Sher Bahadur Deuba
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Sher Bahadur Deuba is a Nepal
ese politician and former Prime Minister. He is the second senior most leader of the Nepali Congress
. He has twice been elected as the leader of parliamentary party of the Nepali Congress
, thus enabling him to be elected twice as the Prime Minister of Nepal.
He has served as the Nepalese Prime Minister three times, from 1995 to 1997, 2001 to 2002, and June 2, 2004 until February 1, 2005.
He was elected as Prime Minister for the second time when he succeeded Girija Prasad Koirala
, who resigned in July 2001. A coup d'etat
by King Gyanendra
removed Deuba in October 2002.
After two other governments, much political protest for his restoration especially in capital Kathmandu, Gyanendra restored Deuba to the position of Prime Minister in 2004.
He was removed on February 1, 2005 by King Gyanendra, who dissolved the government for three years and seized direct power.
He was sentenced to two years in prison in July 2005 under corruption charges, but was subsequently released on February 13, 2006, after the anti-corruption body that sentenced him was outlawed. An official from Deuba's Nepali Congress Democratic Party
, Dip Kumar Upadhaya, told the Associated Press
that the former premier's release was "a victory for democracy and a humiliating defeat for the royal regime". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4711120.stm
.
Following street protests against the UML government of Man Mohan Adhikari
, he was declared the Parliamentary Leader of Nepali Congress
in 1994.
In the election held to select the Parliamentary Leader for Nepali Congress
following the resignation of Girija Prasad Koirala
in 2001, he defeated Sushil Koirala
by a huge margin. This victory established him as a powerful leader, especially because his rival was supported by Girija Prasad Koirala
, the president of Nepali Congress
.
However, in 2009, he lost the election for the position of the Leader of the Parliamentary Party of the Nepali Congress
to Ram Chandra Paudel
. The main reason of his loss had been attributed to his support to Party leader Girija Prasad Koirala
who wants his daughter, an unpopular leader, Sujata Koirala
to lead the party.
He is married to Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba and has a son, Jaiveer Singh Deuba.
, President of Nepali Congress
and Sher Bahadur Deuba, then Prime Minister, over continuation of Emergency Situation in Nepal, Nepali Congress
underwent vertical split into Nepali Congress
led by Koirala and Nepali Congress (Democratic)
led by Deuba. Both parties ultimately merged in 2007 with the name of unified party to remain as Nepali Congress.
held on April 10, 2008, the Nepali Congress nominated Deuba as its candidate for Dadeldhura and Kanchanpur-4 constituencies under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system. He won from both the constituencies.
In the subsequent vote for Prime Minister, held in the Constituent Assembly on August 15, 2008, Deuba was nominated by the Nepali Congress
, but was defeated by Prachanda
of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Deuba received 113 votes, while Prachanda received 464.
during its Congress held in Athens, Greece from 30 June 2008 to 2 July 2008.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
ese politician and former Prime Minister. He is the second senior most leader of the Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
. He has twice been elected as the leader of parliamentary party of the Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
, thus enabling him to be elected twice as the Prime Minister of Nepal.
He has served as the Nepalese Prime Minister three times, from 1995 to 1997, 2001 to 2002, and June 2, 2004 until February 1, 2005.
He was elected as Prime Minister for the second time when he succeeded Girija Prasad Koirala
Girija Prasad Koirala
Girija Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He was Prime Minister of Nepal for four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008; he was also Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July...
, who resigned in July 2001. A coup d'etat
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
by King Gyanendra
Gyanendra of Nepal
Gyanendra Shah was the last King of Nepal. During his life, he has held the title of the King twice: first between 1950 and 1951 as a child when his grandfather Tribhuvan was forced into exile in India with the rest of his family; and from 2001 to 2008, following the Nepalese royal massacre.King...
removed Deuba in October 2002.
After two other governments, much political protest for his restoration especially in capital Kathmandu, Gyanendra restored Deuba to the position of Prime Minister in 2004.
He was removed on February 1, 2005 by King Gyanendra, who dissolved the government for three years and seized direct power.
He was sentenced to two years in prison in July 2005 under corruption charges, but was subsequently released on February 13, 2006, after the anti-corruption body that sentenced him was outlawed. An official from Deuba's Nepali Congress Democratic Party
Nepali Congress (Democratic)
Nepali Congress was a political party of Nepal, which was formed due to vertical split of Nepali Congress. Nepali Congress divided to two parties, the Nepali Congress led by former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and the other led by Girija Prasad Koirala.-Merger of Nepali Congress and Nepali...
