Chet Narayan Acharya

Chet Narayan Acharya
चेत नारायण आचार्य
Chief Minister of Lumbini Province
Assumed office
24 July 2024
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
GovernorAmik Sherchan
Krishna Bahadur Gharti
Preceded byJokh Bahadur Mahara
Ministerial positions
Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning of Lumbini Province
In office
5 April 2024  4 July 2024
GovernorAmik Sherchan
Chief MinisterJokh Bahadur Mahara
Preceded byDhan Bahadur Maskey
Succeeded byDhanendra Karki
Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development of Lumbini Province
In office
26 March 2023  27 April 2023
GovernorAmik Sherchan
Chief MinisterLeela Giri
Preceded byIndrajit Tharu
Succeeded byDharma Bahadur Chaudhary
Minister for Water Supply, Rural and Urban Development of Lumbini Province
In office
12 January 2023  27 April 2023
GovernorAmik Sherchan
Chief MinisterLeela Giri
Preceded byDilli Bahadur Chaudhary
Succeeded byKrishna KC
Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Lumbini Province
In office
4 May 2021  11 August 2021
GovernorDharmanath Yadav
Amik Sherchan
Chief MinisterShankar Pokharel
Preceded byLeela Giri
Succeeded byTilak Ram Sharma
Other senior positions
Parliamentary Party Leader of CPN (UML) in Lumbini Provincial Assembly
Assumed office
17 August 2024
DeputyBhoj Prasad Shrestha
Preceded byLeela Giri
Parliamentary Party Deputy Leader of CPN (UML) in Lumbini Provincial Assembly
In office
2 January 2023  17 August 2024
LeaderLeela Giri
Succeeded byBhoj Prasad Shrestha
Member of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly
Assumed office
21 January 2018
ConstituencyArghakhanchi 1 (A)
Personal details
Born (1968-06-04) 4 June 1968
Argha, Sandhikharka, Arghakhanchi District
NationalityNepali
Political partyCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Other political
affiliations
Nepal Communist Party
SpouseDipa Acharya
Children2
Parents
  • Late Tikaram Acharya (father)
  • Taradevi Acharya (mother)

Chet Narayan Acharya (Nepali: चेत नारायण आचार्य; born 31 May 1968, Argha, located in the present-day Sandhikharka municipality of Arghakhanchi district) is a Nepalese politician who has been serving as the Chief Minister of Lumbini Province since 24 July 2024. Acharya is a member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and serves on its central committee.

Acharya has been serving as a member of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly from Arghakhanchi 1 (A) constituency since January 2018, was elected as the Parliamentary Party Leader of the CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) in the Provincial Assembly on August 2025, causing dissatisfaction for former chief minister Giri, who resigned as the Parliamentary Party Leader on July 7, the same day he was appointed a chief minister.