Dr. Swarnim Wagle | |
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डा. स्वर्णिम वाग्ले | |
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| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 28 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Constituency | Tanahun 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gorkha, Nepal |
| Political party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Other political affiliations | Nepali Congress (left 2023) |
| Alma mater | Budhanilkantha School London School of Economics Harvard University Australian National University |
| Occupation | Politician, Economist |
Dr. Swarnim Wagle (Nepali: डा.स्वर्णिम वाग्ले) is a prominent South Asian economist and a member of Nepal's Federal Parliament since April 2023, having been elected in a by-election from the seat of Tanahun 1 vacated when the incumbent became the third President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.[1] He currently serves as the vice-chair of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.
Wagle previously served as vice-chair of the National Planning Commission from August 2017 to February 2018, and was a member of the Commission for two terms, from May 2014 to November 2015, and September 2016 to August 2017.[2][3] Wagle played a key policy role in reconstruction in the immediate aftermath of the devastating Nepal earthquakes of 2015 that claimed about 9000 lives.[4] Between 2020 and 2022, during the Covid-19 pandemic, he was the Chief Economic Advisor at the United Nations Development Program Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific in New York covering 36 countries.[5]
- ^ "Swarnim Wagle elected from Tanahun-1". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ "Swarnim Wagle appointed Vice Chairman of NPC". The Himalayan Times. 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
- ^ National Planning Commission, National Planning Commission
- ^ "Nepal Earthquake Summit: GOVERNMENT RESPONSE KEYNOTE ADDRESS". YouTube. 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Our team | United Nations Development Program". 7 July 2021.