, Dip Kumar Upadhaya, told the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
that the former premier's release was "a victory for democracy and a humiliating defeat for the royal regime". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4711120.stm
Political Career
He has been elected as a Member of Parliament three times, representing Dadeldhura DistrictDadeldhura District
Dadeldhura district, a part of Mahakali zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Dadeldhura as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,538km² and has a population of 126,162....
.
Following street protests against the UML government of Man Mohan Adhikari
Man Mohan Adhikari
Man Mohan Adhikari was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1994 to 1995, representing the Communist Party of Nepal . He was the first democratically-elected Communist Party member to be PM in Nepal....
, he was declared the Parliamentary Leader of Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
in 1994.
In the election held to select the Parliamentary Leader for Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
following the resignation of Girija Prasad Koirala
Girija Prasad Koirala
Girija Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He was Prime Minister of Nepal for four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008; he was also Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July...
in 2001, he defeated Sushil Koirala
Sushil Koirala
Sushil Koirala is a Nepalese politician and the 6th and current President of the Nepali Congress Party. He was elected to the post on September 22, 2010 at the 12th general convention of the party...
by a huge margin. This victory established him as a powerful leader, especially because his rival was supported by Girija Prasad Koirala
Girija Prasad Koirala
Girija Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He was Prime Minister of Nepal for four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008; he was also Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July...
, the president of Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
.
However, in 2009, he lost the election for the position of the Leader of the Parliamentary Party of the Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
to Ram Chandra Paudel
Ram Chandra Paudel
Ram Chandra Poudel or Ram Chandra Paudel is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Tanahu-2 constituency, winning 18970 votes....
. The main reason of his loss had been attributed to his support to Party leader Girija Prasad Koirala
Girija Prasad Koirala
Girija Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He was Prime Minister of Nepal for four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008; he was also Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July...
who wants his daughter, an unpopular leader, Sujata Koirala
Sujata Koirala
Sujata Koirala is a Nepalese politician and the only daughter of former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. She was made a minister without portfolio in her father's cabinet in 2008. She was made Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. Sujata was promoted to Deputy Prime...
to lead the party.
Family life
Deuba comes from ASIGRAM - 3,Dadeldhura, one of the remotest districts in the Far Western Region of Nepal.He is married to Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba and has a son, Jaiveer Singh Deuba.
Nepali Congress (Democratic)
After dispute between Girija Prasad KoiralaGirija Prasad Koirala
Girija Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He was Prime Minister of Nepal for four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008; he was also Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July...
, President of Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
and Sher Bahadur Deuba, then Prime Minister, over continuation of Emergency Situation in Nepal, Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
underwent vertical split into Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
led by Koirala and Nepali Congress (Democratic)
Nepali Congress (Democratic)
Nepali Congress was a political party of Nepal, which was formed due to vertical split of Nepali Congress. Nepali Congress divided to two parties, the Nepali Congress led by former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and the other led by Girija Prasad Koirala.-Merger of Nepali Congress and Nepali...
led by Deuba. Both parties ultimately merged in 2007 with the name of unified party to remain as Nepali Congress.
2008 Constituent Assembly election
In the Constituent Assembly electionNepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008
A general election for the Constituent Assembly was held in Nepal on 10 April 2008 after having been postponed from earlier dates of 7 June 2007 and 22 November 2007. The Nepalese Constituent Assembly will draft a new constitution; it will therefore decide, amongst other things, on the issue of...
held on April 10, 2008, the Nepali Congress nominated Deuba as its candidate for Dadeldhura and Kanchanpur-4 constituencies under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system. He won from both the constituencies.
In the subsequent vote for Prime Minister, held in the Constituent Assembly on August 15, 2008, Deuba was nominated by the Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
, but was defeated by Prachanda
Prachanda
Puspa Kamal Dahal ; born Chhabilal Dahal on 11 December 1954, also known as Prachanda ]]. Prachanda led CPN as it launched an insurgency on 13 February 1996. In 2008 the ensuing civil war culminated in the overthrow of the Shah dynasty in favor of a communist...
of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Deuba received 113 votes, while Prachanda received 464.
Socialist International
Deuba was elected as the Vice President of Socialist InternationalSocialist International
The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :...
during its Congress held in Athens, Greece from 30 June 2008 to 2 July 2008.