Arjun Narasingha K.C.
Arjun Narasingha K.C. (Nepali: अर्जुन नरसिंह केसी) (born 27 September 1947), also known as ANKC, is a Nepali politician and former professor, currently serving as a Member of Parliament (MP) from Nuwakot representing the Nepali Congress Party. KC has served as minister five times in different coalition governments holding Education, Health, Housing & Physical Planning and Urban Development portfolios. He most recently served as the Minister of Urban Development in the Second Dahal Cabinet from 2016 to 2017. KC has been elected to the national legislature a total of four times from his constituency of Nuwakot.
Honourable Arjun Narasingha K.C. | |
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| अर्जुन नरसिंह केसी | |
Arjun Narasingha KC, 2021 | |
| 2nd Minister of Urban Development | |
| In office 26 August 2016 – 31 May 2017 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Narayan Khadka |
| Succeeded by | Prabhu Sah |
| Minister of Education and Minister of Housing & Physical Planning | |
| In office 15 April 1998 – 31 May 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| Minister of Health and Population | |
| In office 22 September 1995 – 12 March 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Padma Ratna Tuladhar |
| Succeeded by | Radha Krishna Mainali |
| State Minister of Health and Population | |
| In office 10 October 1982 – 3 July 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Preceded by | Birendra Bahadur Singh |
| Succeeded by | Omkar Prasad Gauchan |
| Member of Legislature Parliament of Nepal from Nuwakot Constituency No. 1 | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 06 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Bimala Subedi |
| Succeeded by | Hit Bahadur Tamang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1947 Nuwakot, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse | Pratima KC |
| Parent(s) | Bhagwan Narasingha (father) Yasoda Devi KC (mother) |
| Alma mater | Tribhuwan University (M.A.) |
| Website | arjunnarasinghakc |
He has served in the capacity of Joint General Secretary of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the spokesperson of the party.
In the 14th General Convention of the Nepali Congress, KC put forward his candidacy for the Central Committee citing the need for youth leadership in the party. He is now a Senior Leader in the Central Executive Committee advocating for anti-corruption laws, transparency and accountability in the parliament and within the party.