Pradeep Kumar Gyawali

Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
प्रदीप कुमार ज्ञवाली
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 14 March 2018 – 4 June 2021
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded by	Krishna Bahadur Mahara
Succeeded by	Raghubir Mahaseth
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
In office May 2006 – April 2007
Monarch	King Gyanendra
Prime Minister	Girija Prasad Koirala
Member of the Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Preceded by	Krishna Bahadur Chhantyal Thapa
Constituency	Gulmi 1
In office May 1999 – May 2002
Preceded by	Kamal Raj Shrestha
Constituency	Gulmi 2
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Succeeded by	Chandra Kant Bhandari
Constituency	Gulmi 2
Personal details
Born	(1962-09-13) September 13, 1962 (age 61) Gulmi, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	CPN (UML) (before 2018; 2021-present)
Other political affiliations	Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018-2021)
Spouse	Saraswati Aryal Gyawali
Children	3

Pradeep Kumar Gyawali (Nepali: प्रदीप कुमार ज्ञवाली) is a Nepalese politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 14 March 2018 to 4 June 2021 under prime minister KP Sharma Oli. He is a central committee member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He currently serves as the Member of Parliament from Gulmi–1, having been elected in the 2017 general election with a majority of over 7,000 votes. He previously served as the member of parliament from Gulmi–2 from 1999 to 2013. Gyawali also served as the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation from May 2006 to April 2007 under prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala.