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| Office | Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal |
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| Office | Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
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| Office | Minister of Energy |
| Office | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Term start | February 2022
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| Predecessor | Position created
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| Predecessor | Bimalendra Nidhi |
| Successor | Ishwar Pokhrel
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| Born | 1955-8-4 (age 71) |
| Born | Makwanpur District, Nepal
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| Political party | RPP-Nepal
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Kamal Thapa (Template:Langx) is a Nepalese politician belonging to Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal.
Thapa, has served as a Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Affairs and Local Development. Thapa is also the president of Nepal's Hindu nationalist party, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal.[1]
Ideology
He served as a Home Minister during King Gyanendra's direct rule in 2006 until the king was forced to handover power to Girija Prasad Koirala of the Nepali Congress Party and his allies with Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).[2] Thapa claimed that no political parties in Nepal have the courage to safeguard Nepali nationality.[3]
He had also challenged the government to re-investigate the royal massacre.[4] RPP-N organised bandh (Close Down) on 22 February 2010 as part of its agitation demanding timely promulgation of constitution.[5]
Personal life
Thapa's younger brother is former President of All Nepal Football Association Ganesh Thapa, who has been involved in the development of football as a professional sport in Nepal.
Political career
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Deputy prime minister
He held the office of deputy prime minister of Nepal in cabinet of Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli on 12 October 2015.[6]
Forming of Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal
RPP held its first general convention in 2050 B.S. in Kathmandu, and unanimously elected former prime-minister Surya Bahadur Thapa as chairman. Kamal Thapa became spokesman.
The first-ever special general convention of the party took place in 2062 B.S. in Kathmandu. The special general convention passed a vote of no confidence motion against Pashupati Shamsher Rana and elected Kamal Thapa as chairman of the party. Thapa resigned from his post and Rabindra Nath Sharma became the chairman of the party on 10th Karkik, 2063. Rabindra Nath Sharma resigned from the post of chairman because of his poor health by the second week of Falgun, 2064 and the chairmanship of the party was handed over to Kamal Thapa again.[7]
References
- ↑ Disregarding Nepal’s sovereignty is objectionable: Kamal Thapa. www.myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com(2024-08-08). Retrieved 2025-11-17.
- ↑ 2009 sees monarchy down but not out in Nepal. The Times of India(30 December 2009).
- ↑ Nepal monarchy can only safeguard national identity: Kamal Thapa. The Telegraph(25 March 2009).
- ↑ You searched for Govt days numbered: Thapa. The Himalayan Times(2010-02-24).
- ↑ [1]Template:Dead link
- ↑ Nepal's new premier names protest group leaders as deputies. News.yahoo.com(2015-10-12).
- ↑ History.