Pradeep Nepal ( ne, प्रदीप नेपाल; born 1954) is a Nepali communist politician belonging to

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. He also a former government minister under Manmohan Adhikari cabinet. He has also a writer, and has published at least 16 novels and ten short stories collections.

Early political career

Born in January 1954, Nepal spent time in prison as a democracy activist during the

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Political life

After the establishment of constitutional monarchy, he became the

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and Minister of Water Resources in 1994, and

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and Minister of Water Resources in 1999. Nepal lost the

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' candidate

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. He was the

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candidate for Kathmandu-1 constituency. At the time, he was the Minister of Education and Sports in the interim cabinet of

Girija Prasad Koirala Nepal Ratna Man Padavi, Nepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala ( ne, गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइराला ; 4 July 1924 – 20 March 2010), affectionately known as Girija Babu, was a Nepalese politician. He headed the Nepali Con ...

that conducted the election. As of November 2009, Nepal was a polit-buro member of CPN UML.

References

1954 births Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) politicians Nepalese democracy activists Nepalese writers 20th-century Nepalese politicians 21st-century Nepalese politicians 20th-century Nepalese writers 21st-century Nepalese writers Nepalese male novelists Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Nepal MPs 1999–2002 Members of the National Assembly (Nepal) {{Bagmati-politician-stub