Third Sharif ministry

Third Sharif ministry

cabinet of Pakistan
Incumbent
Date formed 7 June 2013[1]
People and organisations
Head of government Nawaz Sharif
Head of state Mamnoon Hussain
Member party Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Status in legislature Simple majority
Opposition party Pakistan Peoples Party
Opposition leader Khurshid Shah
History
Election(s) 2013
Incoming formation Government formation
Predecessor Khoso caretaker ministry

The third Sharif ministry was formed at noon PST 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, after failing to acquire an overall two-thirds majority,[2] in the 2013 general election against the leftist Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the centrist Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

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.[2] 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).[1]

Cabinet

2013—

On 7 June 2013, Sharif's cabinet of 25 ministers was sworn into office which included 16 federal ministers and nine ministers of state. Most of the ministers in Sharif's cabinet were from Punjab which is a political stronghold of the PML-N with one member each from the PML-F and NPP also included in the cabinet. The cabinet included 19 ministers from Punjab, three from Sindh, two from Balochistan and one from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – only two of which were women.[1]

Ministry[3][4] Minister
Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatisation Ishaq Dar
Interior and Narcotics Control Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan
States and Frontier Regions Abdul Qadir Baloch
Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Defence Production, Science and Technology Rana Tanveer Hussain
Water and Power, Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif
Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique
Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, Law, Justice and Human Rights Pervez Rasheed
Seaports and Shipping Kamran Michael
National Food Security and Research Sikandar Bosan
Commerce and Textile Khurram Dastgir Khan
Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Pir Sadaruddin Shah
Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal
Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousuf
Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Barjees Tahir
Industries and Production Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi
National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar
Telecommunications Anusha Rahman
Minister of States Cabinet-level Ministers
Minister of State for Education, Training and Standards in Higher Education Baligh-ur-Rahman
Minister of State for Housing and Works Usman Ibrahim
Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources Jam Kamal
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed
Minister of State for Communications Abdul Hakeem Baloch
Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Pir Aminul Hasnat
Cabinet-level appointments Appointees/Advisers
Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Aviation Shujaat Azeem
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (Ministry) Sanaullah Zehri
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs (Minister of State) Tariq Fatemi

Changes

Major initiatives and actions

Foreign Policy Actions

References

  1. 1 2 3 Press Trust of India (11 June 2013). "Nawaz Sharif's cabinet takes oath". India TV News. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 Hussain, Zahid (24 May 2013). "Pakistan's new era under Sharif". China Daily. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. http://www.infopak.gov.pk/ministers.aspx
  4. "Federal cabinet unveiled: Enter the ministers". The Express Tribune. 8 June 2013.
  5. Prime Minister's Office (27 November 2013). "PM appoints Rashid Mehmood CJCSC, Raheel Sharif COAS" (Press release). Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  6. "JUI-F represented: Three new ministers take oath". The Express Tribune. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  7. Raza, Syed Irfan (17 January 2014). "President swears in new ministers". Dawn. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
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