Hon'ble Yam Lal Kandel
Chief Minister, Karnali Province, Government of Nepal
Honorable Kandel is a prominent Nepalese politician affiliated with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML). He has been serving as the Chief Minister of Karnali Province since April 10, 2024. Kandel is the Parliamentary Party leader of the CPN (UML) in Karnali Province and has represented the Surkhet 2(A) constituency in the Karnali Provincial Assembly since 2017.
A seasoned political figure, he has been actively involved in politics since 1979. Kandel's extensive political career includes being elected to the Constituent Assembly from Surkhet-2 in 2008. He also held various key positions, including serving as a parliamentarian in 1994, Mayor in 1992, and Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal in 1998. Academically, Kandel holds a Master's degree in Commerce and a Bachelor's degree in Education from Tribhuvan University, completed in 1990.