Rajendra Prasad Lingden
Rajendra Prasad Lingden | |
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राजेन्द्र प्रसाद लिङ्देन | |
Lingden in 2022 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 17 January 2023 – 25 February 2023 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Bishnu Prasad Paudel Rajendra Mahato Raghubir Mahaseth |
| Succeeded by | Purna Bahadur Khadka |
| Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Nepal | |
| In office 17 January 2023 – 25 February 2023 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Pampha Bhusal |
| Succeeded by | Shakti Bahadur Basnet |
| Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2021 | |
| Senior Deputy Chairman | Rabindra Mishra (from 28 September 2022) |
| Deputy Chairman | Bikram Pandey Budhhiman Tamang Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan Rosan Karki |
| Preceded by | Kamal Thapa Pashupati Shamsher JBR Prakash Chandra Lohani |
| Member of Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Krishna Prasad Sitaula |
| Constituency | Jhapa 3 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1965 Panchthar District, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Other political affiliations | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal |
| Spouse | Sita Thapa |
| Parent(s) | Man Prasad Lingden (father) Dhan Kumari Lingden (mother) |
Rajendra Prasad Lingden is a Nepali politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. He also served as the Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. He is also the chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP). He served as a member of the 1st Federal Parliament of Nepal from March 2018. He was re-elected in 2022 in the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal.