Hridayesh Tripathi

Hridayesh Tripathi (Nepali: हृदयेश त्रिपाठी) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the People's Progressive Party. He's also the current chairman of the party.[1]

Honourable
Hridayesh Tripathi
हृदयेश त्रिपाठी
Chairman of People's Progressive Party
Assumed office
14 December 2021
Preceded byPosition created
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
In office
2006–2008
PresidentGyanendra of Nepal
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
In office
4 September 2011 – 14 March 2013
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterBaburam Bhattarai
Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration
In office
21 November 2019 – 25 December 2020
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Oli
Preceded byLal Babu Pandit
Minister of Health and Population
In office
25 December 2020 – 4 June 2021
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Preceded byBhanu Bhakta Dhakal
Succeeded byUmesh Shrestha
Member of House of Representatives
Assumed office
2017
ConstituencyNawalparasi West - 1
Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNawalparashi-6
In office
2013–2017
ConstituencyNawalparashi-6
Personal details
Born (1959-06-18) June 18, 1959
Parsauni, Nawalparasi, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
Political partyPeople's Progressive Party
Other political
affiliations		Nepal Sadbhawana Party(1991-2006)
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party(2007-2017)
Independent(2017-2021)

A former Minister of Health and Population Tripathi was worked several terms as minister under the government of Nepali Congress and CPN (UML).[2]

Political life
Hridayesh Tripathi meeting with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Dr. C.P. Joshi, to discuss issues regarding roads and infrastructure in Nepal, in New Delhi on October 21, 2011

He along with Mahantha Thakur, had formed Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party in the wake of Madhes Andolan. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Nawalparasi-6 constituency.[2]

Currently, he is the chairman of People's Progressive Party which he formed after the split in Nepal Communist Party emphasizing the need of a party concentrated towards Agrarianism, Ideological debate and demand of Madhesh/Tharuhath region which were not included in constitution.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Hridayesh Tripathi announces new Janata Pragatishil Party - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  2. "Hridayash Tripathi". Retrieved 5 November 2019.


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