First Parvez Elahi provincial cabinet

Provincial Govt in Punjab, Pakistan (2003–2007)

Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Coalition partners:
PPPP
National AllianceStatus in legislatureProvincial Assembly of the Punjab

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^[a]HistoryElection2002PredecessorGovernor's ruleSuccessorSecond Sharif provincial cabinet

The First Parvez Elahi provincial cabinet was the cabinet of the Government of Punjab, Pakistan formed by Chaudhary Parvez Elahi following the 2002 Punjab provincial election, in which Elahi and his Pakistan Muslim League (Q) party secured a victory and formed a government which ruled until 2007. His cabinet included many new ministers who were members of his party.^[1]

His cabinet took several weeks in its formative period, as though the cabinet was elected on 10 October 2002, its ministers took their official oath of office on 3 January 2003.^[2] The reason for its late formation, was that in the provincial elections, the PML-Q, Elahi's party had secured 173 seats, despite 186 seats being needed to form a majority government.^[3] Due to this, the cabinet faced issues in its formation, and just like in the national general elections, the PML-Q was forced to form a coalition government with the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (79 seats in Punjab) and the National Alliance (15 seats in Punjab).^[1]^[4]

His cabinet presided over many new projects and initiatives in many sectors which were part of Parvez Elahi's Chief ministership. The cabinet, which ruled from early 2003 until late 2007 was Elahi's first, as his second cabinet ruled from 2022 to 2023. The cabinet automatically dissolved as Parvez Elahi's chief ministership ended on 18 November 2007.^[5]

Cabinet

Cabinet Head

Leader of the Punjab Assembly, Chief Minister of Punjab: Chaudhary Parvez Elahi

Ministers

Minister for Public Health Engineering, Management and Professional Development: Mushtaq Ahmed Kiani
Minister for CMIT, Implementation and Coordination: Shuja Khanzada
Minister for Local Government & Community Development, Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs & Public Prosecution: Muhammad Basharat Raja
Minister for Revenue & Relief: Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri
Minister for Prisons: Saeed Akbar Khan
Minister for Communication & Works: Chaudhry Zaheer-ud-Din
Minister for Health: Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar
Minister for Excise & Taxation: Rana Shamshad Ahmed Khan
Minister for Labour: Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon
Minister for Food: Hussain Jahania Gardezi
Minister for Transport: Ghulam Mohy-ud-Din Chishti
Minister for Finance: Sardar Hasnain Bahadar Dreshak
Minister for Culture & Youth Affairs: Chaudhry Shaukat Ali Bhatti
Minister for Cooperatives: Malik Muhammad Anwar
Minister for Education: Mian Imran Masood
Minister for Industries: Muhammad Ajmal Cheema
Minister for Mines & Minerals: Muhammad Sibtain Khan
Minister for Agricultural Marketing: Syed Akhtar Hussain Rizvi
Minister for Women Development: Ashifa Riaz Fatyana
Minister for Commerce & Investment: Suhail Zafar Cheema
Minister for Power: Armughan Subhani
Minister for Population Welfare: Nasim Lodhi
Minister for ‏‏Agriculture: Arshad Khan Lodhi
Minister for Environment Protection: Anjum Amjad
Minister for Information Technology: Abdul Aleem Khan
Minister for Tourism: Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal
Minister for Housing & Urban Development: Syed Raza Ali Gillani

Source: Punjab Assembly, Cabinet and Functionaries, 2002-2007

Notes

^ Held both by the PML(Q) and its coalition partners.

References

^ ^a ^b "Punjab Assembly | About Assembly - Cabinet and Functionaries". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
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^ "Election Results - Election Pakistan - Elections in Pakistan". Election Pakistan. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
^ "Pakistan Prime Minister Wins Parliamentary Vote of Confidence - New York Times". web.archive.org. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
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