Governor of Koshi Province

{{Infobox Political Post

| post = Governor

| body = Koshi Province

| incumbent = Parshuram Khapung

| native_name = {{small|कोशी प्रदेश प्रमुख}}

| insignia =

| insigniasize = 195px

| insigniacaption = Seal of Koshi Province

| image =

|imagesize =

| incumbentsince = 20 August 2021

| department = Governor's Office
Government of Koshi Province

| style = His Excellency

| status = Head of state

| reports_to = President of Nepal

| residence = Bhainsepati{{Cite web |last=Setopati |first=Setopati |title=Official residences of province chiefs and chief ministers inaugurated (Pictures) |url=https://en.setopati.com/political/161653/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Setopati}}

| inaugural = Govinda Subba

| appointer = President of Nepal

| termlength = 5 years

| salary = 76,240 Nepalese rupees (NPR){{Cite web|date=7 September 2021|title=Know how much a minister, an MP and other high officials earn in Nepal|url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/know-how-much-a-minister-an-mp-and-other-high-officials-earn-in-nepal.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907111556/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/know-how-much-a-minister-an-mp-and-other-high-officials-earn-in-nepal.html|archive-date=7 September 2021|access-date=7 September 2021|website=Online Khabar|language=en-GB}}

| formation = {{Start date and age|2018|||df=y|p=y|br=y}}

}}

The governor of Koshi Province is the nominal head of state of the Koshi Province of Nepal and a representative of the President of Nepal. The governor is appointed by the President for a term of five years. The governor's powers are mostly ceremonial and the executive powers of the governor are exercised by the chief minister of Koshi Province, who is the head of the executive of the state government of Koshi Province.{{Cite web |title=Part -13 State Executive – Nepal Law Commission |url=http://www.lawcommission.gov.np/en/archives/878 |access-date=2020-06-05 |language=en-US}}{{Cite constitution|article=Schedule 6|section=|polity=Nepal|date=September 20, 2015}}{{Cite constitution|article=Schedule 9|section=|polity=Nepal|date=September 20, 2015}}

The incumbent, Parshuram Khapung, is serving as the governor of Koshi Province since 11 November 2021.{{Cite web |last=abhinash |date=2021-08-20 |title=Yadav Chandra Sharma appointed as the Bagmati state chief |url=https://scriling.merlip.com/yadav-chandra-sharma-appointed-as-state-chief-of-bagmati/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Yadav Chandra Sharma appointed Bagmati Governor |url=http://english.ratopati.com/story/20993 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=english.ratopati.com |language=Nepali}}

List of governors

class="wikitable sortable"

!{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

!Name

!Took office

!Left office

!Tenure

|{{Sortname|Govinda|Subba}}

|{{dts|19 January 2018}}{{Cite web|last=Republica|title=Newly-appointed provincial governors sworn-in|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/34675/|access-date=2021-01-06|website=My Republica|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2018-01-19|title=President to administer oath of office to newly appointed guvs at 4:00 pm|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/president-administer-oath-office-newly-appointed-guvs-today/|access-date=2021-01-06|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en-US}}

|{{dts|3 November 2019}}{{Cite web|date=2019-11-04|title=Governors of all seven provinces sacked|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/governors-of-all-seven-provinces-sacked/|access-date=2021-01-06|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en-US}}

|{{age in years and days|19 January 2019|3 November 2019}}

|{{sortname|Somnath|Adhikari}}

|{{dts|5 November 2019}}{{Cite web|last=Poudel|first=K. P.|title=प्रदेश प्रमुख पदको पद तथा गोपनियताको शपथग्रहण|url=https://www.presidentofnepal.gov.np/?p=3667|access-date=2020-06-05|website=www.presidentofnepal.gov.np|language=Nepali|archive-date=2020-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605065608/https://www.presidentofnepal.gov.np/?p=3667|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|date=2019-11-05|title=President administers oath of office to newly-appointed governors|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/president-administers-oath-of-office-to-newly-appointed-governors/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en-US}}

|{{dts|9 November 2021}}

|{{ayd|05 November 2019|09 November 2021}}

|Parshuram Khapung

|{{dts|11 November 2021}}

|Incumbent

|{{age in years and days|11 November 2021

}

Selection process

Article 164 of the Constitution of Nepal states that:

being qualified for being a member of the Federal Parliament,
having completed the age of thirty five years, and
not being disqualified by any law.

References

Category: Koshi Province

Category:Governors of provinces of Nepal