Astalaxmi Shakya

Astalaxmi Shakya (Nepali: अष्टलक्ष्मी शाक्य, b. September 30, 1953) is a Nepalese politician. She is the former Chief Minister of Bagmati Province. Shakya is first woman to be chief minister of Nepal. Governor Bishnu Prasad Prasain appointed Shakya as the chief minister after she was elected leader of the CPN (UML) on 18 August 2021.

Honourable Astalaxmi Shakya
अष्टलक्ष्मी शाक्य
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2nd Chief Minister of Bagmati Province
In office 18 August 2021 – 27 October 2021
Governor	Bishnu Prasad Prasain Yadav Chandra Sharma
Preceded by	Dormani Poudel
Succeeded by	Rajendra Prasad Pandey
Minister for Industry
In office 18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Shyam Sundar Gupta
Succeeded by	Mahendra Raya Yadav
Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare
In office 2004–2005
Monarch	Gyanendra
Prime Minister	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded by	Renu Kumari Yadav
Succeeded by	Durga Shrestha
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province
In office 1 February 2018 – 2022
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Uddhav Thapa
Constituency	Kathmandu 8 (B)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 1999–2008
Preceded by	Sahana Pradhan
Succeeded by	Hit Man Shakya (as member of the Constituent Assembly)
Constituency	Kathmandu 6
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament
In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Constituency	Party list
Personal details
Born	(1953-09-30) 30 September 1953 Jhochhen, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Communist Party of Nepal (UML) (before 2018, 2021–present)
Other political affiliations	Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018–2021)
Spouse(s)	Amrit Kumar Bohara
Parents	Tirtha Bahadur Shakya (father) Kulmaya Shakya (mother)
Cabinet	Astalaxmi Shakya Cabinet

Shakya was first elected to parliament in 1999. She was the Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare from 2004 to 2005 and Ministry for Industry from 2008 to 2009. As of February 2023, She was also the vice-president of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).