Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)
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| Chief Minister of Punjab | |
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| وزیرِ اعلیٰ پنجاب Wazīr-ē-Aʿlā Panjāb | |
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| Executive branch of the Government of Punjab | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Type | Head of government |
| Status | Leader of the House |
| Abbreviation | CM |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | |
| Residence | Chief Minister Secretariat |
| Seat | Lahore |
| Nominator | Members of the Punjab Assembly |
| Appointer | Governor of Punjab |
| Term length |
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| Constituting instrument | Article 130, Constitution of Pakistan |
| Precursor | Premier of the Punjab |
| Inaugural holder | Iftikhar Hussain Khan |
| Formation | 15 August 1947 |
| Deputy | Senior Minister of Punjab |
| Website | cm |
The chief minister of Punjab (Punjabi/Urdu: وزیرِ اعلیٰ پنجاب, romanized: Wazīr-ē-Aʿlā Panjāb) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. Elected by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, the chief minister leads the executive branch of the government of Punjab along with their appointed cabinet, with the governor of Punjab serving as the nominal head of executive and province. The chief minister is elected by a majority in the Punjab Assembly, where they serve as leader of the House. The office is held by virtue of the officeholder's ability to command the confidence of the Assembly, with no term limits. Maryam Nawaz Sharif is the 19th and current chief minister of Punjab.
The office of Chief Minister is located in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province and is known as the CM Secretariat.[1]
List of chief ministers of Punjab
[edit]Muslim League Pakistan Peoples Party Pakistan Muslim League (N) / Islami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistan Muslim League (J) Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Caretaker Governor's rule, martial law or office abolished
| Tenure no. |
Chief minister | Party | Term of office | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | .png) |
Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot | MLP | August 15, 1947 | January 25, 1949 | 1 year, 163 days | [2] | |
| – | Governor's rule | January 25, 1949 | April 5, 1951 | 2 years, 70 days | [2] | |||
| 2 |  |
Mumtaz Daultana | MLP | April 15, 1951 | April 3, 1953 | 1 year, 353 days | [2] | |
| 3 |  |
Firoz Khan Noon | MLP | April 3, 1953 | May 21, 1955 | 2 years, 48 days | [2][3] | |
| 4 | .jpg) |
Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti | MLP | May 21, 1955 | October 14, 1955 | 146 days | [2] | |
| – | Office abolished | October 14, 1955 | June 30, 1970 | 14 years, 259 days | ||||
| – | Martial-law administration | July 1, 1970 | May 2, 1972 | 1 year, 306 days | ||||
| 5 | Malik Meraj Khalid | PPP | May 2, 1972 | November 12, 1973 | 1 year, 194 days | [2] | ||
| 6 | Ghulam Mustafa Khar | PPP | November 12, 1973 | March 15, 1974 | 123 days | [2] | ||
| 7 | Hanif Ramay | PPP | March 15, 1974 | July 15, 1975 | 1 year, 122 days | [2] | ||
| 8 | Sadiq Hussain Qureshi | PPP | July 15, 1975 | July 5, 1977 | 1 year, 355 days | [2] | ||
| – | Martial-law administration | July 5, 1977 | April 9, 1985 | 7 years, 278 days | ||||
| 9 |  |
Nawaz Sharif | IJI | April 9, 1985 | August 6, 1990 | 5 years, 119 days | [2] | |
| 10 |  |
Ghulam Haider Wyne | IJI | August 6, 1990 | April 25, 1993 | 2 years, 262 days | [2][4] | |
| 11 |  |
Manzoor Wattoo (first tenure) |
PML(J) | April 25, 1993 | July 18, 1993 | 84 days | [2][4] | |
| – | Sheikh Manzoor Elahi (caretaker) |
Caretaker | July 18, 1993 | October 20, 1993 | 94 days | [2] | ||
| 12 | |
Manzoor Wattoo (second tenure) |
PML(J) | October 20, 1993 | September 13, 1995 | 1 year, 328 days | [2] | |
| 13 |  |
Muhammad Arif Nakai | PML(J) | September 13, 1995 | November 3, 1996 | 1 year, 51 days | [2] | |
| 14 | |
Manzoor Wattoo (third tenure) |
PML(J) | November 3, 1996 | November 17, 1996 | 14 days | [5] | |
| – | Muhammad Afzal Hayat (caretaker) |
Caretaker | November 17, 1996 | February 20, 1997 | 95 days | [5] | ||
| 15 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Shehbaz Sharif (first tenure) |
