Ram Chandra Paudel

Ram Chandra Paudel
रामचन्द्र पौडेल
Paudel in 2024
President of Nepal
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 March 2023
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal K. P. Sharma Oli Sushila Karki (interim) Balen Shah
Vice President	Nanda Kishor Pun Ram Sahaya Yadav
Preceded by	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Leader of the Opposition
In office 6 February 2011 – 14 March 2013
Prime Minister	Jhala Nath Khanal Baburam Bhattarai
Preceded by	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Succeeded by	Pushpa Kamal Dahal (2014)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office 18 December 1994 – 23 March 1999
Monarch	Birendra
Deputy	Ram Vilas Yadav Lila Shrestha Subba Bhojraj Joshi
Preceded by	Daman Nath Dhungana
Succeeded by	Taranath Ranabhat
Ministerial positions Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal In office 1 February 2000 – 13 July 2001 Monarch Birendra Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Girija Prasad Koirala Preceded by Shailaja Acharya (1998) Succeeded by Bharat Mohan Adhikari (2004) Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal In office 29 September 2000 – 13 July 2001 Monarch Birendra Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Preceded by Govinda Raj Joshi Succeeded by Chakra Prasad Bastola Minister of Education of Nepal In office 10 March 2000 – 20 March 2000 Monarch Birendra Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Preceded by Yog Prasad Upadhaya Succeeded by Amod Prasad Upadhyay Minister of Agriculture of Nepal In office 27 July 1992 – 30 November 1994 Monarch Birendra Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Preceded by Shailaja Acharya Succeeded by Radha Krishna Mainali Minister of Local Development of Nepal In office 21 March 2000 – 7 February 2001 Monarch Birendra Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Preceded by Chiranjibi Wagle Succeeded by Govinda Raj Joshi In office 29 May 1991 – 30 November 1994 Monarch Birendra Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Preceded by Mahendra Narayan Nidhi Succeeded by C. P. Mainali Minister of Information and Communication of Nepal In office 1 February 2000 – 20 March 2000 Monarch Birendra Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Preceded by Purna Bahadur Khadka Succeeded by Jay Prakash Gupta Minister of Peace and Reconstruction of Nepal In office 1 April 2007 – 18 August 2008 President Girija Prasad Koirala (as Acting Head of State of Nepal) Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Janardan Sharma
Parliamentary offices Member of the House of Representatives In office 22 December 2022 – 9 March 2023 Preceded by Krishna Kumar Shrestha Succeeded by Swarnim Wagle Constituency Tanahun 1 In office 28 April 2006 – 16 January 2008 Preceded by Himself (2002) Succeeded by Himself (as Member of the Constituent Assembly) Constituency Tanahun 2 In office 15 December 1994 – 22 May 2002 Preceded by Govinda Raj Joshi Succeeded by Himself (2006) Constituency Tanahun 2 In office 20 June 1991 – 11 July 1994 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Govinda Raj Joshi Constituency Tanahun 1 Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017 Preceded by Himself (as Member of Parliament) Succeeded by Kedar Sigdel (as Member of Parliament) Constituency Tanahun 2
Senior party positions Vice President of the Nepali Congress In office 2008–2016 Preceded by Prakash Man Singh Gopal Man Shrestha Succeeded by Bimalendra Nidhi
Personal details
Born	(1944-10-06) 6 October 1944 Tanahun, Nepal
Party	Independent (since 2023)
Other political affiliations	Nepali Congress (until 2023)
Spouse	Sabita Poudel
Children	5

Ram Chandra Paudel (born 6 October 1944) is a Nepalese politician serving as the third president of Nepal since 2023. Paudel was a former senior leader of the Nepali Congress, he previously served as the speaker of the House of Representatives from 1994 to 1999, and was the deputy prime minister and Minister for Home Affairs from 1999 to 2002. Paudel was first elected to parliament in 1991, he served in numerous other ministerial positions and was the Leader of the Opposition from 2011 to 2013, as the parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress.