# Astalaxmi Shakya

_Former Chief Minister of Bagmati Province_

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> Astalaxmi Shakya (Nepali: अष्टलक्ष्मी शाक्य) is a Nepalese politician and former Chief Minister of Bagmati Province. She is first woman chief minister of Nepal. Governor Bishnu Prasad Prasain appointed Shakya as the chief minister as per Article 168 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal after she was unanimously elected parliamentary party leader of the CPN (UML) on 18 August 2021, following the resignation of outgoing chief minister Dormani Poudel, as both the parliamentary party leader and chief minister. On 9 March 2023 she was chosen as a candidate in the 2023 Nepalese vice presidential election from Communist Party of Nepal (UML).

## Quick facts

- **Born:** October 1953 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2868435#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2868435#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2868435#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2868435#P106))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/astalaxmi-shakya-mpa-for-kathmandu-8

## About

First elected to parliament in 1999, Shakya served as the Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare from 2004 to 2005 and Ministry for Industry from 2008 to 2009. She also currently serves as the vice-president of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).

## Questions

**When was Astalaxmi Shakya born?**  
Astalaxmi Shakya was born on October 1953 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Astalaxmi Shakya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astalaxmi_Shakya) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): अष्टलक्ष्मी शाक्य](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2868435](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2868435) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: AstaLaxmiShakya.png by PahiloPost TV (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AstaLaxmiShakya.png)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Astalaxmi Shakya, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: AstaLaxmiShakya.png — PahiloPost TV, CC BY 3.0.

## Cite this page

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