Krishna Prasad Sitaula

Krishna Prasad Sitaula
Krishna Prasad Sitaula
कृष्ण प्रसाद सिटौला
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
	In office; 6 May 2012 – 29 May 2012 Serving with Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Ishwar Pokhrel
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Baburam Bhattarai
Preceded by	Bharat Mohan Adhikari; (Mar–Aug. 2011); Upendra Yadav; (May–Aug. 2011); Narayan Kaji Shrestha; (1–29 Aug. 2011);
Succeeded by	Bam Dev Gautam; (2014); Prakash Man Singh; (2014);
President	In office; 18 May 2012 – 29 May 2012
Ministerial offices
Minister of Defence of Nepal
	In office; 18 May 2012 – 29 May 2012
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Baburam Bhattarai
Preceded by	Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
Succeeded by	Baburam Bhattarai
Minister of Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs of Nepal
	In office; 18 May 2012 – 29 May 2012
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Baburam Bhattarai
Preceded by	Sushma Sharma Ghimire
Succeeded by	Hari Prasad Neupane
Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal
	In office; 29 April 2006 – 18 August 2008
Monarch	King Gyanendra
Prime Minister	Girija Prasad Koirala
Preceded by	Dan Bahadur Shahi
Succeeded by	Bam Dev Gautam
Minister of Industry, Commerce; and Supplies of Nepal
	In office; 30 September 2007 – 18 August 2008
Monarch	King Gyanendra
Prime Minister	Girija Prasad Koirala
Preceded by	Rajendra Mahato
Succeeded by	Astalaxmi Shakya; Rajendra Mahato
President	In office; 2010–2016 Serving with Prakash Man Singh
Other senior positions
General Secretary of the Nepali Congress
	In office; 2010–2016 Serving with Prakash Man Singh
President	Sushil Koirala
Preceded by	Ram Baran Yadav; Kul Bahadur Gurung; Bimalendra Nidhi;
Succeeded by	Shashanka Koirala; Purna Bahadur Khadka;
Member of the Parliament, Rastriya Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 March 2024
Preceded by	Ramesh Jung Rayamajhi
Constituency	Koshi province
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 1994–1994
Preceded by	Drona Prasad Acharya
Succeeded by	Pushpa Raj Pokharel
Constituency	Jhapa 1
	In office; 1999–2008
Preceded by	Pushpa Raj Pokharel
Succeeded by	Dharma Prasad Ghimire
Constituency	Jhapa 1
	In office; 2013–2017
Preceded by	Purna Prasad Rajbansi
Succeeded by	Rajendra Prasad Lingden
Constituency	Jhapa 3
Personal details
Born	October 1946 (age 78); Terhathum District
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Nepali Congress
Spouse	Kabita Situala (since 1979)
Children	1 son, 2 daughters
Parents	Ranga Prasad Sitaula (father); Gaura Devi Sitaula (mother);
Alma mater	Bachelor of Law (LLB) Degrees from Tribhuvan University

Krishna Prasad Sitaula (Nepali: कृष्ण प्रसाद सिटौला) is a Nepali politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. He is the leader of the Nepali Congress parliamentary party in the upper house, the Rastriya Sabha. Sitaula is known for playing an important role in the comprehensive peace accord.