Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (Nepal)
The Nepalese Ministry of Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies is a governmental body of Nepal to monitor and manage industries of the country.
One of the major subdepartments is the Department of Industry, which is responsible for the implementation of rules and regulations made by the ministry. In 2018, under the second Oli cabinet, the portfolio of the ministry was enlarged and the portfolios of Commerce and Supplies was added to the then Ministry of Industry, while the Ministry of Commerce was discontinued.
Former Ministers of Industry
This is a list of all Ministers of Industry since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:| Name | Party | Assumed Office | Left Office | Portfolio | |
| 1 | Anil Kumar Jha | Sanghiya Sadbhavna Party | 14 September 2011 | 14 March 2013 | Minister of Industry |
| 2 | Karna Bahadur Thapa | Communist Party of Nepal | 25 February 2014 | 14 September 2014 | Minister of Industry |
| 3 | Mahesh Basnet | Communist Party of Nepal | 14 September 2014 | 12 October 2015 | Minister of Industry |
| 4 | Som Prasad Pandey | Communist Party of Nepal | 12 October 2015 | Minister of Industry | |
| 5 | Nabindra Raj Joshi | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 11 September 2017 | Minister of Industry |
| 6 | Sunil Bahadur Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 September 2017 | 14 February 2018 | Minister of Industry |
| 7 | Matrika Prasad Yadav | Communist Party of Nepal until 17 May 2018 Nepal Communist Party from 17 May 2018 | 26 February 2018 | 20 November 2019 | Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies |
| 8 | Lekh Raj Bhatta | Nepal Communist Party | 20 November 2019 | - | Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies |
See Also
- Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology