Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)

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.

StyleHer Excellency

TypeHead of government

StatusLeader of the House

AbbreviationCM

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Chief Minister of Punjab
وزیرِ اعلیٰ پنجاب Wazīr-ē-Aʿlā Panjāb
Emblem of Punjab
Flag of Punjab
Incumbent Maryam Nawaz since 26 February 2024
Executive branch of the Government of Punjab
Style	Her Excellency
Type	Head of government
Status	Leader of the House
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Cabinet of Punjab Council of Common Interests
Reports to	Governor of Punjab Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Residence	Chief Minister Secretariat
Seat	Lahore
Nominator	Members of the Punjab Assembly
Appointer	Governor of Punjab
Term length	As long as confidence is commanded in the Provincial Assembly Assembly's term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner No term limits specified
Constituting instrument	Article 130, Constitution of Pakistan
Precursor	Premier of the Punjab
Inaugural holder	Iftikhar Hussain Khan
Formation	15 August 1947; 78 years ago (1947-08-15)
Deputy	Senior Minister of Punjab
Website	cm.punjab.gov.pk

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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

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

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Tenure no.	Chief minister		Party		Term of office			Ref.
Tenure no.	Portrait	Name	Party		Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		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		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		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]
18		Shehbaz Sharif (second tenure)		PML(N)	March 30, 2009	March 26, 2013	4 years, 291 days	^[9]
–	Governor's rule				February 25, 2009	March 30, 2009	33 days	^[9]
–		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		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]
–		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, 166 days	^[17]^[18]