Krishna Gopal Shrestha

Krishna Gopal Shrestha is a Nepali communist politician and former minister of Nepal. He belongs to the CPN(UML).

Political career Shrestha joined politics in 1979 as a member of CPN ML, the predecessor of CPN UML. He was arrested and imprisoned multiple times during the fight against the partyless Panchayat system.

In the 2017 election, he was elected from Kathmandu-9 constituency representing CPN UML of the left alliance.

Following the merger of CPN UML with CPN (Maoist Centre), he was appointed the deputy chief of the treasury and financial management department of the new party.

Personal life He was born on October 1, 1958, to Hari Lal and Hari Maya Shrestha in Kathmandu. He has said that he came from a humble background, and was admitted directly to the fifth grade, having been self-taught up to that point. He went on to achieve a Master's Degree in Economics. He has two daughters.