Nepal
Parliament is bicameral and is located in Kathmandu.
The House of Representatives has 205 members, who are elected to five-year terms by popular vote. The National Council has 60 members. 35 members are elected by the House of Representatives. 15 members are elected by an electoral college. 10 members are appointed by the king. They serve six-year terms.
Kings
1768-1775 Prithvi Narayan Shah
1775-1778 Pratap Singh Shah
1778-1799 Rana Bahadur Shah
1799-1816 Girvana Judha Bikram Shah
1816-1847 Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah
1847-1881 Surendra Bir Bikram Shah
1881-1911 Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah
1911-1955 Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Shah
1956-1972 Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah
1972-2001 Bierenda Bir Bikram Shah
2001-2001 Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah
2001-2007 Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah
2007-2008 Girija Prasad Koirala (acting head of state)
Presidents
23 Jul 2008 now Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Ministers
1811-1839 Bhim Sen Thapa
1839-1843 (No prime minister)
1843-1845 Matbarsing Thapa
1846-1877 Jung Bahadur
1877-1884 Ranodeep Singh
1885-1901 Bir Sham Sher J.B. Rana
1902-1902 Dev Sham Sher J.B. Rana
1903-1929 Chandra Sham Sher J.B. Rana
1929-1931 Bhim Sham Sher J.B. Rana
1931-1945 Juddha Sham Sher J.B. Rana
1945-1948 Padma Sham Sher J.B. Rana
1948-1951 Mohan Sham Sher J.B. Rana
1951-1952 Matrika Prasad Koirala
1952-1953 Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Sham
1953-1955 Matrika Prasad Koirala
1955-1956 Mahendra Bir Bikram Sham
1956-1957 Tanka Prasad Acharya
1957-1959 (As king)
1959-1960 Sri Bishawa PraasadKoirala
1960-1963 (No prime minister)
1963-1965 Tulai Giri
1965-1969 Surya Bahadur Thapa
1969-1970 Kirti Nidhi Bista
1970-1971 (As king)
1971-1973 Kirti Nidhi Bista
1979-1983 Surya Bahadur Thapa
1983-1986 Lokendra Bahadur Chand
1986-1990 Marich Man Singh Shrestha
1990-1990 Lokendra Bahadur Chand
1990-1991 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
1991-1994 Girija Prasad Koirala
1994-1995 Manmohan Adhikari
1995-1997 Sher Bahadur Deuba
1997-1997 Lokendra Bahadur Chand
1997-1998 Surya Bahadur Thapa
1998-1999 Girija Prasad Koirala
1999-2000 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
2000-2001 Girija Prasad Koirala
2001-2002 Sher Bahadur Deuba
2002-2003 Lokendra Bahadur Chand
2003-2004 Surya Bahadur Thapa
2004-2005 Sher Bahadur Deuba
2006-2008 Girija Prasad Koirala
2008 now Pushpa Kamal Dahal
