office 31 March 2023 – 6 March 2024
President	Ram Chandra Paudel
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Vice President	Ram Sahaya Yadav
Preceded by	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Succeeded by	Sumana Shrestha
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 December 2022
Preceded by	Jay Kumar Rai
Constituency	Sunsari 1
In office October 1994 – May 1999
Preceded by	Kul Prasad Sharma
Succeeded by	Shiva Kumar Basnet
Constituency	Khotang 2
In office May 1991 – August 1994
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Khotang 3
Member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly for Federal Socialist Party list
In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2018
Personal details
Born	(1957-08-30) August 30, 1957 (age 67) Udayapur District, Nepal
Political party	Janata Samajbadi
Other political affiliations	CPN (UML) (until 2012) FSP (2012–2015) FSF-N (2015–2019) Socialist Party (2019–2020)

Ashok Kumar Rai (Nepali: अशोककुमार राई) is a Nepalese politician and chairman of the newly formed People's Socialist Party. Rai is also the current MP for Sunsari 1 and the current Minister for Science, Education and Technology of Nepal.

Political life

He was previously the vice-chairman of CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) before he broke off with other indigenous leaders in the party to form the Federal Socialist Party.[1] He later merged the party with Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum and Khas Samabesi Party to form the Federal Socialist Forum.[2]

He was elected to the House of Representatives from Sunsari 1 at the 2022 general elections. He had previously served as an MP from Khotang 2 and Khotang 3 after being elected at the 1991 and 1994 elections, respectively. He was also elected as a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly from the Federal Socialist Party list.[3]

References

1. "Sanghiya Samajbadi Party formed under Rai". Sanghiya Samajbadi Party formed under Rai. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
2. "Upendra Yadav, Ashok Rai announce unity, form FSF-N". thehimalayantimes.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
3. "Ashok Kumar Rai elected HoR member from Sunsari-1". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.