Lokendra Bahadur Chand

Lokendra Bahadur Chand
लोकेन्द्र बहादुर चन्द
Chand in 2022
27th Prime Minister of Nepal
In office
11 October 2002 – 5 June 2003
MonarchGyanendra
Preceded bySher Bahadur Deuba
Succeeded bySurya Bahadur Thapa
In office
12 March 1997 – 7 October 1997
MonarchBirendra
Preceded bySher Bahadur Deuba
Succeeded bySurya Bahadur Thapa
In office
6 April 1990 – 19 April 1990
MonarchBirendra
Preceded byMarich Man Singh Shrestha
Succeeded byKrishna Prasad Bhattarai
In office
12 July 1983 – 21 March 1986
MonarchBirendra
Preceded bySurya Bahadur Thapa
Succeeded byNagendra Prasad Rijal
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
ConstituencyParty list (Rastriya Prajatantra Party)
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
14 December 1994 – 15 January 1999
Preceded byBinayadhoj Chand
Succeeded byBinayadhoj Chand
ConstituencyBaitadi 2
Personal details
Born (1940-02-15) 15 February 1940
Kurkutiya Village, Baitadi District, Nepal
PartyRashtriya Prajatantra Party

Lokendra Bahadur Chand (Nepali: लोकेन्द्र बहादुर चन्द; born 15 February 1940) is a Nepali politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Nepal four times: from 1983 to 1986, briefly during April 1990, briefly during 1997 and from October 2002 until June 2003. He is also involved in literature and have won a Madan Puraskar for his book Bisarjan in 2054 B.S.