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- NEPAL:
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Arjun Narasingha
KC
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(Workshop Presenter)
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- Mr.
Arjun Narasingha KC is a central committee member and
spokesperson of the Nepali Congress Party (NC). He was
the party's chief of the International Wing before he was
appointed the party spokesperson in 2001. Mr. KC was
elected as a member of parliament in the 1991 and 1994
parliamentary elections. He also was Minister for Health
and Education from 1995 to 1999. He earned his Master's
Degree in political science and also taught political
science at Tribhuvan University in Nepal before joining
politics. Mr. KC was a participant in the first regional
political party conference in Bangkok in January 2002.
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Kedar B. KHADKA
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- Mr.
Kedar B. Khadka is a journalist by profession and a
well-known radio and TV broadcaster. He now serves as
program coordinator of Pro-Public, a NGO focused on
fighting corruption. Mr. Khadka airs a weekly radio show
on the topic of corruption and has formed "Good Governance
Listener's Groups,” groups of civic-minded individuals
across the country who organize and network through the
weekly broadcast. Pro-Public also organizes public
hearings on controversial issues, with members of the
public and public officials participating. Mr. Khadka
obtained a post-graduate degree in sociology/anthropology
and Bachelor’s Degree in communications from Tribhuvan
University in Nepal.
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Jhala Nath KHANAL
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(Workshop Chairperson)
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- Mr.
Jhala Nath Khanal is a central committee member of the
Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist-Leninists (CPN-UML).
He manages the foreign relations wing of the party and was
formerly the general secretary of the party. He was one
of the ministers during the interim government of 1990,
following the restoration of democracy in the country.
Mr. Khanal also became the Information and Communications
Minister in 1997. Mr. Khanal completed his studies in
political science and history at
Tribhuvan
University in Nepal. Mr. Khanal was a participant in the
first regional political party conference in
Bangkok
in January 2002.
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Sagar S.J.B. RANA
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- Mr.
Sagar S.J.B. Rana is a central committee member and the
head of the international wing of the Nepali Congress
Democratic party. This party was formed last year after a
split within the then-ruling party, the Nepali Congress,
over the issue of dissolution of parliament. Mr. Rana has
been actively involved in politics since 1970. Mr. Rana
earned his Master’s Degree in jurisprudence from
Worecester
College at the University of Oxford.
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Yaggyajit SHAH
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- Hon.
Yaggyajit Shah was elected to his first term as a member
of parliament in 1999, representing the Nepal Sadbhawana
Party, the forth-largest party in parliament. Hon. Shah
worked in the State Affairs Committee, the committee
responsible for the establishment of anti-corruption
constitutional watchdog bodies, such as the Commission for
Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) and the
Election Commission General Administration. He is a
graduate from Tribhuvan University in Nepal. Hon. Shah
was a participant in the first regional political party
conference in
Bangkok
in January 2002.
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