Chet Narayan Acharya

Honourable
Chet Narayan Acharya
Honourable Chet Narayan Acharya
चेत नारायण आचार्य
Chief Minister of Lumbini Province
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 24 July 2024
President	Ram Chandra Poudel
Governor	Amik Sherchan; Krishna Bahadur Gharti
Preceded by	Jokh Bahadur Mahara
Governor	In office; 5 April 2024 – 4 July 2024
Ministerial positions
Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning of Lumbini Province
	In office; 5 April 2024 – 4 July 2024
Governor	Amik Sherchan
Chief Minister	Jokh Bahadur Mahara
Preceded by	Dhan Bahadur Maskey
Succeeded by	Dhanendra Karki
Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development of Lumbini Province
	In office; 26 March 2023 – 27 April 2023
Governor	Amik Sherchan
Chief Minister	Leela Giri
Preceded by	Indrajit Tharu
Succeeded by	Dharma Bahadur Chaudhary
Minister for Water Supply, Rural and Urban Development of Lumbini Province
	In office; 12 January 2023 – 27 April 2023
Governor	Amik Sherchan
Chief Minister	Leela Giri
Preceded by	Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary
Succeeded by	Krishna KC
Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Lumbini Province
	In office; 4 May 2021 – 11 August 2021
Governor	Dharmanath Yadav; Amik Sherchan
Chief Minister	Shankar Pokharel
Preceded by	Leela Giri
Succeeded by	Tilak Ram Sharma
Deputy	Incumbent
Other senior positions
Parliamentary Party Leader of CPN (UML) in Lumbini Provincial Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 August 2024
Deputy	Bhoj Prasad Shrestha
Preceded by	Leela Giri
Parliamentary Party Deputy Leader of CPN (UML) in Lumbini Provincial Assembly
	In office; 2 January 2023 – 17 August 2024
Leader	Leela Giri
Succeeded by	Bhoj Prasad Shrestha
Member of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 January 2018
Constituency	Arghakhanchi 1 (A)
Personal details
Born	4 June 1968; Argha, Sandhikharka, Arghakhanchi District
Party	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Other political; affiliations	Nepal Communist Party
Spouse	Dipa Acharya
Children	2
Parents	Late Tikaram Acharya (father); Taradevi Acharya (mother);

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Chet Narayan Acharya (Nepali: चेत नारायण आचार्य; born 31 May 1968, Argha, located in the present-day Sandhikharka municipality of Arghakhanchi district) is a Nepalese politician who has been serving as the Chief Minister of Lumbini Province since 24 July 2024. Acharya is a member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and serves on its central committee.

Acharya has been serving as a member of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly from Arghakhanchi 1 (A) constituency since January 2018, was elected as the Parliamentary Party Leader of the CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) in the Provincial Assembly in August 2025, causing dissatisfaction for former chief minister Giri, who resigned as the Parliamentary Party Leader on July 7, the same day he was appointed a chief minister.