Padma Kumari Aryal

Padma Kumari Aryal
पद्मा कुमारी अर्याल
Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development
In office 3 August 2018 – 25 December 2020
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	KP Oli
Preceded by	Ghanashyam Bhusal
Succeeded by	Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe
Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
In office 3 August 2018 – 25 December 2020
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	KP Oli
State Minister of Health and Population
In office 16 March 2018 – 3 August 2018
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	KP Oli
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Preceded by	Kamal Prasad Pangeni
Constituency	Syangja 2
Member of Constituent Assembly for CPN (UML) party list
In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Personal details
Born	(1969-01-01) 1 January 1969 (age 56)[1]
Nationality	Nepalese
Political party	CPN (UML)
Website	padmaaryal.com

Padma Kumari Aryal is a Nepali communist politician, a former member of the House of Representatives,[2] former cabinet minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation and current Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development.[3][4] She was also previously the Minister of State for Health and Population.[5]

CPN UML career

As of 2017, she was the central committee member of CPN UML and district chairperson of Syangja district for the party.[6]

2017 legislative election

In the federal legislative election of 2017, she was the CPN UML candidate for Syangja-2 constituency under the first-past-the-post system.[6] She won the election, defeating her nearest rival Gopal Man Shrestha of Nepali Congress by more than 3,500 votes. She received 35,142 votes to Shrestha's 31,436.[7] She was one of only eight women elected to parliament by a direct vote of the people in the 2017 election.[6]

Personal life

Aryal has four brothers and three sisters. Her mother died in October 2018.[8]

References

1. संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
2. "Padma Kumari Aryal". na.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
3. "After widespread condemnation, government backtracks on Guthi Bill". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
4. "'New system will help govt find excess land'". The Himalayan Times. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
5. "'Act will be developed to protect women's reproductive right'". The Himalayan Times. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
6. Republica. "I deliver whatever I promise: Padma Kumari Aryal". My Republica. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
7. "Syangja : Province 4 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
8. "Minister Aryal's mother passes away". The Himalayan Times. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 6 November 2019.