Pradeep Kumar Gyawali () is a

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ese politician. He served as the

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from 14 March 2018 to 4 June 2021 under prime minister

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. He is a central committee member of the

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. He currently serves as the Member of Parliament from Gulmi–1, having been elected in the 2017 general election with a majority of over 7,000 votes. He previously served as the member of parliament from Gulmi–2 from 1999 to 2013. Gyawali also served as the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation from May 2006 to April 2007 under prime minister

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Personal life

He was born on 13 September 1962 in

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of western Nepal. He is married to Aryal Gyawali, and they have three children.

Political life

His political career started in 1970s through his affiliation with Nepali Left Movement and subsequent involvement in student politics in 1973. Associated with Communist Coordination Committee in 1977, he got the Communist Party membership in 1978. During his involvement in the underground party work in 1979-90, he worked as Gulmi District Committee member of the Party from 1979 to 1989. He served the Party as District Secretary during 1989-93 at Arghakhanchi district before assuming the responsibility of the Zonal Secretary from 1994 to 1995. He had been in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist) since 1997 when he was elected as a member of the Committee. Now, he is the member of the Standing Committee of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP). Prior to this, he was elected as a member of the Constituent Assembly in 2008 as well as a member of House of Representatives in 1999. He was a member of State Affairs Committee of the Parliament from 1999 to 2012 and a member of Parliamentary Proceedings Advisory Committee during his tenure as the member of Constituent Assembly from 2008 to 2012. As an MP, he led different parliamentary investigations on corruption cases. Gyawali also served as Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation from May 2006 to April 2007. He was one of the key members of the government team that negotiated with the then Maoist rebels. His role is highly appreciated in Nepali peace process.

Literature

Gyawali has a number of literary works ranging from poetry, fiction, essays as well as critiques on political and philosophical commentaries to his credit. They include a novel ''Sahayatri'' (1990), a collection of short stories ''Kuhiro'' (2003) and poetic works such as ''Chita Jalirahechha'' (1994), ''Aastha o Mery Priya'' (2002) and ''Bina Salik Ka Nayakharu'' (2016). Similarly, essays and critiques include ''Marxvadko Srijanatmak Prayog'' (Creative Use of Marxism) (2000), ''Prachandpath'' (2002), ''Phoenix Panchi'' (2003), ''Yuba'' (2005), ''Rastriyata, Pahichan ra Samajik Rupantaran'' (Nationality, Identity and Social Transformation) (2013), and ''Samskritik Rupantaran: Ek Vimarsha'' (Cultural Transformation: An Analysis) (2015). He worked as editor-in-chief of magazines such as ''Nawayug'' (monthly) and ''Ekkasaun Satabdi'' (weekly). He also contributes articles to the national dailies as a columnist.

Electoral history

1999 Pratinishi Sabha election Gulmi–2 2008 Constituent Assembly election Gulmi–2 2013 Constituent Assembly election Gulmi–2 2017 House of Representatives election Gulmi–1

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gyawali, Pradeep Living people Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) politicians Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Ministers of foreign affairs of Nepal Nepal MPs 1999–2002 1962 births People from Gulmi District Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly