Prithvi Subba Gurung

Prithvi Subba Gurung is a Nepalese politician and former Chief Minister of Gandaki Province, a province in western Nepal. He is presently the leader of the opposition in Gandaki. He was a member of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly and Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Nepal. He was unanimously selected as Parliamentary Party leader of the CPN (UML) for Gandaki Province on 11 February 2018.

He was appointed as the chief minister, according to Article 168 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal, and took the oath of his office and secrecy as a chief minister on 16 February 2018. As of 9 May 2021, he resigned from the post after losing majority, and hence his resignation was approved by the governor. Among the elected office bearers from the 11th General Convention of the CPN (UML), Prithvi Subba Gurung, who was elected as the Vice President, received the highest number of votes and elected as Vice-Chair.

Early life Prithvi Subba Gurung was born in Gilung (now Kwhlosothar), Lamjung, Nepal to Ganga Prasad Gurung and Chini Gurung. He studied in Amrit Science Campus (ASCOL), Kathmandu, Nepal.