Arjun Narasingha K.C.

Arjun Narasingha K.C. (Nepali: अर्जुन नरसिंह केसी) (born 27 September 1950), also known as ANKC, is a Nepali politician, lawyer and former professor, belonging to the Nepali Congress.[3] Considered a political heavyweight, KC has been appointed minister five times throughout his long political career in different coalition governments.[4] He most recently served as the Minister of Urban Development in the Second Dahal Cabinet from 2016 to 2017.[5] KC has been elected to the national legislature a total of three times from his constituency of Nuwakot. He first served as the State Minister for Health under Surya Bahadur Thapa from 1982 to 1983 then as Minister for Health (1995–97), Minister of Education (1998–99) and Minister for Housing and Physical Planning (1998–99).

Arjun Narasingha K.C.
ANKC giving a speech at a program in Nuwakot, Nepal
Minister of Urban Development
In office
26 August 2016 – 31 May 2017
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Minister of Education and Minister of Housing & Physical Planning
In office
15 April 1998 – 31 May 1999
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Minister of Health and Population
In office
22 September 1995 – 12 March 1997 [1]
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byPadma Ratna Tuladhar
Succeeded byRadha Krishna Mainali
State Minister of Health and Population
In office
10 October 1982 – 3 July 1983 [2]
Prime MinisterSurya Bahadur Thapa
Preceded byBirendra Bahadur Singh
Succeeded byOmkar Prasad Gauchan
Member of Legislature Parliament of Nepal from Nuwakot Constituency No. 1
In office
21 January 2014 – 06 December 2017
Preceded byBimala Subedi
Succeeded byHit Bahadur Tamang
Personal details
Born
Arjun K.C.

(1950-09-27) 27 September 1950
Nuwakot, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Political partyNepali Congress
Spouse(s)Pratima KC
Parent(s)Bhagwan Narasingha (father)
Yasoda Devi KC (mother)
Alma materTribhuwan University (M.A.)
Tufts University (Fellowship)
Websitearjunnarasinghakc.com
facebook.com/arjunnkc

He was the Joint General Secretary of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the spokesperson of the party.[3] KC has been able to stay in the center of power in the Nepali Congress since the inception of multi-party democracy in Nepal due to his organizational strength and long rooted connections to the Nepali establishment. He, however, lost in the 2017 elections to little-known candidate Narayan Khatiwada owing to the coalition formed by the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) before the elections.[6]

Education

KC holds a master's degree in political science from Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.[7] Prior to becoming a full-time politician, he was a teacher in Political Science at Tribhuvan University and also practicing advocate.[8]

He also completed a fellowship at Tufts University, Fletcher School of Diplomacy, in International Relations and Foreign Policy decision making in 1982.

Political career

KC won a seat in the 1981 Rastriya Panchayat Election, contesting as an independent.[9] In 1982, he was appointed Minister of State for Health in the cabinet of Surya Bahadur Thapa.[10] He held the position until 1983.[11] KC was also elected as a member of parliament twice in the 1991 and 1994 parliamentary elections. He was the Minister for Health, Education and Physical Planning 1995–1999.[8][12]

Mr. KC is now a senior member of the central committee of the Nepali Congress party.[13]

Personal life

KC has five children including four daughters and one son. His 2nd oldest daughter, Anjana KC Thapa, married popular youth leader and former Health Minister Gagan Thapa.[14]

Arjun Narsingh is known for his powerful oratory skills, pictured (above), giving a speech in Kathmandu.

See also

References
  1. http://www.hdixit.org.np/quest/ANNEX-III.PDF
  2. http://www.hdixit.org.np/quest/ANNEX-III.PDF
  3. Nepali Congress Party Archived 6 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Tenth Congress convention: When Deuba was up against another Koirala".
  5. "13 new ministers take oath from President". 26 August 2016.
  6. "Intra-party rift to blame for NC poll debacle".
  7. "nepalese-people-did-not-fight-to-handover-the-regime-from-one-authoritarian-to-the-other". Telegraphnepal.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  8. Archived 3 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Shaha, Rishikesh. Politics in Nepal 1980–1990. New Delhi: Manohar Publications, 1990. p. 111.
  10. http://www.healthnet.org.np/reports/hdixit/quest/ANNEX-III.PDF
  11. Archived 19 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "King Gyanendra's regime will fall". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  13. Sharma, Gopal (6 May 2010). "Strike chokes Nepal, U.N. seeks mission extension". Reuters. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  14. "What does it take to win the race for NC general secretary: Lineage, age or youth?".
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