The Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens (Nepali: महिला, बालबालिका तथा ज्येष्ठ नागरिक मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility to formulate policies for social and economic empowerment to promote the role of women, children, senior citizens and various sections of the society in the sustainable peace and development of the country.
The current minister is Sita Badi, who assumed office on 27 March 2026 after the formation of new government under Balendra Shah.
List of former ministers #NameTook of office Prime MinisterMinister's Party 1Tham Maya Thapa15 February 201820 November 2019KP Sharma OliCPN (UML)NCP2Parbat Gurung21 November 201914 October 20203Lilanath Shrestha14 October 202025 December 20204Julie Kumari Mahato25 December 20204 June 2021CPN (UML)5Chanda Chaudhary4 June 202122 June 2021PSP–Nepal6Lilanath Shrestha24 June 202112 July 2021CPN (UML)–Sher Bahadur Deuba13 July 20218 October 2021Sher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress7Uma Regmi8 October 202126 December 2022–Pushpa Kamal Dahal26 December 202217 January 2023Puspha Kamal DahalCPN (Maoist Centre)8Bhagwati Chaudhary17 January 202327 February 2023CPN (UML)9Mahindra Ray Yadav31 March 20237 May 2023NSP10Surendra Raj Acharya7 May 20234 March 2024Nepali Congress–Pushpa Kamal Dahal4 March 20246 March 2024CPN (MC)11Bhagwati Chaudhary6 March 20243 July 2024CPN (UML)–Pushpa Kamal Dahal4 July 202415 July 2024CPN (MC)12Nawal Kishor Sah15 July 20249 September 2025 KP Sharma OliPSPVacant (9 – 12 September 2025)–Sushila Karki12 September 202512 December 2025 Sushila KarkiIndependent13Shradha Shrestha12 December 2025 27 March 2026 14Sita Badi27 March 2026IncumbentBalendra ShahRastriya Swatantra Party
References
External links Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens of Nepal