Third Nawaz Sharif government
Government of Pakistan (2013–2017)
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The third Nawaz Sharif government was formed at noon PKT on 5 June 2013 when Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif became the prime minister of Pakistan for the third time. Sharif successfully led the right-of-centre and conservative PML-N to acquire a simple majority.[3] in the 2013 general election against the leftist Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the centrist Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
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Federal Cabinet of Nawaz Sharif | |
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 45th Cabinet of Pakistan | |
| 2013-2017 | |
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| Date formed | 7 June 2013[1] |
| Date dissolved | 28 July 2017[2] |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Asif Ali Zardari (2013) Mamnoon Hussain |
| Head of government | Nawaz Sharif |
| Member party | PMLN |
| Status in legislature | Senators Minority National Assembly Majority |
| Opposition party | PPP |
| Opposition leader | Khurshid Shah |
| History | |
| Incoming formation | Government formation |
| Election | 2013 |
| Predecessor | Khoso caretaker government |
| Successor | Abbasi Ministry |
The cabinet was automatically dissolved on 28 July 2017[2] after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified and removed from the office of Prime Minister when the Supreme Court declared him guilty of not being truthful and honest.[4]
In terms of economy, the government moved towards keynesianism.[5]
Government formation
Following the 2013 general election, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) won a plurality of seats in the National Assembly through a simple majority, after failing to secure an overall two-thirds majority.[3] In order to form a government, the PML-N joined in coalition with the Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML-F) and the National Peoples Party (NPP).[6]
Cabinet
Changes
- 27 November 2013 – Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Pervez Rasheed are given additional charges of the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights respectively.[7]
- 16 January 2014 – Khurram Dastgir Khan is elevated from the Ministry of State and sworn in as designate federal minister.[8] Khan is later assigned as the federal minister for the Ministry of Commerce. With the induction of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) into the coalition government, JUI-F ministers Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri and Akram Khan Durrani are made designate federal minister and designate minister of state respectively, while independent FATA legislator Abbas Afridi is also sworn in as designate federal minister.[9]
- 23 October 2013 - Nasser Janjua replaced Sartaj Aziz as the National Security Advisor.[10]
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