Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal

Deputy Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Deputy Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
नेपालको उप-प्रधानमन्त्री
	Emblem of Nepal
	Flag of Nepal
	Incumbent; Bishnu Prasad Paudel; Prakash Man Singh; since 15 July 2024
Style	The Right Honourable
Status	Deputy head of government
Abbreviation	DPM
Member of	Council of Ministers; Pratinidhi Sabha;
Reports to	Prime Minister of Nepal; Pratinidhi Sabha;
Nominator	Prime Minister of Nepal
Appointer	President of Nepal
Term length	At the president's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Subarna Shamsher Rana
Formation	27 May 1959
Salary	रु77,640

The deputy prime minister of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको उप-प्रधानमन्त्री) is the deputy head of government of Nepal. The deputy prime minister is second in seniority in the Council of Ministers of Nepal. The deputy prime minister is the senior-most member of cabinet after prime minister in the Government of Nepal. The deputy prime minister presides and chairs the cabinet in the absence of prime minister.

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