Mina Pandey
Nepali politician
Mina Pandey (Nepali: मीना पाण्डे) (11 May 1952 – 30 May 2023) was a Nepali politician, a member of the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, and a former Minister of State for Women and Social Welfare, serving from December 1997 to December 1998.
Early life and education
Pandey was born on 11 May 1952 in Bethan-2, Ramechhap District, the third child of Bhakta Bahadur Khadka and Dev Kumari Khadka. She attended Shree Kusheshwor Primary School, studying up to class five before leaving due to the absence of secondary schools in the village.
In 1968, she moved to Kathmandu and resumed her studies, enrolling in class nine. She later completed an undergraduate degree in Sociology and History from Padma Kanya Campus (PKC), a constituent campus of Tribhuvan University.
Political career
Student activism
Pandey began her political involvement during her student years. In 1978-79, she became the first elected President of PKC's Free Students Union. She also served as a Central Committee Member of the Nepal Student Union (NSU), affiliated with the Nepali Congress. She participated in the Satyagraha movements of 1982 and 1985, and was jailed for the first time during the Students' Movement of 1990..
Parliamentary career
Pandey was a member of the Nepali Congress and had a long parliamentary career.
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