Sher Bahadur Deuba

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Sher Bahadur Deuba : biography

13 June 1946 –

Sher Bahadur Deuba ( born June 13, 1946) is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister. He is the second senior most leader of the Nepali Congress. He has twice been elected as the leader of parliamentary party of the Nepali Congress, thus enabling him to be elected twice as the Prime Minister of Nepal.

He has served as the Nepalese Prime Minister three times, from 1995 to 1997, 2001 to 2002, and June 2, 2004 until February 1, 2005.

He was elected as Prime Minister for the second time when he succeeded Girija Prasad Koirala, who resigned in July 2001. A coup d’etat by King Gyanendra removed Deuba in October 2002.

After two other governments, much political protest for his restoration especially in capital Kathmandu, Gyanendra restored Deuba to the position of Prime Minister in 2004.

He was removed on February 1, 2005 by King Gyanendra, who dissolved the government for three years and seized direct power.

He was sentenced to two years in prison in July 2005 under corruption charges, but was subsequently released on February 13, 2006, after the anti-corruption body that sentenced him was outlawed. An official from Deuba’s Nepali Congress Democratic Party, Dip Kumar Upadhaya, told the Associated Press that the former premier’s release was "a victory for democracy and a humiliating defeat for the royal regime".

Family life

Deuba comes from Asigram – 3,Dadeldhura, one of the most remote district in the Far West Region of Nepal.

He is married to Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba and has a son, Jaiveer Singh Deuba.

Nepali Congress (Democratic)

After dispute between Girija Prasad Koirala, President of Nepali Congress and Sher Bahadur Deuba, then Prime Minister, over continuation of Emergency Situation in Nepal, Nepali Congress underwent vertical split into Nepali Congress led by Koirala and Nepali Congress (Democratic) led by Deuba. Both parties ultimately merged in 2007 with the name of unified party to remain as Nepali Congress.

2008 Constituent Assembly election

In the Constituent Assembly election held on April 10, 2008, the Nepali Congress nominated Deuba as its candidate for Dadeldhura and Kanchanpur-4 constituencies under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system. He won from both the constituencies.

International Herald Tribune

Political Career

He has been elected as a Member of Parliament three times, representing Dadeldhura District.

Following street protests against the UML government of Man Mohan Adhikari, he was declared the Parliamentary Leader of Nepali Congress in 1994.

In the election held to select the Parliamentary Leader for Nepali Congress following the resignation of Girija Prasad Koirala in 2001, he defeated Sushil Koirala by a huge margin. This victory established him as a powerful leader, especially because his rival was supported by Girija Prasad Koirala, the president of Nepali Congress.

However, in 2009, he lost the election for the position of the Leader of the Parliamentary Party of the Nepali Congress to Ram Chandra Paudel. The main reason of his loss had been attributed to his support to Party leader Girija Prasad Koirala who wants his daughter, an unpopular leader, Sujata Koirala to lead the party.

Quotes

"My main goal will be to restore democracy and I will dedicate myself to this purpose" Pls visit http://www.sherbahadurdeuba.info

Socialist International

Deuba was elected as the Vice President of Socialist International during its Congress held in Athens, Greece from 30 June 2008 to 2 July 2008.