Barsaman Pun

Barsaman Pun is a Nepalese politician who was a Ministry for Peace and Reconstruction,Kathmandu, Nepal from August 2011 to March 2013.Now He is responsible to minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.[3] He is a leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre).


Barsaman Pun (Ananta)
बर्षमान पुन
Barsaman (right) with his wife Onsari Gharti Magar
'Minister for Water Resources and Energy
Assumed office
16 March 2018
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Oli
Ministry for Peace and Reconstruction,Kathmandu, Nepal
In office
14 February 2011  April 2011 [1]
PresidentRambaran Yadav
Prime MinisterJhalanath Khanal
Preceded byRakam Chemjong
Succeeded byBishwonath Shah
Personal details
Spouse(s)Onsari Gharti Magar[2]

Political career

His party started a revolutionary People's War in Nepal in 1996 that ultimately led to the change of the political system in Nepal. The decade long civil war transformed Nepal from a monarchy into a republic. He was elected to the Nepalese Constituent Assembly from Lalitpur District in 2008 and became Minister for Peace and Reconstruction in the cabinet formed on 13 February 2011.[1]

References

  1. "Ex-ministers". peace.gov.np (in Nepali). Ministry for Peace and Reconstruction, Nepal. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  2. "Onsari elected First Woman Speaker". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. Kharel, Pranab (4 September 2011). "PM Bhattarai swears in 13 more Cabinet members". www.ekantipur.com/. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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