Gagan Thapa
Gagan Kumar Thapa | |
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| गगन कुमार थापा | |
Thapa in 2026 | |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 25 August 2016 – 31 May 2017 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Ram Janam Chaudhary |
| Succeeded by | Giriraj Mani Pokharel |
| President of Nepali Congress | |
| Assumed office 16 January 2026 | |
| Deputy | Bishwa Prakash Sharma Pushpa Bhusal |
| Preceded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| General Secretary of Nepali Congress | |
| In office 16 December 2021 – 14 January 2026 Serving with Bishwa Prakash Sharma | |
| Preceded by | Shashanka Koirala |
| Succeeded by | Pradip Paudel Gururaj Ghimire |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 12 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as member of the Legislature Parliament) |
| Succeeded by | Pukar Bam (elect) |
| Constituency | Kathmandu 4 |
| Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Suprabha Ghimire |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Member of the Pratinidhi Sabha) |
| Constituency | Kathmandu 4 |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
| Constituency | Party list of NC |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gagan Kumar Thapa 16 July 1976 Nepal |
| Citizenship | Nepalese |
| Party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse |
Anjana KC Thapa (m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Arjun Narasingha K.C. (father-in-law) |
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Gagan Kumar Thapa (Nepali: गगन कुमार थापा; born 19 July 1976) is a Nepali politician serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2026. He is the prime ministerial candidate for the Nepali Congress in the 2026 general election.
Thapa is a four-time parliamentarian, having first been elected via proportional representation in 2008, and since 2013 has been elected from Kathmandu 4. He served as Minister of Health from August 2016 to May 2017, when he initiated health insurance and other widely popular facilities.