Girija Prasad Koirala

Girija Prasad Koirala is the current Prime Minister and acting head of state for Nepal. Koirala's current term is his non-consecutive fourth as Prime Minster. He leads the reformist Nepali Congress party which recently lost majority control in the parliament after the 2008 general elections. He has receded somewhat from the political world because of increasing health problems.

1. May 26, 1991 - November 30, 1994
2. April 15, 1998 - May 31, 1999
3. March 22, 2000 - July 26, 2001
4. April 25, 2006 - Present

In the 2008 elections, Koirala's Nepali Congress lost their long-standing majority control of the Nepali congress. They now hold only 110 out of the 575 possible seats. The current majority leader is Prachanda's Commmunist Party of Nepal (Maoist), which holds 220 seats.Election Commission, Nepal: CA Election report

• Google News: Girija Prasad Koirala
• The Rising Nepal: PM, Carter Meet (April 9, 2008)
  • "PM Koirala hailed the Carter Center's role in strengthening democracy in Nepal and asked Carter to inform him about the situation of poll monitoring."
• Nepal News: PM: Election Will Open the Door to New Era (April 9, 2008)
• Xinhua News: PM: Nepal Firmly Pursues 'One China' Policy (April 7, 2008)