Bhim Acharya

Bhim Acharya secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), is the former Chief minister of Province No. 1. Governor Somnath Adhikari appointed Bhim Acharya as the chief minister as per Article 168 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal after He was unanimously elected parliamentary party leader of the CPN (UML) on 26 August 2021, following the resignation of outgoing chief minister Sher Dhan Rai as both the parliamentary party leader and chief minister. He assumed the post of the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal on 25 February 2014 under Sushil Koirala-led government.

He was a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Sunsari–6 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).

Personal life Bhim Acharya was born on 27 April 1959 in Toliya-6, Dhankuta. He is the son of Bala Prasad and Laxmi Devi Acharya. He has obtained master's degree in management.