PML(N) | February 20, 1997 | October 12, 1999 | 2 years, 234 days | [2][5] | |
| – | Governor's rule | October 12, 1999 | November 23, 2002 | 3 years, 42 days | ||||
| 16 |  |
Parvez Elahi (first tenure) |
PML(Q) | November 29, 2002 | November 17, 2007 | 4 years, 353 days | [2][6] | |
| – | Sheikh Ijaz Nisar (caretaker) |
Caretaker | November 19, 2007 | April 12, 2008 | 145 days | [7][5] | ||
| 17 | Dost Muhammad Khosa (interim administration) |
PML(N) | April 12, 2008 | June 6, 2008 | 55 days | [8][5] | ||
| 18 | |
Shehbaz Sharif (second tenure) |
PML(N) | June 8, 2008 | February 25, 2009 | 4 years, 291 days | [9] | |
| March 30, 2009 | March 26, 2013 | |||||||
| – | Governor's rule | February 25, 2009 | March 30, 2009 | 33 days | [9] | |||
| – | .png) |
Najam Sethi (caretaker) |
Caretaker | March 27, 2013 | June 7, 2013 | 72 days | [10] | |
| 19 | |
Shehbaz Sharif (third tenure) |
PML(N) | June 7, 2013 | June 7, 2018 | 5 years, 0 days | [11] | |
| – | Hasan Askari Rizvi (caretaker) |
Caretaker | June 7, 2018 | August 20, 2018 | 74 days | [12][5] | ||
| 20 |  |
Usman Buzdar | PTI | August 20, 2018 | April 30, 2022 | 3 years, 253 days | [13][5] | |
| 21 | .png) |
Hamza Shahbaz[a] | PML(N) | April 30, 2022 | July 25, 2022 | 86 days | [14][5] | |
| 22 | |
Parvez Elahi (second tenure) |
PML(Q) | July 26, 2022 | January 22, 2023 | 180 days | [15][5] | |
| – | .jpg) |
Mohsin Naqvi (caretaker) |
Caretaker | January 22, 2023 | February 25, 2024 | 1 year, 34 days | [16][5] | |
| 23 |  |
Maryam Nawaz | PML(N) | February 26, 2024 | Incumbent | 2 years, 144 days | [17][18] | |
See also
[edit]- Government of Pakistan
- Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Government of Punjab
- Governor of Punjab
- Chief Secretary Punjab
- Senior Minister of Punjab
- Leader of the Opposition Punjab
- Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
- List of current Pakistani chief ministers
- List of current Pakistani governors
- Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Chief Minister of Sindh
- Chief Minister of Balochistan
- Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Notes
[edit]- ↑ He continued as a trustee chief minister from 22 July 2022 while the dispute over the chief-ministerial election was before the Supreme Court.
References
[edit]- ↑ Official website of CM Punjab
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday". Associated Press of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ "Noon, Malik Firoz Khan". Banglapedia. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- 1 2 "Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo". Dawn. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Our Chief Ministers". Office of the Chief Minister of Punjab. Government of the Punjab. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi". Dawn. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ "Caretaker CM, 17 ministers take oath in Lahore". Dawn. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ Mahmood, Amjad (9 April 2008). "Dost Khosa PML-N hopeful for Punjab CM slot". Dawn. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- 1 2 "Shahbaz's 30-year political journey: highs and lows". The News International. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ "Najam Sethi takes oath as caretaker Punjab CM". Dawn. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ "Shahbaz Sharif takes oath as Punjab chief minister". The Express Tribune. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ "ECP selects Hassan Askari as caretaker Punjab CM". The Express Tribune. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ "Imran names Sardar Usman Buzdar for Punjab CM". Daily Times. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ "Hamza Shehbaz sworn in as Punjab CM". Dawn. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "Pervaiz Elahi sworn in as Punjab chief minister". Daily Pakistan. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ Sadozai, Irfan (22 January 2023). "ECP picks Mohsin Naqvi as caretaker CM for Punjab". Dawn. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ↑ Younas, Mobeen (26 February 2024). "Punjab Assembly: Maryam becomes Pakistan's first female CM". Dawn. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ↑ "Office of the Chief Minister of Punjab". Government of the Punjab. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
