Bidya Devi Bhandari
June 19, 1961
Family Status:
Late husband Madan Bhandari (June 27, 1952-May 16, 1993)
Two daughters
Address:
Office of the President
Shital Niwas
Maharajgunj, Kathmandu.
Tel No.: 00977-1- 4418011, 4416056
Fax: 00977-1-4416495
Professional Accomplishments:
- Elected second President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, 2015
- Minister for Defence (First Woman) 2009-2011
- Elected Vice-Chairperson, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), 2007
- Elected Member of Parliament, 1999
- Minister for Environment and Population, 1997
- Elected Central Committee Member, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), 1997
- Elected Chairperson, All Nepal Women’s Association, 1997
- Chairperson, General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (Women’s Wing), 1993-1997
- Elected Member of Parliament, 1994
- Politically active since her student days
- Became active in mass politics after the death of her husband.
Areas of Interest:
Champion of multiparty democracy with sovereign rights vested in the people, an activist of gender equality and an advocate of environmental protection and heritage conservation.
