Chief Minister of Punjab
Seal of Punjab
Provincial Flag of Punjab
Incumbent
Maryam Nawaz Sharif
since Feb 26, 2024
Government of Punjab
StyleHer Excellency
AbbreviationCM
Member of
Reports to
ResidenceChief Minister House, Lahore
SeatLahore
AppointerProvincial Assembly of Punjab
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Pakistan
Inaugural holderNawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot
Formation5 April 1947; 76 years ago (1947-04-05)
DeputySenior Minister of Punjab
Websitecm.punjab.gov.pk

The Chief Minister of Punjab (Urdu: وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب; Wazīr-e Aʿlá Panjāb) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government, and is selected by the Pakistan army for Provincial Assembly. Given that they have the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Maryam Nawaz Sharif is the current elected Chief Minister of Punjab who won her seat in recent general elections.She is the first ever female CM 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

For the list of ministers prior to 15 August 1947, see Premier of the Punjab.

  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

Trustee

N Name Portrait Party Term of office Ref
1 Iftikhar Hussain Khan MLP 15 August
1947 		25 January
1949 		1 year, 163 days [2]
Governor's rule
25 January 1949 — 5 April 1951
2 Mian Mumtaz Daultana MLP 15 April
1951 		3 April
1953 		1 year, 353 days [3]
3 Feroz Khan Noon 3 April
1953 		21 May
1955 		2 years, 48 days [4][5]
4 Abdul Hamid Dasti 21 May
1955 		14 October
1955 		146 days [6]
Post Abolished(14 October 1955 — 30 June 1970)
Martial Law
1 July 1970 — 2 May 1972
5 Malik Meraj Khalid PPP 2 May
1972 		12 November
1973 		1 year, 194 days [7]
6 Ghulam Mustafa Khar 12 November
1973 		15 March
1974 		123 days [8]
7 Muhammad Hanif Ramay 15 March
1974 		15 July
1975 		1 year, 122 days [9]
8 Sadiq Hussain Qureshi 15 July
1975 		5 July
1977 		1 year, 355 days [10]
Martial law
5 July 1977 — 9 April 1985
9 Muhammad Nawaz Sharif IJI 9 April
1985 		6 August
1990 		5 years, 119 days [11]
10 Ghulam Haider Wyne 6 August
1990 		25 April
1993 		2 years, 262 days [12][13]
11 Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo PML(J) 25 April
1993 		18 July
1993 		84 days [14][15]
C Sheikh Manzoor Elahi (Caretaker) — — 18 July
1993 		20 October
1993 		94 days [16]
12 Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo PML(J) 20 October
1993 		13 September
1995 		1 year, 328 days [17]
13 Muhammad Arif Nakai
 13 September
1995 		3 November
1996 		1 year, 51 days [18]
C Muhammad Afzal Hayat(Caretaker) — 16 November
1996 		20 February
1997 		96 days [19]
14 Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
 PML(N) 20 February
1997 		12 October
1999 		2 years, 234 days [20]
Governor's rule
12 October 1999 — 23 November 2002
15 Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
 PML(Q) 29 November
2002 		18 November
2007 		4 years, 354 days [21][22]
C Sheikh Ijaz Nisar(Caretaker) — 18 November
2007 		11 April
2008 		145 days [23][24]
C Dost Muhammad Khosa
 PML(N) 11 April
2008 		8 June
2008 		58 days [25][26]
16 Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
 PML(N) 8 June
2008 		25 February
2009 		262 days [27]
Governor's rule
25 February 2009 — 30 March 2009
16 Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
 PML(N) 30 March
2009 		26 March
2013 		3 years, 361 days [28]
C Najam Aziz Sethi (Caretaker) 26 March
2013 		7 June
2013 		73 days [29][30]
17 Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
 PML(N) 7 June
2013 		7 June
2018 		5 years, 0 days [31][32]
C Hasan Askari Rizvi(Caretaker) 8 June
2018 		19 August
2018 		72 days [33][34]
18 Usman Khan Buzdar PTI 20 August
2018 		30 April
2022 		3 years, 253 days [35]
T Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz PML(N) 30 April
2022[a] 		26 July
2022 		87 days [37]
19 Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi PML(Q) 27 July 2022 22 January 2023 179 days [38]
C Mohsin Raza Naqvi (Caretaker) 22 January 2023 26 February 2024 1 year, 76 days [39]
20 Maryam Nawaz Sharif PML(N) 26 February 2024 Incumbent

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Trustee from 22 July 2022[36]

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