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Mahesh Acharya

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Mahesh Acharya
महेश आचार्य
Minister of Forest and Soil Conservation
In office
25 February 2014 – 2015
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterSushil Koirala
Vice PresidentParamananda Jha
Personal details
Born (1954-08-06) August 6, 1954 (age 70)
Biratnagar-3, Biratnagar
NationalityNepali
Parent
  • Ganesh Prasad Acharya, Shanta Acharya
RelativesDurga Ghimire (Sister)
ProfessionPolitician

Mahesh Acharya (Nepali: महेश आचार्य) was the minister of Forest and Soil Conservation of Nepal under the government led by Sushil Koirala.[1] Acharya won the Morang–6 seat in Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2013 from the Nepali Congress. Acharya is the member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly, he is a central member of Nepali congress, Acharya plunged into politics since panchayat era from NC, by taking part in the anti-panchayat movement with leaders including Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, Girija Prasad Koirala.[2]

Personal life

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Mahesh Acharya was born to Ganesh Prasadh Acharya and Shanta Acharya on 6 August 1954 in Biratnagar, Nepal.[2]

Political career

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He participated in 1989 and 2006 democratic movements too. From various committees of Nepal Student Union to different units and organization of the NC, he took responsibility with key roles.[2] He was Minister of Finance of Nepal from 1991 to 1994 and from 1999 to 2001. He lost the election in 2017 from Morang - 4.

References

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  1. ^ "Council of Ministers | Office of the Prime Minister and Council Minister". www.opmcm.gov.np. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Mahesh Acharya". Archived from the original on 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2015-07-28.